Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Let's stop whining about the ref, I'm sure the Croats feel they should have been awarded more. At the end of the day they outplayed us and thoroughly deserved it. I hope they stuff the French in the final. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,667 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Yep Croatia to beat the French colonies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Does England have any genuine world class players? This is really where it might just fall down for them and maybe mixed with a big slice of delusion regarding some of their players. Take that boy Dele Alli for instance...Your always hearing him mentioned as world class going to Madrid for zillions but he was on the park with wee Modric last night a genuine world class midfielder and for me theres a hell of a gulf between them,before this the boy Jack Wilshere used to be mentioned in the same breath as Messi and co?....another example is the big centre half McGuire he went from a nobody to Franco Baresi overnight out there but I think a few arab cheque books got slipped back into the pockets after last night....look all iam trying to say is England have a right few right good players but world class not for me. As for their world cup I think they done well although that might be down to the passage of games they had to get to the semi's cause I don't think you will see another World Cup again with so poor a Germany and Spain ect,i always had the opinion when they eventually played a team that was gonna get right at them they would crash and burn and the Croats showed that last night who were by far the better team where a few of they English lads looked like rabbits caught in the headlights esp the defence.....No all and all I think the English should be proud of their team but just a bit short again 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,916 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, gaz said: Does England have any genuine world class players? This is really where it might just fall down for them and maybe mixed with a big slice of delusion regarding some of their players. Take that boy Dele Alli for instance...Your always hearing him mentioned as world class going to Madrid for zillions but he was on the park with wee Modric last night a genuine world class midfielder and for me theres a hell of a gulf between them,before this the boy Jack Wilshere used to be mentioned in the same breath as Messi and co?....another example is the big centre half McGuire he went from a nobody to Franco Baresi overnight out there but I think a few arab cheque books got slipped back into the pockets after last night....look all iam trying to say is England have a right few right good players but world class not for me. As for their world cup I think they done well although that might be down to the passage of games they had to get to the semi's cause I don't think you will see another World Cup again with so poor a Germany and Spain ect,i always had the opinion when they eventually played a team that was gonna get right at them they would crash and burn and the Croats showed that last night who were by far the better team where a few of they English lads looked like rabbits caught in the headlights esp the defence.....No all and all I think the English should be proud of their team but just a bit short again hate to agree with a jock, all the teams previous England played , we had the ability to beat them and it showed . ive had nights sleep and woke up to reality lol , we got as far as we could go, if and its a big if we were going to go further in this tournament , we should have killed them off 1st 1/2 as ive said and we be there today. we were piss poor in the 2nd 1/2, you dont win any game like that unless you got ton of luck, .our luck ran out so drop back on ability and we lacked it in that game . regards the big teams they all played poor, thats why they got knocked out , the thing that really hard to take for English fan , is that we had real good chance to get to a world cup finale, none of the jocks,welsh, Irish , will ever get this close , and you all know it !! .All i hope is if we qualified for the next world cup , we have the same easy route to the semifinal as this one , knowing our luck we get knocked early , like world champions Germany haha . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,156 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Trippier is world class thats it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mito1223 20 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Should have killed the game off in the first half, we didnt and payed for it - in true english style. Didn't think the Croatians were all that - Rakatic and Modric didnt really contribute, missed passes all over the place, CB's look very average. I think France's attackers will run riot on them. Frustrated because that will probably be the easiest run in to a final we'll ever get, but not surprised. Would say the only world class player is Kane which is why we didnt give them much of a chance at the start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Is Kane world class Mito or is he a right good striker?....because there is a distinction between very good and world class and from what I seen he wasn't world class last night when it really mattered,the genuine world class players of this world usually step up to the plate time after time when it really matters.....naw id judge Harry when his career is coming to a close and see what the boy has won and achieved. Edited July 12, 2018 by gaz 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mito1223 20 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, gaz said: Is Kane world class Mito or is he are right good striker?....because there is a distinction between very good and world class and from what I seen he wasn't world class last night when it really mattered,the genuine world class players of this world usually step up to the plate time after time when it really matters.....naw id judge Harry when his career is coming to a close and see what the boy has won and achieved. Maybe ur right.Thought he looked leggy last night and not up to his usual standard. I also think he'd walk into most decent teams in the best leagues. Maybe hes just the closest to being world class we've got lol Still, he's only 24 so got time 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,800 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Tbh, they exceeded expectations, didn't let the country down with any hyperbole or bad publicity. At the end of the day they were short of experience, tactically naive and lacking in talent. The boys did good considering. Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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THE STIFFMEISTER 15,949 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 16 hours ago, ginger beard said: Warrior is much to much credit to a footballer.who's most well known for a cowerdly tackle trying to break an opponents leg I think that’s a bit of an overstatement hes not best known for that , he’s best known as being probably Britain’s most professional and driven footballer of all time but some of your posts comparing him to rugby players are a little ironic considering as a youn player he was constantly travelling Ireland for a pittance in the hope of winning a pro deal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 15,949 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 World class .., I’ve said it before on here that the phrase is bandied around willy nilly the only truly amazing world class English player at present is rooney the rest are merely decent harry Kane is twenty four, to put that into context look at Patrick kluivertat the same age . We are a very good team no doubt about that but I don’t think we will have an opportunity again like last night . Absolutely gutted I was today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,870 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: World class .., I’ve said it before on here that the phrase is bandied around willy nilly the only truly amazing world class English player at present is rooney the rest are merely decent harry Kane is twenty four, to put that into context look at Patrick kluivertat the same age . We are a very good team no doubt about that but I don’t think we will have an opportunity again like last night . Absolutely gutted I was today. I wasn’t, the yids we’re all sick as pigs which cheers me right up ! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginger beard 4,652 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 25 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: I think that’s a bit of an overstatement hes not best known for that , he’s best known as being probably Britain’s most professional and driven footballer of all time but some of your posts comparing him to rugby players are a little ironic considering as a youn player he was constantly travelling Ireland for a pittance in the hope of winning a pro deal Warrior's the overstatement. Thats the mighty john terry. Again parents are travelling all over the country to take there kids to football.i do and i have to pay £90/season to do it on top on diesel and the chances are he won't ever get or merit a pro contract.whats your point.? Are we warriors.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 15,949 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I don’t get that arguement all but yes , parents taking children are to be lauded , they are the lifeblood if the grass roots game secondly , it’s apperent you dislike keane , funny you should mention Terry as I see him as the antithesis of Keane both in play and morally but hey funny how we all see things differently 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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