nsr Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 The moment they ended up in the easy half of the draw, in their minds they had one hand on the trophy. It only takes a couple of wins, a bit of luck, and the old imperialist "everything since 1966 was an aberration, we're back now" arrogance inevitably surfaces. The only reason they got anywhere near the semi final was the number of traditional superpowers who completely muffed up (Germany, Spain, Argentina) as well as the complete lack of any surprise packages doing well (along the lines of Costa Rica/Algeria last time). A workmanlike squad scraped past an uninspired Colombia, had their one good result against an equally workmanlike Sweden, then didn't know what to do when Croatia actually started playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 This thread surely gold worthy. Preserved for all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, jupe1407 said: England haven't really over-achieved here at all. Had we seen at the start how the fixtures would play out, getting to the Semi-Final would have hardly been labelled a "miracle". - Scraped a late win over Tunisia - Scudded the worst team in the tournament - Lost a meaningless match to Belgium - Scraped a win on penalties against a Colombia team clueless without James Rodrigues - Easily defeated a thoroughly drab Sweden side - Lost to the first genuinely decent side with sometime to actually play for Yep, and if Belgium beat them again on Saturday it's won 4 and lost 3. Not great when looking at the #numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Modric's entirely accurate comments about the arrogant English media seem to have upset plenty of their journos on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, jupe1407 said: England haven't really over-achieved here at all. Had we seen at the start how the fixtures would play out, getting to the Semi-Final would have hardly been labelled a "miracle". - Scraped a late win over Tunisia - Scudded the worst team in the tournament - Lost a meaningless match to Belgium - Scraped a win on penalties against a Colombia team clueless without James Rodrigues - Easily defeated a thoroughly drab Sweden side - Lost to the first genuinely decent side with sometime to actually play for Yeah, I'm not buying it either. Based on the ELO ratings, they've beaten 47th, 63rd and 18th, penalty victory over 10th and ET loss to 5th (they're 7th themselves). I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and exclude the Belgium game as that was 2 B teams. They've exceeded pre-tournament expectations, but the way the draw has opened up, they should be ruing a missed opportunity to win the thing. Celebrating a semi-final where you've lost to the only side that's on a similar level is a bit Scotlandy tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I sort of wanted a France v England final, to see them getting a real hiding but they might just have fluked it somehow, so I'm feeling rather calm and happy. The guys in my local cafe all called a Croatia win. Allez les Bleus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 The only down side to this entire world cup for me is we didn't get the chance to see those rather healthy well toned Russian chaps boot f**k out of all those English c***s.Other than that it has been fairly pleasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 What ive actually realised from the coverage post defeat is how much the English dont care about the Euros. Its all 4 years time, next world cup etc. Maybe thats why theyve never won a euros knockout match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Federer and England pumped out on the same evening. Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, cyderspaceman said: I sort of wanted a France v England final, to see them getting a real hiding but they might just have fluked it somehow, so I'm feeling rather calm and happy. The guys in my local cafe all called a Croatia win. Allez les Bleus! Problem is, whilst they've got the players to do so, France haven't dished out a pumping to anyone thus far. I'd expect them to beat England as they've been the most composed team in the tournament and have class all over the pitch, but it would have meant the media circus continued until Sunday. This has worked out for the best IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellinwigan Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Is aldis still closing at 3 on Sunday ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 hours ago, DrewDon said: The best thing about Mandžukić's goal was that Pickford had been taunting him whilst he lay injured on the ground only minutes earlier. Pickford is a horrible little scrote, and he got exactly what he deserved. Yes. What was that about? He seemed to get severely clattered by the goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I see the Loyalist lads in N Ireland are taking the defeat well !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 10 hours ago, Lofarl said: You know what that’s called Glen Hoddle? That’s called Karma you monotone backwards religious c**t. Look how it’s caught up with you. f**k you, you fucking unsettling looking dick. I lolled. Difficult insult to hurl in live situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, wellinwigan said: Is aldis still closing at 3 on Sunday ? It's Aldi. No s at the end ffs. Aldi Tesco Asda Lidl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMc99 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 thank f**k for that, also got croats inmy sweepstake and backed them at 33/1 10er each way at the start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, Tony Ferrino said: It's Aldi. No s at the end ffs. Aldi Tesco Asda Lidl. Morrisons Sainsbury's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Layne Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, Tony Ferrino said: It's Aldi. No s at the end ffs. Aldi Tesco Asda Lidl. Fine fare Safe way home What Everyone Wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Federer and England pumped out on the same evening. Wonderful!Federer is a class act, don’t bring him into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 England had no options once they took Sterling off. Once they had nobody to stretch the Croatian defence, Croatia took complete control of the game and looked utterly dominant. Modric was camped in the England half and Perisic had a stormer. Obvs there’s an element of hindsight but England rode their luck and quality at set pieces to get through the tournament and, barring some gargantuan good luck, France would’ve coasted against them. Also, how on earth were England the more gassed of the two? Croatia had played through 240 minutes and two penalty shootouts FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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