Strange. I was in a rowdy pub after 7 pints and I saw the goalie save it. I presumed everyone knew he saved it ?
Yeah I was on a Stag Do in Portugal and had been drinking for 3 days and saw it so not sure how anyone missed it. Didn't enjoy the endless 'banter' from Irish and Welsh I encountered for the rest of night.
Bizarre but predictable. I consider myself very alert to football songs being sung but i did not hear a single controversial song in the ground, let alone anything offensive.
In that respect it was one of the lamest England supports I can remember - often the case at long distance WC’s.
Unless they count Rule Britannia ffs and even that was only once and half hearted.
Are we all watching the 3rd/4th playoff today. The most depressing game of the tournament for me as it'll probably give me the hump thinking about what might have been. I'm sure I'll still watch it though
We are praising Croatia for their quality but there was an element of luck with the Manzukic goal. Perisic, with his back to goal threw his head at the ball and back nodded it. The trajection he managed to get with it back across the goal between two defenders and to sit up perfectly for Manzukic, who I should add two seconds previous was looking at his boots, was extraordinary. Manzukic Looked up and there it was. On a plate! Great finish I know but I have some sympathy with Stones et all.
Croatia could try that another hundred times and the ball wouldn't fall on the path it did!
Kane had a 60% chance of scoring from that double effort against Croatia according to the xG boffins.
In isolation, he had a 47% chance of scoring from the first shot and 25% chance from the second shot. Those percentages combine to make 60% overall rather than the simple 72% you'd get from adding them together.
Had he scored, England would've had a 92% chance of making it to the World Cup final from 2-0 up.
A side point - Lovren could have been give 5 yellow cards in the first half. Ref let him get away with a lot. Got the distinct impression he wasn't keep on booking anyone first half to not ruin the game. Not that it matters
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For some reason it now hurts ten times more...
In that respect it was one of the lamest England supports I can remember - often the case at long distance WC’s.
Unless they count Rule Britannia ffs and even that was only once and half hearted.
Perisic, with his back to goal threw his head at the ball and back nodded it. The trajection he managed to get with it back across the goal between two defenders and to sit up perfectly for Manzukic, who I should add two seconds previous was looking at his boots, was extraordinary.
Manzukic Looked up and there it was. On a plate! Great finish I know but I have some sympathy with Stones et all.
Croatia could try that another hundred times and the ball wouldn't fall on the path it did!
Kane had a 60% chance of scoring from that double effort against Croatia according to the xG boffins.
In isolation, he had a 47% chance of scoring from the first shot and 25% chance from the second shot. Those percentages combine to make 60% overall rather than the simple 72% you'd get from adding them together.
Had he scored, England would've had a 92% chance of making it to the World Cup final from 2-0 up.