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England v Croatia | World Cup Group L | 17 June 2026

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  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 5,100
    Cant defend like we are tonight and expect to win the world cup
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,234
    What the fuck is happening?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,846
    Bad defending again but was offside surely?
  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 1,839
    Can't defend to save our lives. A proper nation will tear us apart 
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 4,125
    We aren't winning anything defending like this.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,331
    Was he not offside?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,068
    Surprised we've not seen the lines, but then they might show them @ HT
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 5,100
    fenaddick said:
    Ezri not having the greatest game here
    To be honest,none of the back 4 are. Stones doesnt look fit to me
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 14,543
    Deary me. The banter rotation midfield is not giving us much cover when we turn the ball over
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,305
    How’s that not offside?

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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,846
    philcafc said:
    We aren't winning anything defending like this.
    Hopefully have time to improve as it goes along.  Otherwise I agree.
  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 1,839
    I'm getting it out of the way early....I miss Southgate
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,652
    fenaddick said:
    Ezri not having the greatest game here
    Stones is having a stinker, I'd hook him for Guehi at half time 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,769
    Absolutely bollox defending for the whole 50 minutes 
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 825
    Terrible defending from both teams that half. Who didn’t mark Kane for our second?? Hilarious to leave the opposition centre forward completely unmarked.

    bad defending from us for both goals. 

    Extremely entertaining game though. 
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,752
    We look dangerous when we flow forward but they look as slick as ever, the harrying we are doing will take its toll.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,450
    Yep - we look shit 
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 4,074
    No pressure on their midfield creating things
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 10,069
    Very poor defending 
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 7,953
    I hate to say it but that Stones/Konsa pairing is shambolic. So slow on the ball and opened up twice.

    Think we’ve been genuinely very poor. Only really look half decent when we are pressing them. 

    Something is going horribly wrong down that left side as we can barely even get Gordon the ball.

    Let’s hope we come out and actually love the ball with pace second half - that was really really disappointing.


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  • Steven81
    Steven81 Posts: 1,448
    We ain't gonna do much this tournament with this defence I said it to my old man before the game it's weak and will let us down.
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,896
    Offside that not even looked at ffs
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 16,476
    Garrymanilow said:
    Noni Madueke looks like he genuinely has no idea what to do when he gets near the box
    We could have had another goal or two with a decent winger there. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,068
    Given some of the other top teams I'd rather be drawing with Croatia than DR Congo or Cabo Verde
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 13,455
    Defence undoubtedly our weak point for this tournament. We can be so dangerous going forward and dont think we've reallt started clicking yet so I reckon we win 4-2. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,846
    MrBurns said:
    I'm getting it out of the way early....I miss Southgate
    We'd be at 0-0 not 2-2.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 35,960
    PWR.

    We are so poor at the back. Defence all over the place. And what's with all the passing around the back. If we are going to do that might as well have Russell Martin as manager.....at least he's English !

    This team wont get far. Should get out the group but will then fail to make the quarter finals. Just too much passing around the back.

    I hate how football has become. 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,435
    edited June 17
    We don't have strong CBs which is why the last manager played three of them. Ripped open so easily by a Croatia side who are there for the taking.
  • CodeRed
    CodeRed Posts: 17
    Have a feeling that’s gonna be the last time Stones and Konsa play together moving forward after that first half showing
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,724
    Beckboy said:
    Offside that not even looked at ffs
    All offsides are checked by VAR.

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