England vs Croatia

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Not an exciting performance but very solid, and definitely a deserved win. Much more to come from the likes of Kane and Foden. Our two centre-backs were absolutely solid and Pickford looks better in an England shirt all the time.

Pickford 7

Walker 6
Stones 7
Mings 8
Trippier 6

Rice 7
Phillips 9
Mount 6

Foden 7
Sterling 8 (I'll be kind)
Kane 5
 
What also gives me hope today is that two of our better players, Kane and Mount, were ordinary, and we didn't get Foden on the ball anything like as much as we should have done so there's much more to come from him too. Kane won't be that ineffective against Scotland or the Czech's.

Who would have thought Phillips and Mings would be among our best two players before a ball was kicked today?!
 
Southgate played Phillips as the advanced playmaker and Trippier as the left back. Phillips created the goal and Trippier was faultless.

Imagine Guardiola or some random italian/spainish coach did that? cum shots galore on here.
 
Tomo said:
Good performance by England, got to say Kalvin Philips really impressed me playing further forward. Given Southgate stick but he got that right.
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He is very good player with high football iq imo. He has really benefited from playing under Bielsa and feel he is the kind of midfielder we need and can reasonably acquire. Pairing him alongside PEH would improve our ball retention and control of the game.

But some fans think that Skipp is at the same level if not better - smh
 
bus-conductor said:
I think it was a 4231 without and a kind of 4141 with?

I like Phillips but I think his performance is getting a little over hyped a bit personally. I thought he was decent overall, did really well for the goal, but needed to show and get on the ball a little more often - baring in mind Rice is in their next to him and doesn't offer much in a footballing sense.

This was a game against a decent but not outstanding Croatia, it was solid enough without the ball, but there still wasn't much creativity or incision from that midfield when England had the ball, they didn't get the ball to the attacking players quickly/often enough, and imagine when they start playing stronger teams or teams that just sit in. Croatia were perfect in as much as they were neither.

This England team is a lot more likeable than any I can remember in terms of it's youthfulness and good intentions, just not sure it's arse will always cash the cheques it's intentions write, especially with Southgate in charge.
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He wasn't next to him though, it was for all intense and purpose a 4-3-3

Sterling Kane Foden
Mount Rice Philips

Phillips was free to go forward, thought this was the key to the entire game, he was very dynamic.
 
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