World Cup 2018

PsychicSykes wrote:People still shit-talking Lovren after he kept England down to one shot on target in 120 minutes. A man who was never beaten by Sterling's fantastic dribbling last night. A man who won more defensive headers than England's back three put together last night. The man who has so many big name players in his pocket over the past few months he's going to need a bigger pair of shorts.



Show some respect to a colossus of the game. #GiveLovAChance

Tomous wrote:Surely it's more than 1 shot on target anyway. Kane missed that chance first half and then Stones had a header cleared off the line in ET.

Winckle wrote:This thread since last night:

Benzin wrote:Has Lovren improved because of van Dijk being next to him? He's still prone to lapses of insane judgement after all...

Preezy wrote:

Photek wrote:I wonder if a fit Lallana or Chamberlain would have made any difference?

Unlikely.

<]:^D wrote:

Preezy wrote:

Photek wrote:I wonder if a fit Lallana or Chamberlain would have made any difference?

Unlikely.

i disagree. Alli looked spent but we had already brought Dier on for Henderson and we didnt have another midfielder to bring on

<]:^D wrote:

Preezy wrote:

Photek wrote:I wonder if a fit Lallana or Chamberlain would have made any difference?

Unlikely.

i disagree. Alli looked spent but we had already brought Dier on for Henderson and we didnt have another midfielder to bring on

Preezy wrote:

<]:^D wrote:

Preezy wrote:

Photek wrote:I wonder if a fit Lallana or Chamberlain would have made any difference?

Unlikely.

i disagree. Alli looked spent but we had already brought Dier on for Henderson and we didnt have another midfielder to bring on

Ruben Loftus-Cheek was the solution there. Can't believe he didn't get on the pitch.

Hime wrote:Fantastic dribbling? Sterling was disposed by almost everyone he tried to take on. Lovren should have been booked and arguably should have been to sent off in the first half. The whole 1 shot thing is also not painting the whole picture as Kane, Maguire and Stones all had headed efforts that they could have scored with and Lingard and Henderson had a couple of chances they could have done better with.

PsychicSykes wrote:

Hime wrote:Fantastic dribbling? Sterling was disposed by almost everyone he tried to take on. Lovren should have been booked and arguably should have been to sent off in the first half. The whole 1 shot thing is also not painting the whole picture as Kane, Maguire and Stones all had headed efforts that they could have scored with and Lingard and Henderson had a couple of chances they could have done better with.

Sterling only got dispossessed twice last night and has been one of England's few creative outlets this tournament alongside Trippier. Agree that Lovren should've got booked, even legends like him make mistakes, but considering he only conceded two fouls in the first half, (And three overall) it's a little harsh to say he should've been sent off. We had some half chances that you mention but little in the way of clear-cut ones, which is what happens when you're playing a better team and they've got an icon like Lovren at centre-back. #MakeLovNotWar

Luka Modric issued a withering rebuke to English journalists and pundits who had "underestimated" Croatia after his team's World Cup semi-final victory over England.

The Real Madrid star said detractors "should be more humble" and show greater respect after his side's 2-1 extra-time win shattered England's dreams of glory in Russia.

Modric, who will lead Croatia into their first ever World Cup final on Sunday against France, suggested his team had set out to prove a point.

"Especially English journalists, pundits from television, they underestimated Croatia tonight and that was a huge mistake," Modric said.

"All these words from them we take, we were reading and we were saying, 'OK, today we will see who will be tired'.

"And like I said they should be more humble and respect opponents more.

PsychicSykes wrote:

Hime wrote:Fantastic dribbling? Sterling was disposed by almost everyone he tried to take on. Lovren should have been booked and arguably should have been to sent off in the first half. The whole 1 shot thing is also not painting the whole picture as Kane, Maguire and Stones all had headed efforts that they could have scored with and Lingard and Henderson had a couple of chances they could have done better with.

Sterling only got dispossessed twice last night and has been one of England's few creative outlets this tournament alongside Trippier. Agree that Lovren should've got booked, even legends like him make mistakes, but considering he only conceded two fouls in the first half, (And three overall) it's a little harsh to say he should've been sent off. We had some half chances that you mention but little in the way of clear-cut ones, which is what happens when you're playing a better team and they've got an icon like Lovren at centre-back. #MakeLovNotWar

Photek wrote:Modric also irked by English Media.

Vermilion wrote:In the spirit of brexit, i think the match should be played again as we didn't get the result we wanted first time around.

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DML wrote:

Kanbei wrote:

twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/1017145863548923904

Thank god for Croatia, could hardly put up with all the nonsense for a day more First decent team England come up against all tournament and they lose.

First semi final since 1990, kindly get strawberry floated you gloating wanker.

So angry.

Wow DML you have to be able to take it as much as you give it out (even though I think we are all a bit guilty of this sometimes )

Cheeky Devlin wrote:Oh and the #itscominghome meme went from amusing to jealousy really strawberry floating quick up here.