England Visit Croatia in the Nation's League
posted by The Blue Devil @ 12:50 PM
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Friday, October 12, 2018
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Good Afternoon. Unfortunately, I will not be around because I am giving Nine Weeks Exams. I may be around for the match Monday as the Three Lions aim to get even with Spain.
I'll join you Blue Devil!
Hiya, guys. I'm in the office this afternoon, so I'll likely be in and out. I don't see any coverage on ESPN+. Is it on anywhere else?
Team news out of Croatia tonight:
Croatia: Livakovic, Jedvaj, Lovren, Vida, Pivaric, Kovacic, Rakitic, Kramaric, Modric, Perisic, Rebic.
Subs: Rog, Badelj, Bradaric, Sluga, Pjaca, Mitrovic, Milic, Santini, Pasalic, Livaja, Bartolec.
England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell, Barkley, Henderson, Dier, Kane, Sterling, Rashford.
Subs: Butland, Trippier, Alexander-Arnold, Dunk, Gomez, Winks, Chalobah, Mount, Maddison, Bettinelli, Sancho.
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).
Wahay! I'm home now and have dialed up the ESPN. Odd atmosphere in Zagreb tonight, as there are no fans allowed into the stadium due to previous racial offenses.
Last time out, Spain mauled Croatia 6-0. I'd take a 3-0 tonight, ta very much.
Southgate has responded to the loss to Spain by reverting back to the 4-3-3 that has been an England by-word for some years.
And away we go in the oddly quiet environs. It's so quiet you can hear the players shouting at each other.
England in all-white tonight; Croatia oddly in a change strip of dark blue and red socks.
England working it about patiently in midfield.
Chilwell got into a great position down the left but his cross was rubbish. Easily cut out.
Hendo picks up a yellow card and he'll be suspended for the next match against Spain in Seville on Monday.
Oh - Sterling was nearly in there.
Dangerous run there by Rebic. Comes to nothing, though.
Oh - Perisic with a chance there but well blocked out by Maguire.
Kovacic is rightly booked for coming through the back of Rashford.
Rubbish free kick from Chilwell, the debutant.
Walker earns a corner with a stonking run.
The corner is cleared but then Lovren is penalized for a handball. Nice free kick chance now.
Chilwell makes a complete hash of that free kick.
Oh - great chance for Kramaric and well saved by Pickers.
Corner chance now for England. Let's make it pay!
Oh - DIer came to the near post and nodded onto the post. Why wasn't Kane on hand to knock it home?
Lovren chops Sterling down and picks up his requisite yellow card.
That's it then. No stoppage time. Not much of a match so far with a really eerie atmosphere without the fans around. More like a training pitch feel.
England came the closest with that Dier header onto the post. Still 0-0.
Oh - Harry Kane hits the frame of the goal right at the start of the second half.
Oh - and now Rebic seems to have brought down Stones in the area. No penalty given!
Stones was booked for dissent in the aftermath of that penalty shout. He'll be out for that match in Spain on Monday as well.
Oh - Rashford was in for a one-on-one there and just passed it into the keeper's arms. What a terrible, terrible miss!
England have now had the three best chances in this match and should be easily 0-2 up.
And another big miss from Rashford! He's in on goal now and hits the keeper again!
Why oh why haven't any of these chances fallen to Kane?
England are all over Croatia now - they must go on and win this one.
Seven Nation's League matches being played right now - only two goals. What a load of rubbish.
We've hit the hour mark. Time for some changes.
Rebic beats Stones to the ball from Modric. Feeds it to Kramaric who shanked his shot.
Croatia, despite being at home, haven't really tested England all night. We should three up.
Oh - Rebic with a decent curler there. Shouldn't have had the chance to get the shot off but Hendo stood off him. Fortunate that it flew by the post.
Croatia have come back into this match in the past five minutes. Gareth really needs to make a change.
Sterling will pick up a yellow for booting the ball away in dissent.
Kovacic off and Badelj to come on now.
Modric tries a pop from distance. Pickers gathers comfortably.
Ah - Kane finishes well but was caught offside. Shame.
LOL! The England fans outside the ground are singing "Pickers, Pickers, give us a wave - Pickers - give us a wave." And he did!
18 year old Dortmund winger Jaden Sancho coming on for Sterling now for his debut. Don't know the kid at all but apparently he's had some rave reviews in the Bundesliga.
Another Croatia switch now. Levaja on for Rebic now.
Hendo put a decent cross over but Sancho couldn't quite get onto it.
This has been a really frustrating match. England should be over the hills and far away. Easily 3 or 4-0 up.
Sancho with a decent moment there chasing down an aimless ball. Got to the by-line but his cross was nowhere.
Four minutes of stoppage time to come now.
Still time for one last chance for England.
And that's that. 0-0. Rubbish.
England were really bad but Croatia(THE World Cup FINALIST) were much much much worse!
Just watched the match. That's 90 minutes of my life that I won't get back. Agree with everyone as to how Dreadful a match it was
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