Oui!Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:Who wants Croatia to win on Sunday?
MOI!!
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Oui!Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:Who wants Croatia to win on Sunday?
MOI!!
What chances? England only had TWO (2) shots on target for the whole game!0uatiOW wrote:^^ It’ll be hard for them - having played 6 hours of football plus 2 penalty shootouts in 11 days, and it looks like a few of them have picked up some knocks.
They got stronger in the second half while we tired, and we paid the price for not taking our chances in the first half.
Well played to both teams but in the end, Croatia were too good for us.
Lingard shot, Kane near post, Sterling breaks, Stones header, Kane header opportunity at the end. Those were chances and if we’d have put any of them away we might have won.oberonfoto wrote: What chances? England only had TWO (2) shots on target for the whole game!
^^ Is this a serious post??? If my Auntie had b*****s she’d be my uncle! I want England to win at anything, but ifs and buts don’t count in proffessional sport. Your post is as daft as a batsman in cricket saying ‘if i’d Have hit that i wouldn’t have been bowled’. Missing chances means you are not good enough. What annoys me is the typical English mentality. The commentators said at the end something along the lines of ‘they’ll return home to a hero’s welcome’ (it wasn’t those words, but meant roughly the same). What a load of b*****s! I’m not a football fan, but its our national sport, we have more players to pick from than any other country in the world and still haven’t won anything for years and years. Losing in a semi final shouldn’t be seen as a success, it should be seen as a failure. The sooner this country realises this and gets rid of the ‘its not the winning its the taking part attitude’ the better, and the attitude ‘they did well, we should be proud of them’. I’m happy in one way though as I made more money tonight. After the full time whistle it was obvious, even to a non wendyball fan, that we couldn’t score in a brothel as we were knackered, so I stuck some money on Croatia winning in extra time and it not going to penalties. 4/1 winner, job done I’m brassed of in another way as I want England to win at whatever we play. Sorry, I’ve just realised i’ve drifted a little off topic there0uatiOW wrote:Lingard shot, Kane near post, Sterling breaks, Stones header, Kane header opportunity at the end. Those were chances and if we’d have put any of them away we might have won.oberonfoto wrote: What chances? England only had TWO (2) shots on target for the whole game!
England did better than great footballing nations like Italy, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina.TigerChris wrote: Losing in a semi final shouldn’t be seen as a success, it should be seen as a failure. The sooner this country realises this and gets rid of the ‘its not the winning its the taking part attitude’ the better, and the attitude ‘they did well, we should be proud of them’.
Same predictions (me included) were on England.jtc wrote:France will win on Sunday. It's just a question of by how many goals.
I can see valid points in both the above, but I won't be watching the losers final, pointless game.hughesyn wrote:England did better than great footballing nations like Italy, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina.TigerChris wrote: Losing in a semi final shouldn’t be seen as a success, it should be seen as a failure. The sooner this country realises this and gets rid of the ‘its not the winning its the taking part attitude’ the better, and the attitude ‘they did well, we should be proud of them’.
They did better than they have for many years.
Something to be proud of, particularly given the smaller population of England.
If you had a friend that got to the semi final of Wimbledon, or won a bronze medal at the Olympics, would you tell them how crap they are for not winning?
Are the only good F1 drivers those in the top places?
Are football clubs not worth supporting unless they are in the top few places in the Premier league?
Football is entertainment but supporting a team involves emotion. Like a play, without tradgedy, success is less sweet.
Losing against Iceland in the Euros was a low. Reaching the semis in this world cup is a high.
Fortunately, there is more to sport than winning.
Totally agree. To measure success, some context is required.hughesyn wrote:England did better than great footballing nations like Italy, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina.TigerChris wrote: Losing in a semi final shouldn’t be seen as a success, it should be seen as a failure. The sooner this country realises this and gets rid of the ‘its not the winning its the taking part attitude’ the better, and the attitude ‘they did well, we should be proud of them’.
They did better than they have for many years.
Something to be proud of, particularly given the smaller population of England.
If you had a friend that got to the semi final of Wimbledon, or won a bronze medal at the Olympics, would you tell them how crap they are for not winning?
Are the only good F1 drivers those in the top places?
Are football clubs not worth supporting unless they are in the top few places in the Premier league?
Football is entertainment but supporting a team involves emotion. Like a play, without tradgedy, success is less sweet.
Losing against Iceland in the Euros was a low. Reaching the semis in this world cup is a high.
Fortunately, there is more to sport than winning.
Well saidhughesyn wrote:England did better than great footballing nations like Italy, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina.
They did better than they have for many years.
Something to be proud of, particularly given the smaller population of England.
If you had a friend that got to the semi final of Wimbledon, or won a bronze medal at the Olympics, would you tell them how crap they are for not winning?
Are the only good F1 drivers those in the top places?
Are football clubs not worth supporting unless they are in the top few places in the Premier league?
Football is entertainment but supporting a team involves emotion. Like a play, without tradgedy, success is less sweet.
Losing against Iceland in the Euros was a low. Reaching the semis in this world cup is a high.
Fortunately, there is more to sport than winning.
Which is clearly wrong as the 'keeper saved well from Kane's shot on target in the 1st half.blowfish89 wrote:England only had one shot on target, which was a goal.