FIFA World Cup 2018 - Semi-finals [10/11 July] **spoilers**

[Dis86]

That ref is shocking

 

[explicit4u]

Well in Pickford, never understand why more keepers dont use their feet.

 

[crazy8s]

fantastic again from Pickford

 

[krooton]

Pickford da man

 

[drunkenmaster]

Croatia look so much fitter but they've played 120 mins twice

I have no idea why people think this matters. Croatia looked tired in that game because afaik it was ridiculously hot and humid against specifically a team that plays in summer in Russia(mostly) so are dramatically more used to the conditions.

30 mins of exercise in professional football is tiring, but they'll train for 3-4 hours a day, after a game if it's a tougher tiring game you get a bit more rest. The human body doesn't take 3 days to recover from 2 hours exercise otherwise players would never train between games.

Training heavily for months and playing lots of games in a short space of time can leave you as much mentally as physically exhausted.

 

[Merlin5]

England possession is so lacking now. We were in control so much in the first half. Where has it gone now..

 

[opethdisciple]

Great save from Pickford, but didn't like what he said to Manzukic after words tho.

Get up you****ing ****

 

[Semple]

Ref has been alright?

Kane however has been crap.

Dunno what game you've been watching!

 

[trigg_27]

That was fantastic from Pickford

 

[Christmas themed thank]

This is turning into a travesty

 

[omnomnom]

Are you high?

A little.

 

[Jakstaar2007]

Score more goals and it's a non issue

True, but we knew that Croatia were the side we didn’t want to face. As I said it QF thread, we don’t suit well to playing a team like Croatia, and now it’s showing.

But every time we get up a bit of a head of steam Croatia dive or foul us and they get the decision. Shocking

 

[Purdy]

Rashford just hasn’t worked, where is Vardy?

Football is weird as that’s a red for Pickford if he’s outside the box and not a goalie, huge save though

 

[D.P.]

English struggling. Their best bet now is penalties.

 

[No1newts]

We were only in control for 25 minutes in the 1st half, they’ve dominated since.

It's our own fault for sitting back, weird decision from Southgate.

 

[Craterloads]

We got this, come on guys positive energy

 

[Kelt]

We're going out on penalties, aren't we.

 

[Slam62]

It is what it is