After having scored a quick goal in the 5th minute, ENGLAND finally lost this semi-final match against CROATIA 2-1 ! It was a painful experience !
England had dominated the first half hour of the match and supporters fully expected England to be leading by two goals at half-time ! Alas most realistic attempts to score went "over the bar" !
After half-time the game changed ! Croatia attacked but England's game plan "seemed" to be to defend solidly. Then the game turned into a dog-fight, reminiscent of some of the end-of-season relegation battles which can regularly be seen in England and elsewhere !
Did the cream of the top English professionals playing yesterday against Croatia not know how to change their game-plan ? Did they only drink a cup of tea at half-time ?
How could they expect to score a second goal when passing the ball 30/40 yards backwards ? Should there not have been at least two players permanently parked up-front, as targets for long balls out of defence ? A second English goal was always crucially lacking, but finally it was Croatia which managed to score twice !
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