After watching Lukaku last night it is much easier to make a case for Raheem Sterling. Maybe Southgate is right in his selection after all (says a big fan of Marcus Rashford!). While Sterling is highly frustrating to watch and often very wasteful - world cup defences are so good that goals rarely come from standard open play. Sterling's pace, energy and outright unpredictability could be the difference. Would you want to play against him?
Stones and Maguire with Harry and Deli of course are a massive aerial threat at set pieces as proved - especially with Trippier's quality delivery.
What a great guy Gareth Southgate is.
Come on England
POST MATCH UPDATE (The morning after).
No recriminations. The England team come out with real credit. They did better than most people expected, looked like a team and conducted themselves well. As a young team they come home with their heads high and Gareth Southgate has done himself and his country proud.
On the football front our attacking force seemed to be drawn ever more deeper into midfield in the second half (particularly Harry Kane) and ran themselves into the ground. Croatia were more powerful in midfield and unlike us retained and increased their attacking threat up front as a consequence. In the latter part of the game Croatia seemed physically stronger and it all came together for them.
I am not being critical of Southgate (and he must have had one eye on keeping his penalty takers on the field) - but we did not seem to have a Plan B when plan A had run out of steam. I would have used Delph and Loftus-Cheek to bolster midfield with fresh legs and insisted Kane and Vardy stayed upfront and pressed their back line.
Easy to say! Cheers lads!
Stones and Maguire with Harry and Deli of course are a massive aerial threat at set pieces as proved - especially with Trippier's quality delivery.
What a great guy Gareth Southgate is.
Come on England
POST MATCH UPDATE (The morning after).
No recriminations. The England team come out with real credit. They did better than most people expected, looked like a team and conducted themselves well. As a young team they come home with their heads high and Gareth Southgate has done himself and his country proud.
On the football front our attacking force seemed to be drawn ever more deeper into midfield in the second half (particularly Harry Kane) and ran themselves into the ground. Croatia were more powerful in midfield and unlike us retained and increased their attacking threat up front as a consequence. In the latter part of the game Croatia seemed physically stronger and it all came together for them.
I am not being critical of Southgate (and he must have had one eye on keeping his penalty takers on the field) - but we did not seem to have a Plan B when plan A had run out of steam. I would have used Delph and Loftus-Cheek to bolster midfield with fresh legs and insisted Kane and Vardy stayed upfront and pressed their back line.
Easy to say! Cheers lads!
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