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Felt like we allowed them to tbh, we sat back and it allowed them to gain control and we never really recovered. It's probably the thing the pissed me off more than anything else. It's a consistent theme with England in tournament big games, we start well, take the lead then get the fear, sit back and let them back into it, Colombia was the same, even Sweden threatened to get back on level terms and we needed Pickford to stop them before Alli headed in. Sven's team used to do it all the time, notably against Brazil in WC 2002 and Portugal in Euro 2004. We don't seem to have the confidence to stay on the front foot and kill a game off.

Would our players have slagged the Croatians off if we'd won? It's pathetic and I hope France smash them to bits.

I'm fucking gutted like, keep getting annoyed every time I think about it. We fucking blew it big style.

Didn't realise we play them again in three months in this Nations League thing.

Presumably he means a Chelsea fringe player.

Seri to Fulham confirmed, some signing that.

God I hope France demolish them.

Imagine how Nikola Kalinic feels.

Off to bed, I'm so pissed off. What a fuck up of a wonderful opportunity. Cannot get my head round Kane fluffing that double chance in the first half.

RLC should have been on for Alli, don't think Alli's played well in the tournament at all.

Perisic as well, no?

Absolute catastrophe given the first half performance. Should have been out of sight.

What a fucking cock up. Those first half chances were far too good to pass up.

We've blown this like.

Really need to kill them off here, missed some great chances in that first half. It'll come back and bite us if it stays 1-0.

That prediction's got me worried as you've been so positive about England before now.

Aye Just Fontaine. They used to score shitloads back in the day with less teams.

Fucking Griezmann. Been a funny Golden Boot like, after 2 games Kane had 5, Lukaku had 4 and Ronaldo had 4 and they only managed one between them after that.

I very much doubt anyone sensible thinks that tbh. I think the fact they're an aging squad with two lots of extra time in their legs could be the thing that gives us the edge.

Did you just add Switzerland to give them an extra point?

Kramaric was briefly at Leicester, think that might be the lot.

Can't see Almere City wanting Harry Kane.

In terms of lucky breaks on the field we've basically not had or needed any tbh. The only luck you can really say we've had is Germany not winning their group.

I know what point you're making Bluf but people forget how much of the stuff about "unstoppable" World Cup winners is written in hindsight. Spain could easily have gone out of the 2010 World Cup if Paraguay hadn't missed a penalty against them. They also lost their first game. France in 1998 needed a defender to score an extra time winner vs Paraguay following a goalless draw, penalties to beat Italy (after another goalless draw) then another defender to score a brace against Croatia in the semi final having gone behind. World Cup winners who look good all the way through is almost unheard of.

In what many ways have England been lucky?