Unbelievable

Dr, as a neutral what's your opinion on this match so far..?

It's true, Smith actually looks decent as a striker..

Crazy booking for Sagna tbh..

That was a class finish by Taylor!

Taylor!!!

GET OIN!!!

We deserve an equaliser..

Good work from Milner..

That´s exactly right.. People just run by him if he gets the intervention wrong, which seems to happen quite a lot..

Not offside ffs!!

I want Barton off for the second half.. He keeps losing possession. Barton off, Enrique on. Midfield from right to left Milner Geremi Butt Zog

I´m worried about Zog at left back. Get Enriqwue on for the second half..

We´ve been the better party so far in the first half so far.. Unlucky to be behind imo..

Good work from Beye there..

Yes, we´re having a go at least..

Bring Emre on now!

Emre preparing to come on already..

Barton's been shocking in possession..

If we'd played a left back at left back he would have probably hoofed it out of the ground though..

Go the grafters!

Ridiculous that the ref didn't see the stretched leg..

We've started brightly.. Shame about their goal..

Nope, from Holland, but feel a bit like an adopted Geordie after having lived in Newcastle for over two years..

You're in denial. Just because you don't know the Croatian players well doesn't mean they aren't better footballers. In fact, based on the technically outstanding display from last week, I'd reverse the question and ask you which English players are technically good enough for their team? I can only think of Rooney. Your style of play is obviously very different, but it is no coincidence that England look especially vulnerable against technically stronger teams..

That's the wrong way to look at this though, surely? International football isn't played on a compare-player-for-player basis. If it was, Spain and England would be higher up than where they are, and so would Newcastle in the Premiership. What matters is not how good the individual players are at playing a style of football that suits them, it's how effectively they combine together against different styles of play. Holland have just qualified from a group with a lot of Eastern European teams, and I can tell you it wasn't easy. We all know what Croatia can do from first hand experience. Ukraine didn't qualify but took France to the last round of matches if I'm not mistaken. Belarus didn't qualify but did beat Holland at their place very convincingly despite taking off their best players at half time. The trips to Ukraine, Belarus and Kazhakstan will be anything from easy from an environment point of view too. Expect bad pitches, extreme cold and a hostile atmosphere. These teams are very decent tactically and technically too nowadays. Are you confident the England players can handle this? Many people here seem to think it was all McLaren's fault, but I believe you need to take a long hard look at your players too, because many of them aren't up to the task at all.