TheMoreYouKnow
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Congratulations to Croatia. They are better at football than England.
Probably. At some point during the 2nd half I thought to myself that, even now with Southgate, the less actual footballing occurs in a match the more comfortable England look. The moment it comes down to stringing together a series of passes in a way that leads to a man being free to score a goal..England still struggle immensely.
England will probably never produce a Modric or even a Toni Kroos. The progress we've seen has been one of organization, not necessarily approach. Even the young attackers still seem like individualists best suited for a fast-paced match that's going up and down the pitch with the ball at some point ending up with them so they can make a move and shoot - because that's what the Premiership promotes. The men who play differently in the Premiership tend to be foreigners, and that doesn't seem likely to change any time soon.