Croatia v Italy - Mon 24th June, 20:00 | Euro 2024 Group B

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Croatia would be much better if they had a red bull each before kick off.

Lovely play, but too slow.

 

[MCFC1993]

Never a foul that.

 

[yankblue]

Unbelievable that Modric is still playing so consistently at this level

Unbelievable Jorginho is too. But for different reasons

 

[Middedon]

Croatia would be much better if they had a red bull each before kick off.

Lovely play, but too slow.

In the words of the Guardian, I think Croatia might finally be tired.

 

[Gabriel]

Not keen on that Croatia strip. That's more like the nautical signal flag for 'U'. Need to return to their checkerboard.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

In the words of the Guardian, I think Croatia might finally be tired.

Yeah, maybe, but we saw Modric sprint after the ball down the wing, so he still has it!

Just a little bit more intensity and they’d be much more effective.

 

[Middedon]

Yeah, maybe, but we saw Modric sprint after the ball down the wing, so he still has it!

Just a little bit more intensity and they’d be much more effective

Per your example, Tired for Croatia is like every other teams baseline!

 

[yankblue]

Yeah, maybe, but we saw Modric sprint after the ball down the wing, so he still has it!

Just a little bit more intensity and they’d be much more effective.

They definitely need some intensity. I'm not sure that the Kovacic/Brozovic/38 year old Modric midfield 3 has the creativity needed to break down Italy though

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Crazy how Pellegrini has aged. He was just a slip of a lad when he was with us.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Per your example, Tired for Croatia is like every other teams baseline!

I’ve always liked the way they’ve played with such a small population. They show countries like Scotland what is possible.

Both these teams aren’t quite right anymore.