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Amazing player. One of the true modern greats. He deserves a place at Xavi and Iniesta’s dinner table. Pirlo and Scholes would be invited also. He deserves a Ballon d’Or regardless of Sunday’s result. The best player on the pitch against Liverpool in May. The only Real midfielder who didn’t panic when Liverpool pressed him. And his movement and work rate are freakish for someone who’s nearly 33. He got Croatia back into that game tonight. Settled them down and got them playing again.

Listen lads. Any real English fan has Its coming home as their ringtone currently and has their mates ringing them every 20 minutes as a reminder of whats coming home. Lingardinho is going to be holding that globe over his head soon.

History will forget him unless he stops being a bottler

Pogba robbed of two assists. Another world class display.

So, I'm thinking at this point we've won the argument over who did the better business between us and Chelsea, right?

I'm not sure if he'll ever get quite the credit he deserves, compared to the likes of Xavi and Iniesta, because of the longevity of his career at the very top level. Whereas Xavi and Iniesta played for a club like Barcelona for all of their careers, Modric has only played for Madrid for a shorter period of time as unfair as that is. That shouldn't matter though, considering his level of performance matches the other greats as you say. And certainly, if Croatia do it on Sunday, that'll be undeniable.

How the team managed to show up more fatigued than Croatia I don't know. Southgate needed to come out and make some fucking changes, instead, in Mourinho-esque fashion, he decides to wait until we lose our lead. Terrible. Henderson was shocking, Walker & Stones far too busy trying to play pretty little passes between each other instead of concentrating on their defending (thanks Pep), Sterling can't slip a simple through ball to his teammates, Kane was toothless, Young was shite. Easiest route to a final we'll ever have and we blew it, despite taking the lead and having several chances to kill them off. What a set of wankers. While we didn't deserve to make it through, we certainly didn't deserve to go out in that fashion. Walker's defence was pathetic but how on Earth Perisic doesn't get penalised for a high foot I don't know, especially when this cunty little ref is on the pitch. He was absolutely disgraceful from the second half onwards. Stonewall pen on Sterling is ignored, dirty Croats allowed to push shove & tug shirts all day long without being punished, Rebic got away with about three bookable offences, Vrsaljko didn't even get a foul given against him for taking out Kane or Alli, he let all the time-wasting slide. He's an absolute cunt and I hope he gets mauled by a Bear before his stay in Russia is over. Turkish prick. I hope France tear these Ratfaced scumbag fucks to shreds.

My homeworks done bro...

I say fair play to Ronaldo. Could have gone to the USA or China(100m a season he was apparently offered)but instead has chosen to test him self again in one of Europe's top league's. I wish him well and hope he gets the success he is rightly entitled to.

-Hazard-Lukaku- -de Bruyne- -Modric-Kante-Rakitic- -Marcelo-Godin-Giminez-Pavard- -Schmeichel-

Glorious scenes

Pogba needs to take lessons from this guy about work ethic and attitude.

Given performances at the World Cup, I'm hoping we're going to get the benefit of several rejuvenated players - especially Victor Lindelof who has been immense. Romelu and Marouane have really hit their straps as well, pocketing Neymar isn't an easy trick for a start. Then there's the hope that Alexis will benefit from a break for the first time in years, he'll play in the US and be up to speed again for the kickoff. I'm still of course hoping that we're going to bring in another two "starting" players at least - and trim some extras off the squad too. Ideally I'd like another starting CB and a right sided attacker. We do need to solve the Martial issue as well.

This reads like a haggler post Are you ok? They're not winning it

Don't think that's at the TV mate

England are playing very well, Kane should have made it 2-0. If only they had a quality midfielder, Henderson is the most mediocre player in that position left in the world cup.

That will happen one day. England are supposed to be mediocre forever. It's an unwritten rule.

Should've got Mahrez back in January instead of Sanchez.

This lads response was even better.

I've been wondering at what point in the tournament did FIFA decide to quietly have the referees fuck VAR off..I guess there was a meeting, where they realised it was holding the game up far too long, and quietly binned it..can't remember a single VAR decision for a few matches now.

I thought about that, but I'd really like to see Victor and Eric Bailly given a chance to forge a partnership, Maguire is probably at the stage where he needs to keep playing - we'd be using him as backup most likely. Plus after the World cup he's having, Leicester will be asking Van Dijk money - and I ain't talking about Dick.

Lukaku wonderful for De Bruyne goal tonight.

He’s a lot more like Eriksen/De Bruyne/Pogba. Should always be the most advanced in a midfield three.