that was a massive chance blown by England. 3-0 would not have flattered England at HT. Roy Keane the seething Irishman was right, they needed to smell the Croatian fear and ruthlessly wipe them out. A harsh lesson, but it was like a switch flicked after about 55 mins and England went into reverse against an older team that should have been more tired.
No shame in 3rd/4th but perhaps unlike 1990 there must be a sense of deflation on having missed out.
Final thought - massive respect to this England squad and manager, they have done way more than the so called golden generations of Becks, Lamps, Gerrard, Rio, Rooney et al., These 2018 lads are perhaps less talented individually but are proof of the value of teamwork and discipline. C
chapeau.