RainhamGill
Vital Youth Team
If, and it's a big IF, we can somehow beat Sweden on Saturday, who would we prefer to play in the semi final?
I know Croatia are the better team but I'd prefer to have England play against them than Russia: Home advantage seems to have given the ruskies a real edge in this World Cup and the home crowd is carrying them further than anyone would have expected, that gives the players a boost and also has an effect on the referee's decisions. I would rather we took the home advantage and the hostile atmosphere of a partisan crowd out of the equation to play against someone else.
Also, if Croatia win their quarter final then all those Russians in the ground may well choose to cheer on England...or is that a ridiculous thought?
I know Croatia are the better team but I'd prefer to have England play against them than Russia: Home advantage seems to have given the ruskies a real edge in this World Cup and the home crowd is carrying them further than anyone would have expected, that gives the players a boost and also has an effect on the referee's decisions. I would rather we took the home advantage and the hostile atmosphere of a partisan crowd out of the equation to play against someone else.
Also, if Croatia win their quarter final then all those Russians in the ground may well choose to cheer on England...or is that a ridiculous thought?