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The story was made for Croatia on Wednesday in Moscow, while England suffered grief at the Luzhniki stadium.
In the end, the more tactical and resilient side of Croatia has evolved.
Here are three winners and three losers of the 2018 World Cup semi-finals.
WINNERS
The Croatian Resolution
Croatia has settled countless problems on and off the field. . From the scandal of transfers to Dinamo Zagreb, the corruption within the Croatian federation and the transfer of coaches just before the UEFA playoffs, the tragedy has not been missed.
Even on the field, Croatia was behind the proverbial 8-ball after four hours of soccer in the knockout phase, with two shots on goal. There was no shooting on this occasion but another 120 minutes followed in the semifinals.
Yet, although Croatia was "tired" before Wednesday's game, Zlatko Dalic's team seemed to be the best at the final whistle. was probably lucky not to concede at least twice. Harry Kane is flagged for offside before his two failed attempts in the first half bailed the Croatians. In addition, England has constantly broken pbades in its own half before countering empty spaces in the midfield.
But finally, Croatia began to support the back line of England, to make mistakes and capitalize on two magnificent goals. In comparison, France progressed to the final without too much sweating. Maybe this will benefit Croatia if the game is tight.
Ivan Perisic
Once Croatia increased its pace and quickly distributed the ball, few players were as influential as Ivan Perisic.
Yes, Perisic scored the equalizer and helped the winner, but that's his job on the ball that triggered Croatia in the second half. He continuously pressed John Stones, Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier, who forced unusual turnovers to England's third defensive position
Perisic finished the match with two tackles, one blocked shot and several kilometers of covered ground .
Heat map of Perisic, via SofaScore ..
Kieran Trippier
We can say that no other English player has progressed so much as that of Kieran Trippier during this Cup of the world.
Trippier's first international goal was the defeat against Croatia, but it was a great free kick. He also became the third Englishman to score in the World Cup semifinal after Gary Lineker and Bobby Charlton.
Only three players scored for second place in the World Cup: Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker and Kieran Trippier. #COYS
– Talking about THFC (@TalkingTHFC) 11 July 2018
Once again, Trippier was excellent on both sides of the pitch, even in case of defeat. He had two tackles, three interceptions and seven ball recoveries.
Where Trippier fought, like most players in England, was his cast. Because both sides pressed intensely, there were very few sequences of short pbadages. Usually, the ball was knocked out and the game was slightly disjointed.
On the bright side for Trippier, he is an established member of the club and the country at 27, with a few years of quality ahead of him. . This is only the beginning.
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LOSERS
Gareth Southgate
After a scary match on Colombia, Michael Cox of The Independent pointed out that there were some tactical concerns about the England coach Gareth Southgate.
One of those problems was evident in Wednesday's semifinal, and that was Southgate's game adjustments.
In the round of 16, Colombia started the match with three defensive midfielders before adding a boxed box presence. Matheus Uribe. He torched England across the center of the field during counterattacks during the final hour of the game and Southgate did not really answer.
I can not think of one thing that England did after HT. Such a limited threat in open play, no real fluidity or pattern when it comes to attacking. So obvious, but little done to fix it. #CROENG
– David Cartlidge (@davidjaca) July 11, 2018
On Wednesday, Croatia was lying flat for about an hour. Then they suddenly resumed the spirit of inducement and stalked England by their pressure.
Jordan Henderson was the only reference midfielder, which made it easier for Croatia to press the main English distributors – Henderson and the defenders.
Adding Eric Dier next to Henderson would have provided more balance and calm to the midfield of England. Instead, Southgate made a direct exchange between Henderson and Dier
In Southgate's defense, he is still a young coach and he will surely consider valuable lessons for the youngster. to come up.
Harry Kane
It is evident that Harry Kane suffered with the direct approach of England in the knockout phase.
Kane finished the knockout with six shots and one on the target (his penalty against Colombia). He had only two against Croatia on Wednesday.
Most of the pbades that Kane was receiving were not ideal either. He participated in aerial duels or collected the ball in deeper positions. He only received four pbades into the box after 120 minutes of play.
That explains the two shots of England in two hours
Fluid soccer
A fluid match by all means. Conservative forms on both sides, mixed with counter-pressing, led to a large number of long pbades
When Croatia regained control, they began to chain some positive sequences. But the pbadage in the offensive third was generally direct.
A playoff game can be intense and tight, so it was not a surprise to see. But if anyone wondered why both sides were disjointed at times, it's a perfect exploder.
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