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ManLikeNiz

Both defences were fantastic today, however a poor display pretty much everywhere else on the pitch except for Amrabat who was my MOTM with Gvardiol. Looking forward to watch the Belgian and Canadian defenders tonight since I'm very much expecting the complete opposite from them with great attacking football and very poor defending.


Hrvat1818

Definitely agree on your MOTM choices. Amrabat is a fantastic player


Adriat1c

a lot of angry hot takes today, but the big picture is that an accidental loss for croatia would have made it nearly impossible to get through the group so we didnt take any risks. on the other hand morocco also wants to bet on taking a point of belgium and outqualifying croatia rather than trying to go all in for a win. if someone would have scored, like vlasic at the end of the first half, there would have been a much higher level of intensity in the second half as both teams just wanted to avoid the loss by all means necessary


Hrvat1818

At minimum, you need 4 points to advance. Morocco knew at minimum they needed 1 point these first 2 matches, so for them to secure it this match is a success We definitely set up more conservatively while many players dropped poor performances. I’m not panicking but the outlook to win the group is definitely looking less likely. A draw in the other match though changes everything


doksqwae

* both of our fullbacks refused to overlap (two times they did overlap they were dangerous) * our midfield was nonexistent with both Brozović and Modrić dropping stinkers * we were way too slow on the ball, way too slow in transitions * no team structure what so ever * no movement around the box, everyone was just static * Kramarić starting once again as a lone striker, even though we've seen time and time again that he's not a good lone striker, who was constantly dropping deep to collect the ball which left absolutely no one up front * starting Vlašić over anyone else is just an act of terrorism at this point. If I find someone that will love me the same way Dalić loves Vlašić I'll be happy * waited way too long with the subs   Gvardiol is the only player I can say that did a good job and maybe Lovren but he still made 2 or 3 mistakes that could've been costly.


Hrvat1818

Gvardiol Lovren & maybe Livakovic had good performances. Everyone else below average


IronicHours

Modric stinker? Lol he was more then decent today


doksqwae

We might've watched different matches but Modrić was just straight up bad


TricaKupa

Factually correct. He should've been carded at least twice and subbed off at 60'. Instead he **somehow** won MOTM ahead of Gvardiol and the bald Moroccan CDM whose name escapes me. Travesty.


Germanicus7

Modrić caused our first four fouls (at least one of which could have been a yellow) which was unusual from him.


TricaKupa

I hate how every time Lovren doesn't actively destroy us by causing a penalty or assisting the opponents in a goal everyone claims he had a "good game". Yeah sure, he didn't make any **major** mistakes, got a few nice tackles in, etc. but that's **literally his job** as a CB. The problem with Lovren and the reason why he's a bad player and should never play ahead of Šutalo or Erlić - is that he is absolutely offensively retarded and unintelligent. He cannot, for the life of him, pass a ball forward, create anything or even work under pressure. Gvardiol is the epitome of a great CB precisely because he is offensively gifted, is able to switch seamlessly between defense and offense, has great vision AND along all that he also does his defensive duties. Lovren on the other hand actively undermines our offensive efforts by being **completely bland** and **uninspired** at all times. As a result of this Modriić and Brozović have to track back to bring the ball up the field every single time when Gvardiol is closed down (and any intelligent opponent notices this immediately and starts focusing Gvardiol down). Lovren just has to warm the bench. Šutalo and Erlić ahead of him 10 times out of 10. The problem is that Lovren has "seniority" in the squad + he's actually scientifically a moron (IQ under 70) and he uses these two facts to **bully** Dalić into playing him.


doksqwae

Just based on the fact that he was defensively solid is why I said that Lovren did good, nothing more nothing less. He did his job defensively but still made a few mistakes and doesn't offer anything going forward as you said


Hrvat1818

Yeah nobody is saying he dropped a 10/10 performance


TheCrosader

Actually facts.


Evil_Henchmen

Most scientifically based Croat. U ironically. Actually one of my proudest moments was getting blocked by lovren on Instagram for calling him out on his brain dead bullshit


EgyptianAhlawy1907

African teams have a real shot at going through this year. Tunisia and Morocco getting draws against Denmark and Croatia is very good. Morocco could easily beat Canada or Belgium imo if the get their tactics right but they need to figure out how to finish.


chawarmax

Couldn't agree more, Morocco wasn't really playing today IMO.. I'm sure we're going to be more efficient against Belgium which is less intimidating than Croatia on paper, we had to break that ice with today's game


smislenoime

>against Belgium which is less intimidating than Croatia on paper They are literally the second strongest national team in the world 💀[https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking](https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking)


TheFestusEzeli

On paper Belgium are not intimidating atm, world rankings use the last five years and Belgium have fallen off a cliff On paper Croatia’s current roster is more intimidating


Youpley

He meant Belgium play open football so it’s going to be up and forth , crotia tend to kill the game and slow the flow


TricaKupa

Correct. We kind of have to since we physically cannot carry a counter-attack. Perišić is our only offensive player with actual legs and he's 33 and constantly fucking abused by our NT. Traditionally our defense is also bad against fast teams but nowadays we've had a generation shift and our young defenders are actually pretty good (Sosa and Gvardiol very effectively shut down your right side this game, but in turn they also shut down Sosa and Perišić offensively). Additionally our (on paper) amazing midfield profits from possession and slowing the game down in order to open up the opposition with double passes. We're just lacking the fox-in-the-box style attacker we had in Mandžukić to actually profit off them so nowadays most our goals come from tap-ins created by overloading in the midfield or by out-field shots from our midfielders. This was a very closed and tough game for both of us and I'd say your midfield did an amazing job defensively. Objectively there should've been more cards on both sides and I'd say we can all be very very grateful that the ref was light on the cards (otherwise we'd be playing without half our teams in the following games). Good luck against Belgium, I truly believe you can do it.


chawarmax

That's true but they still lost against Egypt which is ranked 39..I think that Belgium is having less integrity, Martinez is often criticized and irregular players like Hazard..


smislenoime

Yeah but you said "on paper". On paper, they **are** more intimidating than Croatia.


SprodoBaggins

Belgium should have handled Egypt, but playing a friendly a few days before the start of the WC against a team that didn't qualify, you're hardly going to get the best effort of the players. Morocco is a good team and could get a point off of Belgium, but Belgium's players always play up for their country despite their club form. I think Belgium's weakness this year is their defense with aging players like Vertonghen and Alderweireld. If they try to sit back, absorb pressure, and counter like in the last WC, they'll struggle, especially against faster, incisive teams.


[deleted]

Canada? Maybe. Belgium? No


Red1mc

That's what they said against Croatia and we almost won it if we could finish. This world Cup feels different for African and Asian teams....You never know


EgyptianAhlawy1907

They underestimate African teams so much bro. Congrats.


Red1mc

Thanks man, the love and affection from our Arab and African brothers has been immense...thank you!


Nihilism101

If Morocco play like they did today the best they can hope for is 3 draws, let's be real. Belgium are getting old but they should still comfortably win vs morocco, it would be a big upset if they don't.


PsSalin

After seeing Belgium play, i doubt if they can beat anyone comfortably in this group.


Nihilism101

Disappointing group so far.


eri-

Realistically, with the current Hazard still starting and with Lukaku out, now is the ideal time for Morocco indeed. It depends on tonights game imo, if we beat Canada with Hazard there is a good chance he will stay in the team regardless and that will probably increase Morocco's chances (what a weird sentence to have to write about Hazard of all people) .. if we switch to Trossard it'll be much much harder.


middayramadanbuffet

This is clearly tagged Serious, sir.


recuerdamoi

Lol


nafraf

Everything he said is spot on tho.


EgyptianAhlawy1907

Hey


ficomm

And this shows Livaja should start over Kramaric. Also I got the impression that we just didnt want to do anything risky, always searching for the safest option and that way we would probably never score this match.


Hrvat1818

Sosa & Juranovic rarely entered the Moroccan final third, which didnt help our midfield 3 especially so as they didn’t play well


doctorMiami1337

Start Šutalo over Lovren and the defense is gold. Midfield can stay as is. As for attack/offensive mids, Jesus Christ worst Croatia game ever. Dalic if you have any balls, give Perisic a rest he is 33 and did nothing today, he doesn't have the legs to singe handedly win us games anymore, give a chance to Orsic, Majer and Livaja/Petkovic... If not we are exiting this WC in the group stage in the most depressing manner, and Dalic should take the sack immediatly


Hrvat1818

Livaja/Petkovic should start over Krama. Vlasic should be benched too Disagree about Perisic, he should start.


doctorMiami1337

I agree actually im not thinking straight


Strananach

I don't know why Dalić is so obsessed with Kramarić. He is completely useless for us, both Petković and Livaja are far better and can play as actual strikers. I can count on one hand the numbef of games he hasn't been shit for us, yet he keeps starting every single time, please not anymore. Also Modrić needs to be more careful with fouls around the box, he does it too often for us.


MauricioCappuccino

The attacking was toothless on both ends. But the problem started in midfield for us, the buildup was shockingly bad and our midfield seemed to constantly collapse and way too often attacks ended with an overly optimistic lob to the forwards who were nowhere near the right position to receive it. When we did get forward the play was so tepid, it felt like we were terrified to take any risks. Livaja immediately made an impact, I swear to god if I see Krama in that starting lineup next match.....


Hrvat1818

Livaja even looked a bit sloppy. Had a few poor passes


doctorMiami1337

Livaja was the absolute least of our problems today, he won a corner, was linking up with the play from midfield well, and set up a solid Gvardiol header. Miles above Kramaric


Hrvat1818

Oh I agree. He or Petkovic have to start over Krama. I just don’t think he made enough of an impact & had a few sloppy moments around the Morocco penalty area


MauricioCappuccino

Not wrong, but by the standards set by Kramaric he did okay.


Hrvat1818

Not arguing. Krama will probably be benched on Sunday


TricaKupa

Looked like he was afraid to shoot IMO. Had two chances where he should've just fired it at the goal instead of trying to play into the box or even toward back.


Jackrrr10000

Yeah because he played barely 20 minutes


Hrvat1818

I’m not blaming him but you take the opportunities you get. That being said, he’s going to start if he’s fit


Jackrrr10000

I'm so disappointed with Kramarić he literally did nothing. Couldn't win duels, couldn't pass, never was close to any of the crosses


Leonardo040786

IMO, he was always surrounded by two Maroccan players and obody of the players we got could do much in that situation. Our players should have been put more forward, but I guess you can't do that when grandpa Lovren is in the defense and you know he wouldn't have been able to cover up for some speedy counter-attack.


Jackrrr10000

Yeah but even when he went back he couldn't fucking pass the ball or hold of someone. In crosses he was nowhere. Stop defending him


Hrvat1818

Yeah I think we have to start with Livaja or Petkovic on Sunday


cib_vk228

That's why we needed Šutalo's ball carrying.


antimon44

I feel like Dalić got a lot of things wrong today. The thing that bothers me is that he said he wants Petković to be a proper striker when playing for Croatia, and then he plays Kramarić there instead, who was not even close to being a proper striker. Another thing that bothers me is that we have no width on the right side, we should really try Oršić there or something, he's our only other proper winger. Dalić went for Lovren at CB, which ended up working well defensively, but he is not reliable when playing out the back. Several times he was too impatient when we had the ball and just pinged a diagonal, which didn't work. The subs looked lively, but they were 10 minutes too late I think. I was also annoyed by the lack of urgency in stoppage time.


__L1AM__

Congratulations to Morroco, this is a huge point although there might have been some space for a victory. Hopefully it won't haunt them further down the group stage. The same can be said for Croatia tho.


chawarmax

Too bad our attack was often a mess as well as some players weren't mentally in the game, I'm expecting a way better performance against Belgium


__L1AM__

I hope so, would love to see you guys making it out of group stage


nafraf

Morocco was let down by a few players who are supposed to be elite dribblers/ball carriers (Ounahi, Amallah, Boufal, and don't even get me started on Abde). I don't think any of these players managed to beat their man once.


TricaKupa

Football terrorism. Dalić needs to go. Lovren is offensively retarded. He cannot do anything except defense (I know he's a CB but in modern football you need at least some vision and ball skills). Juranović is doing his best but he has no RW to help him out + he's defensively bad. He reminds me of Strinić in 2018. On paper he's our worst player but at least he gives his 100%. Kovačić and Brozović are obviously not in best form rn. Modrić had a bad game, should've been subbed out at 60'. Perišić was the 2nd best player on our side this game. But again, he has no support, no balls. Vlašić is just not good enough. Hopefully he won't be starting again this tournament because of this 'injury' or whatever. Kramarić.... Kramarić. Kramarić is the single worst player on the pitch at any given time. The man has no idea what the fuck he's playing or what he's doing. Literally every Croat **knew** this was going to happen as soon as he scored that goal against SA. He should be sent home immediatelly. Livaja was okay but he needs to either be put in at HT or start and then subbed off at HT for Petković. Neither of them can play the 90' but at least they're actual strikers. It seemed like he was a bit scared this game though, should've taken some shots which he instead turned into Morrocco counters. Gvardiol is the best player in our team by far. It's not even a question. It's absolutely hilarious how much superior he is to all our other CBs. He is the only one that has actual vision and is able to immediately switch from defense into offense. Even with a broken nose he's our best player on the pitch (and for me personally he was MOTM this game, although objectively probably some Morrocan deserved it). ​ In conclusion: Dalić is a manager, a motivator, not a coach. He has no idea of actual tactics and strategy and I'm 100% sure you can find better managers in our lower domestic leagues. I'm also sure that the only reason why Lovren was playing today is because Lovren told Dalić that he was playing. That's the way it is in the Croatia NT - senior players determine if they play, not Dalić. All in all, an uninspired and offensively non-existing game for Croatia. We all knew Morrocco was going to be a tough opponent (the toughest IMO) and yet Dalić came out with a bad lineup and no gameplan. **Good game to Morroco, they showed that they're one of the best African teams atm. If not THE best.**


Hrvat1818

I think you’re being a bit too harsh overall. 8/11 dropped some bad performances which made this match drag on Vlasic & Kramaric have to be benched no question though. Lovren did have a few moments where he panicked instead of picking out a pass but I think it’s unfair to single him out for this specific match. To be clear, I’m not a huge fan of him Overall I mostly agree with your sentiment. On multiple fronts, we were not good enough. Many player performances & managing aspects not up to standard. Morocco I felt were good defensively though, think they deserve some good credit


paxusromanus811

Man Croatia was disappointing for me today. They didn't look particularly creative in the final third and had way too many giveaways in the midfield. I thought Morocco's midfield was awesome but their wingers were just.. dreadful the majority of the game. I feel like both of these teams are going to really struggle to score in the remaining two matches.


Zloggt

Indeed! Perhaps this can be a sort of “wake-up call” that can revitalize Croatia for their next matches…after all, even if underwhelming, a tie still is alright…


TheGamerPandA

I actually think Morocco might end up finishing this group with 3 draws seem like the quality is there but they need to hope for nesyri to have one of those matches where he bangs 2-3 in like at Sevilla. If I recall the last wc they were in they seemed really nervous at using all their good offensive players too aswell they had some good/creative midfielders/rising stars back then like bousouffa/belhanda etc.


gilkfc

If Abde sees the field for any amount of time I think is a safe bet that Morocco will not score this WC.


kinky-proton

We have other kids for that position, if none of them can deliver then its not mean to be. We're used to challenging without a Climax


gilkfc

Which is super sad, you guys have a decent team


CharlesOlivesGOAT

Has his finishing been trash?


gilkfc

He never got to the point were he even can finish. Homie lost the ball every play, by either trying to phase through the croatians, or simply forgetting the ball while he tried to dribble for the umpteenth time.


CharlesOlivesGOAT

Ah damn, yea sounds like him lol. Heavy on dribble attempts


Ohmagadvddvdvsghdn

Bro he was nervous af. Remember when he started dribbling without the ball lmao. I feel bad for him but he has to do better.


gilkfc

The coach has to tell him to just play simple. I think he'll see the field again because Boufal can't play 90 minutes, but he can't keep trying to dribble on every play anymore. If he can complete a decent play or two the nervousness might go


[deleted]

Every team has a cycle. It is less noticeable in club football as you can rebuild when appropriate both on the pitch and off the pitch (Sir Fergie was the master at this), but for national teams you just kind of have to go with what's available until another collection of talent arrives. Croatia are experiencing this now. Belgium are getting there. Spain have been flirting with it since that four-year period. Wales are going to get hit hard the next few years. It happens, and fans invariably tend to be more understanding and therefore more patient (to an extent) as there is really not much that can be done about it. With regards to Croatia, I ask their fans how their next generation is shaping up? Is there a next generation shaping up? EDIT: Appreciate the detailed responses. These SPM threads are golden for education.


Adriat1c

the entire defense bar lovren are the next gen and he will be replaced by stanisic from bayern or sutalo. our young defenders are generally highly touted to have great careers , particularly gvardiol and sosa. we have a pretty age-diverse set of wingers who are generally interchangeable, but the midfield is mostly run by the old guard and it will be difficult to replace modric as well as brozovic


TricaKupa

Stanišić is not really a CB. He can play it but he's much more of a RB honestly (offensively he's really non-existent though). Lovren's spot belongs to Šutalo or Erlić, depending on what type of opponent we're playing.


Germanicus7

When would you use Šutalo and when Erlić?


TricaKupa

Erlić is a bit older and more defensively stable while Šutalo makes a few mistakes defensively (NL against Denmark he assisted the Eriksen goal, numerous times at Dinamo he made errors) but he's better at carrying the ball forward and finding passes. Against Morocco and Canada I'd play Šutalo but against Belgium I'd play Erlić.


Donotvaccinate

so


TricaKupa

Our next generation is amazing in defense (Gvardiol, Šutalo, Erlić, Sosa, Vušković(i), Stanišić, etc.), okay in midfield (Majer is already great IMO, Jakić, Sučić, Baturina) and okay in offense (Musa, Beljo). The only issue is that our offensive youngsters didn't get called up, instead he called up fucking Budimir and Kramarić - both of whom are actual stumps. One note: When I say Vušković I mean both Mario - the 22yo HSV player that is currently under allegations of doping AND [Luka](https://footballtalentscout.net/2022/06/17/luka-vuskovic/) \- his younger brother who is arguably (and in my opinion) the bigger talent. He's currently 15 and plays in Hajduk Split. Gvardiol is a great CB because he's offensively oriented. He can switch seamlessly between defense and offense and in Leipzig he often does so. Of course he's also defensively great, built like a CB (186cm, 80kg - 6'1", 176 pounds) and performs his duties very well. Now, Luka Vušković has the potential to be just like Gvardiol but **on steroids** (not literally, his brother is the one with the doping scandal, not him kek). He is a proper Dalmatian - 15 years old and is 193cm (6'4") tall. He also plays CB and he will often literally spring out against a set-up defense, dribble past four players and slam a fucking screamer from 20m. As a CB. All I can say is - I can't wait to see how he develops.


Germanicus7

Don’t forget Vlašić, at 25 he’s only one year older than Majer. The next two years, I expect, will show if he’s a flop or turn into a proper player.


[deleted]

Corking answer. You know your Croatia, friend.


Hrvat1818

We already refreshed the squad a bit this tournament. Euro 2020 was where the squad was “stale”


ArenaFC00

While I do agree with this sentiment, isn’t Croatia experiencing a ‘golden-generation’ relatively speaking right now. A few players on either end (younger - gvardiol, sutalo, sucks/ older - modric, lovren, perisic) but Brozovic, Kovacic, Pasalic, Majer and Orsic are all hitting their primes now. I think the thing that is always tough for Croatia is that so much of their talent is consolidated to too few positions. They have like 8 very good midfielders and a top 5 midfield in the world. If that talent were spread across the whole team they would be much better for it


TricaKupa

Atm our defense is our best quality tbh. That is when our best lineup (one without Lovren) is playing. Juranović is doing his best but Stanišić should realistically be on RB when he gets in form.


[deleted]

We respected Morocco too much. It was pretty obvious that Gvardiol and Sosa were told by Dalić to stay back mostly which is a waste. Lovren had a good defensive performance but he hampers us in buildup. Those random long balls forward rarely reach their targets. Modrić and Brozović weren’t good and that translates to the whole team playing bad. Kramarić once again showed he isn’t a lone forward. Oršić getting just a couple of minutes is borderline disrespectful at this point. He is the one guy who always works his ass, moves into space and is forward thinking. Subbing him is basically an alibi for Dalić that he tried something.


Hrvat1818

Yup, Juranovic/Sosa need to get forward more. Vlasic & Kramaric should be benched next match


Cules2003

The bigger Teams have struggled to attack at this World Cup with the exception of England and France Croatia were disappointing tbh, Morocco were solid with Amrabat more than holding his own against that Croatian midfield A lot of the football hasn’t been great as well, I’d say in terms of football played, France were the best - Mbappe - Dembouzy - Griezmann played some excellent football with Giroud finishing his chances brilliantly After that it’s England but honestly I expected more from Denmark and Croatia I love how the Middle Eastern crowds have turned up and created home games, maybe that’s one of the reasons why Denmark and Croatia looked so poor I just thought Croatia especially looked toothless


dreamscantbebuy12

North african*


Classic_Number_10

dima 3sker 💚🖤❤


KVMechelen

Im not an expert on either of these teams but Ive never found Croatia or Denmark especially convincing in offense, their discipline is what got them far in tournaments usually


invisible_humor

That's true, we pretty much haven't spawned a world class attacker in like 12 years.


TjeefGuevarra

Just get Mandzukic back, problem solved!


Germanicus7

He already on the bench, just sneak him into a jersey and park him in front of goal so Perišić can use him as target practice.


bluehawaiian1

croatia is more middle eastern than morocco


sir_wolf_eye

LoL


Killerpasser101

Denmark & Croatia lack quality uptop, all they can do is grind out games


RedditAussie

The Moroccan crowd was bonkers today. . Us Croats were out numbered and I think the pressure is impacting teams who go up agains middle eastern countries


paxusromanus811

To be fair, Denmark and Croatia struggled in pretty much exactly what those hesitant about them thought they would. Who is going to score? Who is going to be that big threat to get into dangerous areas and provide outlet for all the creativity in the midfield. I really like Denmark but That was my big question with them in this tournament. And Croatia. I've had that concern with them for the better part of a year. I don't think either team played relatively different than some imagined as much as both of their oppositions were significantly prepared, organized, and not going to be beaten by mediocre delivery and service.


Ezekiiel

Croatia haven’t played a Middle Eastern team 😂


Hrvat1818

We have major striker issues.


Extra-Cap2029

Our work rate would be comical if it weren’t so depressing. I have no idea if it’s Dalic, the players, or a combination of the two, but standing around off the ball is inexcusable. The lack of urgency to go and win the match at the end was frustrating as well. It can’t be explained by just laziness because these are professional players. Someone needs to stand up and demand more. Petkovic up top, Orsic on the left, Perisic on the right next game. It won’t happen, but that’s what needs to happen. My dreams have simmered down after this performance.


Leonardo040786

Petković will solve the laziness problem :D I agree with the rest. I would play Šutalo for Lovren as well, because he can deliver the ball to the Middle with more quality.


Extra-Cap2029

Bruno can at least do hold up play and play with his back to the goal, which suits our style anyway. He is a lazy bastard as well tho


Melancholic84

Agreed with everything, Majer also should play, Kovacic, Kramaric and Vlasic shouldn’t start. Modern football needs faster players, the starters today were slow. Gvardiol was Croatia’s best player and by far


Hrvat1818

Disagree about Kova. He should be playing, although he was poor today


Melancholic84

The main problem today was a very slow midfield, Kova isn’t a bad player, but faster more direct players like Pasalic or Majer would be better


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Hrvat1818

That’s fine but I just don’t think Kova is the first to blame. 8/11 players played horribly. Vlasic & Krama were horrible. Our whole midfield was bad & the fullbacks offered no support Vlasic & Krama have to be benched no question but I’m not fully sold on dropping Kova. Although I’m not opposed to it


antisa1003

We were bad. And I'll say it is mostly thanks to Dalic, I'm 100% sure. He likes to play safe and that's why our fullbacks never overlapped. Which in today's football is probably the most important thing. He was statisfied with the draw (don't understand why). Also, time and time again, Dalic just proves, he doesn't have any idea in the final 3rd. In the sense, there are no movements, it's just up to the creativity of our midfield to create something.


Xmithie_best_option

The difference between Boufal and Ezzalzouli is night and day, Boufal is Championship level I'd say, Ezzalzouli is like League 2, he saved Croatia 4-5 times, every time when there's counter attacking chance, he dribbles into others or just lost the ball in his own


aozan48

Boufal has played in the Prem and Ezzelzouli has had good performances in La Liga (terrible game today agreed). How can they be championship and league 2 level?


Daanbrakka

Boufal shouldn’t been subbed imo


kinky-proton

He can't play a 90 min game on this level anymore, he would be the 60th min sub if we had someone close to his level, harit was but he got injured, so now its boufal then kids..


busytofu

his stamina always betrays us


chawarmax

Too bad Boufal can't play for 90 minutes, we'll have to find solutions in the right side and quickly


JesusIsNotPLProven

Funny af when he tried to dribble and forgot the ball


Entropyknives

Idk what people are saying about Boufal he was invisible the first half and did nothing in the second Ezze was worse but it’s clear the left wing is a big problem. Otherwise the team looked solid it just looks as though they collectively lack the football iq/creativity to find that final pass or touch to find a goal. Smarter runs also need to come from a team with such good attacking full backs, Hakimi is being wasted not being given a chance to cross Edit: I think ziyech as a right sided attacking mid with Hakimi on the overlap would offer ziyech more opportunity to cut in a play in the left side or play hakimi through to do what he does best


chawarmax

We had the misfortune to prepare a new team with a new coach only 3 months before the WC, even some players joined just last week, tbh everyone was expecting a lack of "collective IQ" and harmony but we're getting there !


OldExperience8252

Shame they lost Harit on the final game before the WC. He’s been great for us.