ovaj na guardian je obicno dosta objektivan:
"To the ignorant, this seemed an undemanding group. Instead it now resembles a nest of vipers. Croatia, laced with bright young players, may be growing strong enough to emulate the achievements of their illustrious predecessors. Russia, under Guus Hiddink, beat Estonia last night to get their campaign rolling. Israel are no mugs and neither, as we saw on Saturday, are Macedonia. England, deficient in technique and devoid of creativity, can take nothing for granted. All their opponents will take encouragement from last night's result, and even more from the nature of England's performance."
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/12/england_lose_th eir_shirts_on_r.html
English footballers, however, tend to need lines like they need expensive cars and bejewelled wristwatches. They prefer to be told what to do. On Wednesday their lack of initiative was shown up by the enterprise of the 21-year-old Luka Modric and the 22-year-old Niko Kranjcar in Croatia's midfield. Only Rooney, still pitifully lacking touch, suggested that football might be a game based on fluidity of movement, a game played between the lines.
It is a very long time since a side did the olé thing to England. As Croatia toyed gently with McClaren's players in the last 10 minutes, Bilic found it hard to believe his good fortune.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/13/brave_bilic_sla tes_england_for.html
“Kam hit this tight end SO HARD, I swear I saw that TE’s soul leave Qwest Field right on that 35 yard line.”