or maybe Duncan Edwards reborn, but whoever , Stoke should dig deep and pay whatever the cost to buy William Hughes. He is so mature so football wise , always makes himself available to receive a pass and is so adroit at laying the ball off , even in the tightest of situations.
For those of you who did not see the game , he also scored England's second goal , which meant Croatia had to score three in the last seventeen minutes to put us out of the competition. A tall order , because we were playing well. It finished 4-2 to us on aggregate , so we progress to the European finals.
I found this much more watchable than watching the senior team.
Butland was captain and he made a crucial , brilliant save in only the second minute at 0-0. However , in my opinion , he was to blame for their equaliser , coming off his line when he might have had an easier stop to make from nearer his goal line. It is easy for me to say I know.
He is captain of the U-21's and is a good leader. But he does need to improve the quality of his short passes , which too often are intercepted by the opposition , putting us in immediate danger. But he is still gaining experience , and I think in the future he will be one of the best 'keepers around.
Finally , the only replacement England need to find is for Harry Kane , who did not play well in this match. Every other man played well.
For those of you who did not see the game , he also scored England's second goal , which meant Croatia had to score three in the last seventeen minutes to put us out of the competition. A tall order , because we were playing well. It finished 4-2 to us on aggregate , so we progress to the European finals.
I found this much more watchable than watching the senior team.
Butland was captain and he made a crucial , brilliant save in only the second minute at 0-0. However , in my opinion , he was to blame for their equaliser , coming off his line when he might have had an easier stop to make from nearer his goal line. It is easy for me to say I know.
He is captain of the U-21's and is a good leader. But he does need to improve the quality of his short passes , which too often are intercepted by the opposition , putting us in immediate danger. But he is still gaining experience , and I think in the future he will be one of the best 'keepers around.
Finally , the only replacement England need to find is for Harry Kane , who did not play well in this match. Every other man played well.
