Damien Delaney

They were almost showing too much effort and enthusiasm.

But they got the job done, and you have to respect that.

I think when you hear what Andy Barry says about getting their faces, it's not black or white.

There'll be a lot of grey.

You don't just get to show up every game for every minute and just play like England did for that period post-halftime.

They have to be able to understand too that even in the first half when the game was in the balance,

Yes, Croatia had some chances, had some openings.

But England were never under severe pressure.

They always seemed very, very comfortable.

Konza was in control.

I think Stones looked a little bit rusty.

But I think that the midfield was always strong.

And listen, I don't care if they've got Modric at his age and Perisic at his age.

That's a good Croatia team.

They weren't playing Albania last night, a team that really stuck it to them.

That's a good team.

Whatever way you cut it, full of good players.

You know, their best player was probably the goalkeeper, Lovetkovic.

He made some unbelievable saves.

You know, so you have to understand that you have to account for the opposition as well.