Mark Critchley

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1,840 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 8 Jul

Mark Critchley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Who is winning the World Cup so far? · 22 Jun 2026 podcast

Yeah, look, I think... voice-verified

What other team played a semi-finalist at the last World Cup, finalist at the World Cup before that and dominated them for periods within the game? voice-verified

Look, I'm not saying it was a perfect performance. voice-verified

I don't think there's any one team at this tournament that has absolutely entirely convinced just yet. voice-verified

And I'm not saying England did. voice-verified

But I think outside of conceding a couple of sloppy goals, I think there was periods where they blew Croatia away and real intensity and not in a way that was individual moments, but sustained pressure attacks and voice-verified

And it was the physicality, the aggression, the clear sort of importing of a real Premier League club style onto an international stage. voice-verified

I'm not, I promise I'm not getting carried away. voice-verified

I'm really trying not to get carried away. voice-verified

But I did think that that is right up there with the performances that we saw in the first round of games against an opponent that, do we know how good creative are still? voice-verified

Maybe not, but they've certainly got that pedigree and they showed moments themselves. voice-verified

But I thought defensively, some lapses, some question marks, but overall, especially second half and especially the first 15 minutes of that second half, voice-verified

Probably the most impressed by any single team that I've been during the tournament so far. voice-verified

Wrong kind of homework, unfortunately. voice-verified

Nope. voice-verified

Brazil? voice-verified

No. voice-verified

Argentina? voice-verified

Portugal? voice-verified

Both, no. voice-verified

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