Paul Robinson
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I think looking back now on it, I think it's a really good performance from England.
I think it's an excellent start to the tournament.
I don't think we can underestimate the calibre of opponent that they were playing against, playing against one of the top 10 teams in the world, a team that have won a medal at the last two World Cups.
They're an experienced side.
And from an England point of view, I think there was a lot of positives that they can take from that game tonight, a lot more positives than negatives.
We always genuinely
generally focus on negatives and that's what makes the headlines.
But I think the positives far outweigh the negatives in this game and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.
Lloydy was excellent.
I mean, we saw him in a press conference last night and the way that he handled himself in that press conference, it just shows the stature of the man, the way he's progressed as a person and a player.
I mean, you look at the numbers that he's posted this season for Bayern Munich, but it's not just this season.
It's season in, season out.
His numbers that he's posted for England on a regular basis.
And I spoke before about Jude Bellingham, about he is not indispensable.
Harry Kane is indispensable for England.
That's how important he is.
I use the word Captain Marvel like Brian Robson in commentary because he scored his two goals, but he didn't want to talk about that at the end.
He wanted to talk about the team.
He scored his two goals and then in the last five minutes of the game, he's inside his own six-yard box making a block with his chest to save a third Croatian goal.
He's so important to England.