Countyman
21/06/2004, 3:19 PM
The Ingurlund game tonight really has the potential to be explosive considering both sets of fans involved.
England we all know about while a minority of Croats are causing a stir with their racial chanting at games so far. Its been highlighted so much that even the Croat FA have made an apologetic statement about it.
Now you have the Croation manager saying his players will wind Wayne Rooney up as he is guaranteed to get a red card sooner or later.
"It is not a dirty tactic but a tactic nonetheless" or words to that effect. I mean should you come out in a press conference and say that????
Even Tudor has said he thinks Rooney is fat and not a threat while Michael Owen is having a crap season and he hopes he plays tonight as he is rubbish and not the player he was.
Mind games no doubt but I would be surprised if this is not explosive stuff.
Mind you after hearing the english fans chanting "Are you watching Fenian Scum" during the Swiss game i'd have to get behind Croatia on this even though I would like England to go through just to see Figo nutmeg Gary Neville and david james drop a c****** again.
England we all know about while a minority of Croats are causing a stir with their racial chanting at games so far. Its been highlighted so much that even the Croat FA have made an apologetic statement about it.
Now you have the Croation manager saying his players will wind Wayne Rooney up as he is guaranteed to get a red card sooner or later.
"It is not a dirty tactic but a tactic nonetheless" or words to that effect. I mean should you come out in a press conference and say that????
Even Tudor has said he thinks Rooney is fat and not a threat while Michael Owen is having a crap season and he hopes he plays tonight as he is rubbish and not the player he was.
Mind games no doubt but I would be surprised if this is not explosive stuff.
Mind you after hearing the english fans chanting "Are you watching Fenian Scum" during the Swiss game i'd have to get behind Croatia on this even though I would like England to go through just to see Figo nutmeg Gary Neville and david james drop a c****** again.