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I think he played well for England was because he had Walker in the back three behind him which allowed him to play a more attacking and concentrate on crosses
He was the perfect example of “don’t judge a player on a summer tournament”. Didn’t both Croatia goals come from his side? He didn’t have a great season pre World Cup and has actually got worse the more he played for whatever reason.
Anyway, he seems like a nice guy and I hope he does really well in Spain (I wish loads more English players would go abroad as I think it’s held us back in the past by them all staying here).