I'm anxious. I have to admit it. The Croatians field a darn good team. On our best, we should beat them by a couple of goal margin but I really wonder about the confidence of the team after being given such a hard time by Switzerland. They need just a draw to advance but I suspect that Sven understands that playing for a draw is a VERY bad idea.
The team has seriously underperformed until Sven's joining the ranks a couple of years ago. If they don't brainfart like they did against France this should be a win, albeit maybe not a comfortable one. But if they cannot beat Croatia what hope would they have against Italy or France?
Posted by artandscience at June 21, 2004 11:30 AM