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Euro 2012: What have we learned?

June 12th, 2012 by Ger McCarthy

Back Page Football’s Ger McCarthy offers a comprehensive review of the first four days of Euro 2012.

Euro 2012: Five ways to beat and three golden moments from Croatia

June 9th, 2012 by Ger McCarthy

Ger McCarthy takes a closer look at Ireland’s opponents in their first Group C game on Sunday.

Euro 2012: All hype or no hope? Croatia goes for broke!

June 9th, 2012 by Alan Moore

Alan Moore discusses Croatia and their chances at Euro 2012.

Euro 2012: Group C Preview

June 6th, 2012 by Tom Pyman

The Group of Death? All sides will be going into the tournament with reason to believe that they can qualify. Well, most of them. Tom Pyman previews Group C which includes Spain, Italy, Ireland and Croatia.

Transfer Targets: Niko Kranjcar

January 20th, 2011 by Neil Sherwin

The signing of Steven Pienaar surely means that Niko Krancjar’s days at Tottenham Hotspur are numbered, and Neil Sherwin looks at the possible destinations for the Croat.

England 5-1 Croatia: The Tactical View

September 10th, 2009 by Chris Mann

England’s emphatic 5-1 victory over Croatia at Wembley last night was the perfect example of two similar tactical systems executed in two starkly discrepant ways. Both Fabio Capello and Slaven Bilic opted to deploy the 4-4-2 formation, but the flaws in Croatia’s approach to the system were superbly exploited by a confident England team playing […]

John Terry: England players too honest to dive

September 5th, 2009 by Kevin Coleman

John Terry believes England players are too honest to dive, sometimes to their own disadvantage. In the build-up to next Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier the England captain said it was clear that the Croatia striker Eduardo da Silva dived to earn a penalty for Arsenal against Celtic and that diving to win penalties is not […]