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Roy Keane, Gary Neville and Ian Wright make feelings clear after England blow Croatia away at World Cup
Roy Keane, Gary Neville and Ian Wright were united in their praise for England after the Three Lions produced a thrilling display to overcome Croatia 4-2 in their opening World Cup match.Thomas Tuchel's side twice squandered first-half leads despite Harry Kane scoring a brace, with Martin Baturina and Petar Musa dragging Croatia level before the break.But England emerged transformed after half-time and blew their opponents away, with Jude Bellingham restoring their advantage before Marcus Rashford came off the bench to seal victory with a late fourth goal.Former Manchester United captain Keane believes Tuchel and his players will be delighted with both the result and the manner of the performance, while insisting there is still room for improvement.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour Say"They'll be delighted," Keane said on ITV."Scored four goals, the attacking players obviously having an impact, subs coming on and doing well, controlling the game."They looked dangerous at set pieces and I think it's good, though strange, that they conceded a couple of goals because it keeps them on their toes."I think if they'd won three or four-nil the two lads would have been on the table!"Neville was equally encouraged by what he saw, particularly England's blistering spell immediately after the restart."They've come out and for 20 minutes in that second half they were breath-taking," Neville said."What I liked about it then is they had to sit off and play a bit deeper."He makes the substitutions and they have a big impact and we go and get that fourth.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Thomas Tuchel left furious after national anthem incident in England World Cup win over CroatiaDeclan Rice gives injury update after being forced out of England World Cup win against CroatiaThomas Tuchel spotted having heated row with England star during World Cup victory over Croatia"It was a really good second half and some of the stuff in the first 10 minutes was fantastic."Ian Wright admitted England's attacking display had caught him by surprise and believes the Three Lions looked more dangerous than at any point in recent memory."People will talk about the defensive side and what happened in the first half but I thought they surprised us a bit with the way they pressed," Wright said."I can't remember a time when England have gone forward so well, played so well and looked so dangerous."We can always work on the defensive side."England's attacking quartet caused Croatia problems throughout, with Kane taking his World Cup tally to 10 goals, equalling Gary Lineker's long-standing England record.Bellingham once again underlined his growing importance to the national side, while Rashford made an instant impact after being introduced from the bench.Tuchel's men will now turn their attention to Ghana on Tuesday.The African side beat Panama 1-0 in the early hours of Wednesday morning.England will face Panama themselves on June 27. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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