Croatia boss discusses England’s strengths ahead of semi-final clash

Oli Fisher

Croatian manager Zlatko Dalic has identified England’s strengths ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final clash.

Forward Raheem Sterling received a mixed response as he missed a key chance in England’s 2-0 quarter-final win over Sweden on Saturday.

However, Dalic believes the 23-year-old is an ‘important player’, admitting his pace is going to cause a problem in the last four clash.

“I wouldn’t say there are any glaring weaknesses – they are in the semi-finals that says it all,” he told the media.

“They showed from the games I’ve seen so far that they play direct football and they are very fast.

“They are really good at set-pieces and their tall players are dangerous at corners.

“I think Raheem Sterling is an important player because he is really fast and his combination with Harry Kane is really dangerous.”

 

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