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Aye! That is most definitely the key. Croatia played four in midfield in the latter part of the match v the Czech Rep. So Clarke must be tactically aware of this ploy if it is used and when he has "two up top" - don't wanna be outnumbered in that area! I feel that if Clarke can instill the same motivation and intensity, as played v England, we win the game. However, my view is we need to score more than one goal and also need to win by more than one goal. My biggest concern is that we tie for a third place slot and then lose on the "toss of a coin" (or similar) or on more goals scored. Hence the call to "pile into them" for 90 mins and try to score as many goals as poss. I noticed that in both group games Croatia was well outrun in distance covered by opposition players - a good indicator of an older team not willing to "put in the miles" any more. Note it's great to "put in that kinda shift". But that needs to be complimented with a real focus and discipline that is aligned to the art of scoring goals - as many as possible please!!