Gary Neville claims England played better in goalless Ghana draw than in 4-2 Croatia thumping

Gary Neville claims England played better in goalless Ghana draw than in 4-2 Croatia thumping

Ex-England star Gary Neville has claimed that the Three Lions played better in last night's goalless draw with Ghana than in their 4-2 win against Croatia. The former Manchester United defender suggested Thomas Tuchel's side were in "control" of the game, which was far better than their first match, despite failing to find the net. England dominated the stats, having 78 per cent of the ball and 19 shots, but with only three on target and huge chances missed, the Three Lions had to settle for a 0-0 draw. Speaking on his Stick to Football Podcast, Neville said he "enjoyed the game" before making the bold suggestion. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He added: "I'm going to get heavily criticised for this, but there's part of me that thinks that was a better performance than the game against Croatia. "If you could mix together the Croatia game and the Ghana game, you've probably got a really good performance. "I liked large parts of the game - the control, the order, the chaos had gone. "I thought [Marc] Guehi and [Ezri] Konsa pushing on and stopping counterattacks, I thought they were in control of the match and passed it well." LATEST SPORT NEWS World Cup day 14: Reaction after England draw against Ghana and Scotland prepare to face Brazil England star appears to snub Thomas Partey handshake before Ghana World Cup clash Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi rivalry heading for sensational finale at World Cup Neville continued: "Set pieces were a real opportunity in that game - there were loads of corners and free kicks, and the one Declan [Rice] put round to [Elliot] Anderson for the header, that's a routine they've really worked at, they built that space round the back, and it's a really poor header. "It'll be interesting to see how that game gets received at home. "Those are the sort of games I played quite a few times for England, where we've been knocking on the door, we can't break them down, they're so deep, and you get criticised for it." The pu