UEFA Nations League 2018: 5 On-field battles that could decide the England vs Croatia match

Dejan Lovren and Harry Kane are familiar foes and play against each other regularly in Premier League for Liverpool and Tottenham respectively
Dejan Lovren and Harry Kane are familiar foes and play against each other regularly in Premier League for Liverpool and Tottenham respectively

#4 Ivan Perisic vs Kyle Walker

Both the players have speed in them and makes it an interesting battle
Both the players have speed in them and makes it an interesting battle

Perisic is one of the most deadly wingers in the football world right now. It will be interesting to see how attack-minded full-back Walker deals with him, as it was Perisic who ran the show against this England side in the semi-final of the World cup in Russia.

Both the players have speed in them and makes it an interesting battle. Walker's defensive abilities are not as good as his attacking traits and Perisic can exploit that and help Croation attacks.

Walker's defensive abilities will definitely be put onto a test by Perisic's trickery and speed combination.

Moreover, Perisic's ability to create space for himself as well as his teammates can cause lots of problems on the right side of English defence.

This battle will determine if Perisic will be able to create havoc on the right side of English defence as the case was in the semi-final in Russia or Walker will keep him out of the game.

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Edited by Alan John