A stunnning first half performance was contrasted by an abject second half, but I feel that 75% of the blame lies at Sven's door for substituting Owen. That was just crazy.
Gerrard had a great game (he's my favourite World player, the fact that he's English is great for me as a fan
) but I was disappointed that he wasn't allowed to go forward more when Hargreaves came on.
The 1-0 scoreline may be disappointing even if we won, but let's not forget that it's the best start we've had to a competition in over a decade, and better than the 1966 squad managed.
Beckham's back on form, which is excellent news! I have to say, with the exception of Hargreaves (whose inclusion in the squad is itself a point of contention), the whole England squad this year looks like a team of REAL footballers, real men. No ponces worrying about their hair. I'm proud to be a supporter this year.
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