LOL - where are the Capello knockers now?
Goes with the much-maligned 4-4-2 and England (when the nerves don't get to them) play the opposition off the park.
Picks Defoe and Milner and a) they combine superbly for the winner and b) the latter has a stormer.
Cole - who Lampard claims is above all but Rooney in his ability to "unlock" a defence and the fans argue we cannot live without - comes on - surprise, surprise - is a total liability.
Sure, we had a couple of scary moments - but given the pressure that's understandable. The important thing is we dealt with the problems in the best fashion possible.
The only thing holding us back is nerves - as was evidenced when time started winding down and the pressure rose exponentially.
Listening to Five-Live in the aftermath I couldn't believe the number of numpties who came on to slag off the team and Capello.
As is usual - the gutless Alan Green framed the theme of the phone-in by either castigating anyone who had faith in England or cutting them off.
"But ... but ... we should have beaten Algeria and won the group (thus avoiding potential games with Germany, Spain and Argentina)" - as if that could EVER be a certainty with England, a team crippled by over thirty years of failure, overly optimistic goals and the media, which all but wears the shirt of our opponents each tournament. Besides, whoever heard of an easy set of fixtures to the finals?
In Fabio we trust! Onwards and upwards!