England's World Cup Hangover

     After being mauled by the German machine in Bloemfontein, last night was Don Fabio's chance to prove to the English public that all hope is not lost in English football and that we should stick with the beautiful game instead of fleeing to some other meagre sport.

    Sadly this wasn't the case and, although England had the majority of the play, they were hardly convincing as a footballing force. With the wave of changes and new blood Capello has brought in I personally do not think it is enough. Although I like the 4-2-3-1 Fabio employed for the first half, before reverting back to the monotonous, virtually extinct everywhere else, 4-4-2, I think that the players he picked were best to suit it. Frank Lampard was, to be frank, abysmal and, in my opinion, at fault for England's poor performance in the first half.





A drastic accusation you may think but in the 4-2-3-1 system the 2 holding midfielders are there to cover the marauding full backs who should support the forwards. Frank Lampard however did not do this and was caught wandering up field leaving Steven Gerrard to cover and subsequently leaving the English attack bereft of the creative flair he brings. As he has done with Becks, Fabio should call time on Lampard's England career, make good on his promises of bringing in new players and bring in Jack Rodwell who would consummately fill that role as he showed for the under 21s. The new era of Fabio Capello shall be eagerly awaited...