Although I am failing to engage in the Brand-fest in South Africa, I have glimpsed from afar.
Two observations; Robert Green has received a pasting for his goalkeeping error, as expected, yet the press seem unable to comment on Gerrard's tendency to pass the ball square to the opposition just outside the England box. He's been doing it for years (and lost us the game against France in Euro2004) but such is his golden boy status, he remains untouched. He did it twice against the USA, who were mercifully unable to capitalise. That won't be the case against the real teams.
And talking of real teams. I've never been a believer in the nonsense that it's OK to scrape through ineffectually in the early rounds, as you have to save yourselves for the big games. The fact that England always scrape through and then FAIL to get further than the quarter finals proves a point.
Now watching the Germans last night: they went three nil up and put another striker on! Then they got a forth and put ANOTHER striker on.
That, gentlemen, is a statement of intent.
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