So bad. If this is what England has come up, with such a lacklustre first half, then one can only imagine what Sven’s locker room pep talk is, the ones that have sent England spiralling down, in the second half.
Ashley Cole saved the day for England with that amazing do or die tackle deflecting the ball from Tenorio’s foot just enough for it to crash harmlessly of the crossbar. Otherwise it could have been worse for England.
Only the left flank with Ashley Cole and Joe Cole seems to have come out to play. The right flank is not doing anything at all, but what else could be expected of Beckham. He only shows up to take his corners and free kicks. Rooney is out on a desolate island all on his own, and is now dropping back to midfield to remind himself that he is part of the team. Not a good sign.
Sven should go for broke now. Bring in Theo Walcott and Aaro Lennon. Speed down the flanks, and a better chance of getting over the Ecuadorian defence. Don’t bring in Crouch. He will reduce the game to these long balls. Sven realy believes in Owen Hargreaves, and that is a real headscratcher.
The Ecuadorians have to do much more in attack.