Well, somewhat unbelievably, England are still able to qualify as group leaders for the World Cup but after the last couple of games I’m not sure we would deserve to. Last night they managed to lose to a Northern Ireland side who, although hard working, were probably markedly inferior in every position on the pitch. The biggest difference was that Northern Ireland were playing a system they were comfortable with and each player was aware of their role within that system, England, on the other hand, looked clueless. For the second game in a row we played a 4-5-1 system that seemed to be played solely to accommodate all our midfield ‘stars’, leaving the lone striker effectively isolated and easily marshalled by the defence. They looked as toothless as Newcastle, which is a tad worrying considering our new £16+M striker was playing.
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