Quote Originally Posted by DB_Hunter
I think some fans have the wrong attitude when they say that all that matters at this stage are the points. They are denying reality and with it they are not addressing a problem that exists... England have not been playing to their usual high tempo.
The performances are worrying (especially since it proved the first game wasn't a one-off) as it makes you wonder how we'd do against a half decent team, but the fact that we've actually got the points is still pretty good whether we play crap or not. Midfield needs sorting out asap though, and as unpopular as Crouch is, in the last World Cup didn't we have Heskey and Vassell as two of our strikers? Trouble is if the midfield isn't right it makes it that much harder for the strikers...the strikers being the two main ones struggling for fitness after long injuries and a lanky git who everyone hates, plus a kid who's never played in the Prem and doesn't seem likely to get a game at any point in the competition.

I'm still probably being a bit too positive like a lot of the fans you mentioned, but I'm probably sick of complaining after a crap domestic season (Man City fan).

Brazil really need to sort out what they're gonna do with Ronaldo, they weren't exactly great again against Australia today. Australia could have actually won the game if Kewell had been able to score those chances (which he should have done).