World Cup Nonsense

[El Gordo]

Owen must be dropped, with Rooney on from the start.

And y'know, I quite like the idea of Beckham at right back and Lennon as an attacking winger, as we saw towards the end of the T & T game. Beckham no longer beats his man but he's always shown decent defensive qualities, and his distribution of course is excellent. Trouble is, such an idea should have been tried out in friendlies before the tournament rather than now.

And the Lampard/Gerrard thing just doesn't work. We can all see it. All of us except Sven. I can't see us winning the tournament but if we do, or get anywhere near, it will be despite, not because of, him.

Although most of us feel a bit gloomy, ultimately, here are the facts: we've played badly twice but we've won both games and are through to the next round. It's not so bad.