England 2 - Croatia 3

This was the final score and final nail in Steve Maclaren's coffin. Total disspointment!!! The players have thier fair share to blame in the first half for playing like a bunch of M-league players but the ultimate blame should fall on non other then Steve Maclaren. Was it down to over-confidence? Cockiness? Or just plain stupidity?

Anyone who knows football should understand that experience would prevail in a high tension and high demanding game. Instead of Paul Robinson, Jamie Caraggher, and David Beckham there was Scott Carson, Joen Lescott, and Gareth Barry. Playing Peter Crouch as a lone striker also should be another big clue of who should play to support him. The only man who could and proved that point is David Beckham. A sublime and precise assist to a superb ball controller obviously would lead to a goal. The only players now who could lift England out of thier horrible situiation are David Beckham and Steven Gerrad. Both these players really do have a determination to play the game no matter if the team is leading or losing. Just look at Gerrad's performance when Liverpool are in a rut and when Beckham was playing in the World Cup. People with pure pride to wear the England jersey should only take the lead in order to encourage the rest of the team.

Guess we won't be hearing 'God Save The Queen' during the Euro 2008. Good riddence to Steve Maclaren. A better qualified manager who are tried and tested with smaller clubs and have done well in the Premier League should be choosen. My choices would be Harry Redknapp, Alan Curbishley, or even Alan Shearer. Listed below should be the team that played this morning...

Goal keeper - Paul Robinson
Center backs - Jamie Carragher, Sol Campbell
Right back - Micah Richards
Left back - Wayne Bridge
Right wing - David Beckham
Left wing - Joe Cole
Mid field - Steven Gerrad, Frank Lampard, Owen Hargreaves
Forward - Peter Crouch