Originally Posted by Rowem

England's whole attacking game, not just the striker but the wings and midfield as well, just looks completely slow and lacking any sort of cutting edge asides from Rooney and Gerrard who often are played in numerous different roles. England need to get the best out of them consistently. There is a desperate need for a pacey goalscorer upfront, some creativity in midfield and some pace+skill on the wings.

England need some of the young prospects like Agbonlahor, Young, Ashton, Lennon, Bentley, Walcott, etc. to push on and take the places of Owen, Cole, Lampard and Beckham, who no longer shine on the international stage.