England unimpressive in win

I went to Anfield yesterday to watch England play Uruguay. Although they managed to win the game, I returned unimpressed with the team which aims to win the World Cup.

If they continue playing like this - without a proper penetration from the midfield and lack of proper crosses from the right (Beckham's area of the field) - they will find it hard to break down teams in Germany.

And their forwards are lacking the killer touch to turn a move into a goal scoring opportunity. And the defenders - sometimes you wonder if Rio Ferdinand is still in the game or not.

However I was impressed with the work rate put in by Steven Gerrard, the goal scored by Peter Crouch and the circus-performer in Joe Cole.

And if Shaun Wright Philips had come in early, maybe we would have seen better crosses from the right.

Below are some photographs that I took at Anfield.