10 Conclusions: Sweden v England

1 Bright side first: England topped its group (haven't done that since 1982) and of all the teams that will qualify for the last 16, Ecuador is about as weak an opponent as England could have hoped for.
2 What a goal by Joe Cole! I would say that though – I had him to score the first goal at 12-1. Get in!
3 Sven's decision to take two fit strikers to Germany looks like a gamble gone badly wrong. Why no Walcott yet?
4 Owen Hargreaves did OK, no more. Decent first half, put himself about. Not so hot in the second half though; I still think Michael Carrick would give us more quality. And Frank Lampard went missing in the second half too. Thank God for the cavalry: aka Gerrard.
5 Wayne Rooney's teenage strop after he was substituted reminded me of Harry Enfield's sulky teenager Kevin (pictured): 'I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!'

10 Conclusions: Sweden v England cont…

6 The Gerrard/Lampard axis is not England's problem – the problem is David Beckham. How I wished Sven would take him off and bring on Aaron Lennon. Lampard usually has two quick wingers to pass to (Robben and Joe Cole/Damien Duff) – for England he just has one (Joe Cole), due to the fact that Beckham never gets anywhere near the byline. All our decent attacking play naturally comes down the left: too predictable.

7 On the subject of Beckham, he's a crap captain, with the motivational skills of David Brent. Steven Gerrard should be our captain – the 2005 Champions League final and 2006 FA Cup final proved that beyond doubt.

8 Freddie Ljungberg = moaning, slapheaded diva.

9 Just as well Zlatan Ibrahimovic was injured, or we may well have lost tonight.

10 England won't win the World Cup. Of that I am 100% sure.