At the time, I didn't realise that would be the last time I saw an England midfielder completely take control of an international football match. He was a one man team that day, a single minded desire to get to the world cup finals. I've certainly not seen a performance like that from an England...
This is true, but the most ridiculous thing was that arguably one of the most technically gifted players England has produced was sidelined in his prime. Instead we had to watch 2 show ponies fail time after time to ever play together effectively.