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Would you say England are a better team than Italy at the moment? Only they played Malta qualifying for the Euros and scored only 1 goal against them, twice. It's not like you win bonus points for beating weaker teams 7-0. Qualification tournaments are merely a means to an end. No-one really...

He showed plenty of composure in the FA Cup final against that team of builders and candlestick makers from Croydon. ;-)

Harsh. I thought he played well in the 1st half, was quite possibly England's best player in the first 45 minutes. He faded in the 2nd half, as did the rest of the team. I'd imagine he will get more opportunities though, as it's not as though David Beckham is available on the right flank any...

No point going overboard. Italy only managed 2 1-0 wins over Malta qualifying for the Euros. I don't suppose their supporters pelted the players with pizza though because really qualification tournaments are just a means to an end, qualifying. That match didn't really raise anything that wasn't...

Good 1st half. Final ball was lacking in the 2nd half. When you come up against a team defending in such numbers which is now quite commonplace in international qualifying tournaments because even the diddiest of teams know the basics of defending compared to 20 years ago, you need to have a bit...

Yes, in a match where Malta had 2 players sent off.

England games with your own playlist on is a good way of drowning that out. With the added bonus of also drowning out Tyldesley and Hoddle's observations too.

Lingard's debut so far has been positive. Got to take into account how weak the opposition are, but his running and dribbling will be a useful asset to have against other teams that throw men behind the ball.