HOW DO YOU SAY PWNAGE IN BRITISH?:

Blame England's Robert Green if you want, but Capello needs to raise his game too (Piers Morgan, 13th June 2010, Daily Mail)

I honestly can’t believe we drew with the Americans. Soccer is a complete non-sport in the US. It ranks somewhere below tiddlywinks in their national competitive psyche.

I’ve now got to go back there for the rest of the summer and face a barrage of taunts from people who don’t know their offside from their backside, but who do know they stuck one up the Brits at their own game.

And there’s no excuse, I’m afraid. England were poor last night. Wayne Rooney, until the last few minutes, played far too deep and was totally ineffective as a result. As did Ashley Cole, who barely launched a single attacking run.

And going back to foresight, Ledley King (of whom I wrote after Mexico: ‘I’m very worried by the populist hero, Ledley King, though. He didn’t play well and I think his persistent injuries make him a liability we don’t need to risk’) confirmed my worst fears about his fitness.

James Milner was exactly how he was against Mexico, when I observed: ‘He was totally ineffectual, suggesting he’s not as good against a fast, technically brilliant young foreign side like Mexico as he is against an average Premier League team.’