What Did We Learn? Nothing We Didn't Know!

Last updated : 05 June 2014 By Footy Mad - Editor

ENGLAND

13. Ben Foster   
17. James Milner   
12. Chris Smalling   
16. Phil Jones   
23. Luke Shaw  74' 
7. Jack Wilshere  87' 
8. Frank Lampard   
15. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  63' 
21. Ross Barkley  83' 
10. Wayne Rooney  65' 
18. Rickie Lambert  83' 
 
Subs
22. Fraser Forster   
11. Danny Welbeck  83' 
14. Jordan Henderson  83' 
19. Raheem Sterling  65' 
20. Adam Lallana  87' 
24. John Stones  74' 
25. Jon Flanagan  63' 

It was a World Cup warm-up, but what the hell was England manager Roy Hodgson thinking?

Was this the stage to throw on kids making their first appearance? The World Cup is a week away and Hodgson is planning for 2018!

If he doesn't get past the group stages he will be a memory of 2014, never mind 2018.

Unbelieveable!

In my mind Sterling deserved to be set off - PERIOD - because this was a friendly and tackles had been timed, because a rash tackle could ruin a player's dreams.

That WAS a rash tackle. He saw red, and deservedly so.

As for the performances, what did we learn?

Wayne Rooney is not a winger and James Milner is not a full-back.

Sorry Roy, but we knew that TEN YEARS AGO!

Apart from Norwich's John Ruddy, Ben Foster was the most unpredictable keeper in the Premier League last season, and that showed again last night.

He is not Premier League class ... never mind World Cup class.

Sorry, but last night put the fear of God into me. If we get out of that Group I will be surprised, because the manager has not got a clue!