Alright, well, lets talk about the first game and the team we put out. Fundamental problem was we just ran out of gas, fitness seems to be an issue and with all those runners, that gets exemplified. Rooney in particular looked absolute exhausted by 70 mins.
Sterling looked hot and Sturridge has shown he can score, Welbeck was fairly efficient but I would like to see a more exiting starter, and Henderson didnt get the chance to dictate (to be fair, we were never going to win the midfield). I wouldnt have brought on Lallana, didnt seem like the right time for him to make an impact, at that point with all the corners we were getting I think Lambert's aerial ability would have been more valuable. Defense was less shaky than I feared though I would like to see more dynamism from the fullbacks.
Costa Rica succeeded with pace against Uruguay so that should give us hope, I say start Lallana and Wilshere next match in place of Welbeck and Henderson, Suarez should know that Liverpool midfield duo too well anyway, and task Wilshere with tracking Suarez.
And we would have won that game if Gareth Bale was English.