Andorra 0 - 2 England

Capello's England Not Convincing

It seems that Andorra were not the minnows they were thought to be, or was it more a case that England were not the sharks? Whatever, the case may be England struggled in the first half and were unceremoniously booed off the pitch.

It should be remembered that Andorra are part timers and ranked 186th in the world. If England had lost, would they have been 187th? In the event that didn't happen and they were fortunate enough to have players of the calibre of Joe Cole on the bench. He came on, as substitute for Downing, after the interval and to Capello's relief changed the course of the game.

England started well enough and you would have to say that new boy Walcott was unlucky to have clipped a shot narrowly over the bar. The Arsenal youngster has plenty of speed, and this experience will help in developing his international potential. However, Andorra had come to defend and did their job well for the first half.

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Enter Joe Cole at half time. The Chelsea player had been left out of recent Capello line-ups, but was not long in making up for lost time. He did not hesitate when he received the ball from Lescott, after a Lampard free kick. He shot England to the front after 49 minutes, to the relief of all concerned, and England began to look like match winners. John Terry was unlucky when he drove a good shot into the side netting.

Shortly afterwards Joe Cole again advertised his credentials, when he received a clever ball from Wayne Rooney and put England two up after 55 minutes. England were firmly in charge and showing the class that was somewhat absent in the first half. Glen Johnson had a goal disallowed because Cole was correctly ruled offside, and Terry again went close.

David Beckham got yet another cap when he came on in the 79th minute but it was John Terry who went the closest to increasing the England score. After a poor start England, as expected, won the game comfortably. They will be more out of their comfort zone when they come up against Croatia on Wednesday. It will be a must win encounter for Capello if he is to stem a flood of criticism from the Press gang!

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