SEXY FOOTBALL?

“Of course they should be beating Macedonia. England's players play Champions League football - they play at the highest level. So how can it be possible that they cannot beat Macedonia?

“I don't know what is wrong with England. The Dutch have a system that works, whereas England don't. England still don't know what to do with the players they have. With Holland, at least it works.

“It doesn't mean they win all the time but they still know what to do.

“They were not impressive, not at all. They were not good. There was no spark, no conviction. Everything seemed to be left to luck, looking to profit from other players' and teams' mistakes.

“I would love to say that you could and should have won the World Cup but it was clearly not the case. When England play abroad, they just can't produce.

“I think this has to do with the pace of the games. Away from home, they're not always allowed to play the typical English way at 100mph.

“That they can't make challenges in Europe like they can in England doesn't help them. You have to press teams and not just dive in. When the game gets slower, England don't seem able to adapt.”