England Friendlies

I may have mentioned it before, but I would rather England lost friendly games and learn something, rather than just winning for the sake of it. So what did we learn last night ?

• Micah Richards is actually quite a decent player, so clearly won't be at Man City for very long


• If there's a stupid goal scored, the chances are that in the background Rio Ferdinand will be looking like a lost fool (see above)


• Kieron Dyer has won 33 caps. How ?


• England won the World Cup in 1966, apparently. You would have thought that the commentators may have mentioned it during the evening


• Peter Crouch is incapable of winning a ball in the air without fouling the opposition defender, despite being 4 foot taller in most cases


• It's clear to even Stevie Wonder that Joe Cole & SWP are the most dangerous midfielders we have, but that won't stop McClaren picking a midfield of Lampard, Gerrard, Hargreaves & Beckham in the next competitive game


• The German coach looks like Johnny Marr


• or Bryan Ferry


• The England coach looks like an idiot, mainly because he is one


• England WON'T be involved in Euro 2008