So first they drop him, then they leave him thinking that's it, his England career's over, so he goes and gets a job in LA, then they bring him back and of course he's completely brilliant, but now he plays halfway around the world and won't necessarily be available for the big games. What a way to run a railroad.

Why did they forget about the balls in? Why did they think we could do without them? OK, he didn't work miracles at the World Cup, but who did? Of our six goals, he scored one and had assists on two others. What were they thinking?