England 2 – 0 Trinidad & Tobago.

 England win again…barely…AGAIN!

As an England supporter you kind of get the feeling the England football team enjoys making life more difficult for themselves than it needs to be.

Following on from the lacklustre performance against Paraguay where a win came only courtesy of an early own goal most people expected to see England come out firing on all cylinders to take apart the World Cup’s supposed whipping boys.

Surprise then, as England play pretty much the same game against T&T as they did against Paraguay! Lacking drive, ideas and energy again, Trinidad and Tobago put up a spirited performance after their 0 – 0 draw with Sweden which almost saw them go ahead with the best chance of the game.

Then finally, England supporters get what they wanted, a fit Wayne Rooney making his first appearance in an England shirt this World Cup. Man, does that England side look a lot different with him in the team. Suddenly there is some drive, some pace, a few good attacking ideas and England finally start looking like one of the favoured sides.

Two late goals win the match and an automatic qualification spot. Now a real test comes as England need to draw or beat Sweden to guarantee missing the old soccer enemy Germany in the first match of the last 16.

Much respect goes to Trinidad and Tobago for another excellent performance against the odds. I wish you luck against Paraguay as that second spot in the Group B is still up for grabs if Sweden fail to grab at least a point against England in the next match.

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