England, Oh England

Was there ever going to be any other result? Other than a 15-minute spell either side of half-time, England were so woeful across the park that Germany were able to crush the mighty Three Lions without breaking sweat.

There are two reasons why this happened. First, and perhaps most obviously, the manager must accept full responsibility for the failings of his team and resign. He insisted on playing a system that the players were not used to, he played individuals out of position and ultimately cost himself the respect of the players that he so desperately craved.

Second, we have the players themselves. Half the players are, I believe, world class and the equal to any Brazilian, Spaniard, Italian or whatever. I'm talking about Rooney, Gerrard, both Coles, Terry, Ferdinand, and Beckham (if fit). Cappello should have looked at the players he had, then built the system around them, instead of forcing them to play a system that virtually none of them (except possibly Dafoe) play at club level. How hard can that be? But equally the players should have made more of an effort, instead of giving up at the first hurdle. We can't do this, so we can't be bothered. That's the truth of the matter, not the noncommittal 'we don't know' that Gerrard gave when questioned about it after the Germany defeat.

We need a new manager, new players and new commitment. Otherwise they will have to look at replacing the Three Lions on the shirt with Three Blind Mice.