Source: Daily_Mail
Jamie Redknapp's England watch: Chill out, Wayne! Rooney needs to keep his head
Hot head: Wayne Rooney[LNB]No Rooney rageWayne Rooney is a terrificplayer, but our World Cupopposition will havenoticed his temper frayingyesterday. [LNB]They will look towind him up. [LNB]The World Cup ispacked with clever defenders, who will usewhatever it takes to gain an advantage. [LNB]Heneeds to rise above that. I don't agree heplays better angry. [LNB]For me, he's betterwhen he's smiling and happy. [LNB]Come back, BarryIt's been a good couple ofgames for Gareth Barry, becauseEngland's performanceshave shown why he hasbecome influential underFabio Capello. [LNB]England have worked thisweek on pressing the ball in training andthey tried that in the first half yesterday. [LNB]It's hard work and it only works if everyoneis well drilled and organised to do it. [LNB] Hold on to StevieThe talk in Austria after thegame yesterday is thatSteven Gerrard (right) andFrank Lampard will be thrustback together in centralmidfield against the USA .[LNB] It's anidea that seems to send everyone into apanic, but it shouldn't. I played with Stevieat Liverpool, when he first came into theteam as a holding midfielder and was quitebrilliant. [LNB]He can play there. He really can... [LNB] Midfield enforcer: Steven Gerrard can play the holding role [LNB]...But help them outIt's not just about FrankLampard andSteven Gerrard and howthey play together, buthow the team helps them.[LNB]If they are in there againstthree Americans, they will get overrun,which is where one of the strikers needsto come in and help.[LNB] It might meanRooney getting his hands dirty when theopposition has the ball. [LNB]Sure to go: England's Peter Crouch [LNB]Set piece woesLook, this England teamhas some tall players likeJohn Terry and RioFerdinand and we shouldbe better at dealing withset-pieces into our penaltyarea. [LNB]Tournaments can be won and lost bythe quality of your set plays and Englandneed to sharpen up defensively.[LNB] I'd like tosee a player guarding each post when weare defending corners.[LNB]Good for Crouch It's hard to imagine whatFabio Capello learnedagainst Japan, but it wasa good game for PeterCrouch, who didn'teven get on the pitch.[LNB] Itmeans his last game, against Mexico,showed what he has to offer, whileDarren Bent struggled and Emile Heskeynot only missed a good chance butlooked low on confidence yesterday. [LNB]Well done, ladsLooking at the England teamsheet these last two games, it's ashame for Scott Parkerand Michael Dawson that theyhaven't been given a chance. [LNB]Parker, especially, will think hedeserved a run out in what has become a problemjob for England. [LNB]However, both can look back on aBarclays Premier League season when they haveperformed heroically with their clubs. They will befeeling low, but should be proud.[LNB] FABIO CAPELLO EXCLUSIVE: I love London and managing England will be my last jobEngland 2 Japan 1: Two own goals spare Fabio Capello's blushes as unconvincing England come back to win Frank Lampard hopes to keep penalty duty despite spot-kick miss in Japan win ENGLAND 2 JAPAN 1: All the action as it happened [LNB]
