There’s been more than enough words penned on England’s failure to break down 5-5-0 defences, but I think Andorra deserve some form of punishment for their shameful performance last night. I usually root for the plucky minnows, but Andorra’s game plan seemed to consist of physical intimidation (the elbow being a favoured weapon), time-wasting and rolling around several times after the slightest contact. Wayne Rooney was targeted from the first minute – fair enough, you might say, but I think it’s an underhand tactic. Andorra mostly got away with it too, thanks to a dreadfully one-eyed performance by the referee.
(That doesn’t mean I condone Steven Gerrard’s over-the-top foul & blatant dive though.)