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England's tempo: If England have learned anything from their game against Paraguay it's that they must move the ball quicker.As soon as anyone has a third touch on the ball, you slow a passing movement down.
Joe Cole is a very talented player but he has improved because he has learned how to play the game more simply. He now knows when to get it, give it and then move on. That is what England need to do. They must keep the tempo high by moving the ball around quickly.
It is important to emphasise that the tempo of the game is not judged by how quickly you run but how quickly you move the ball.So can we play at a fast tempo for 90 minutes? Australia managed it against Japan and a lot of their players play in Europe.
International tournaments are played in the summer. It is not as if our players have not played in the heat before in these competitions. Our problems in the opening game came from three or four England players not getting their passing right.
England's defensive line: In effect England need to play like a Premiership club side against Trinidad & Tobago.Part of that is closing people down and bringing the back line further up the field which we did not do against Paraguay.
But it is difficult to do this against teams who have possession for long periods.
We have got to press when we have not got the ball and when we do have it, we have got to hold it up so our back four can push forward.
Sven's subs: Sven-Goran Eriksson has been criticised for making like-for-like substitutions in the past. At least when he took off Michael Owen he was trying to change the format.But the result was that Peter Crouch was isolated and it became harder for England to hold onto the ball.
Crouch has not got the pace to run into the channels like Owen. You have to play it into him. I see no reason why we will need to supplement our midfield on Thursday. If Eriksson wants to make a change maybe we will see Theo Walcott. If not, why did we bring him?
Trinidad's danger man: England's midfield need to pressurise Dwight Yorke, who had a great game against Sweden.The deeper Dwight goes, the better for England. They should try to press him so that he's picking the ball up from his centre backs.
If he gets space around the halfway line, he will hurt you. And if he has a chance in the box, he will finish. Trinidad & Tobago made an excellent effort against Sweden and if they prevent England from winning it will be unbelievable
