Jamo Martinez
Player Valuation: £70m
Have to agree with the consensus. Gerrard hasn't got the legs and Henderson hasn't got the knowhow to play the roles they were in. I honestly believe that if Barkley and Wilshere had been on earlier we'd have got something from that game. However they entered when Italy had gone on defensive mode and had far less space to work with Give him his due, Henderson was a willing runner and had to run for his team mate too but neither he nor Gerrard offered anything useful going foreward and weren't up to the task of stopping the Italians. It has to be said that the midfield trio are all top notch and all had good games.
Rooney could have been forgiven for not getting back to cover if he'd had an outstanding game up front but, assist aside, he was pretty useless.
Have to say that Sterling and sturridge both looked good and even Welbeck wasn't completely gash. After seeing what Costa Rica did to Uruguay with pace and direct running, I wouldn't be surprised if we beat them comfortably. On the other hand, we need to tweak the tactics defensively or it could and up as another entertaining defeat.
Rooney could have been forgiven for not getting back to cover if he'd had an outstanding game up front but, assist aside, he was pretty useless.
Have to say that Sterling and sturridge both looked good and even Welbeck wasn't completely gash. After seeing what Costa Rica did to Uruguay with pace and direct running, I wouldn't be surprised if we beat them comfortably. On the other hand, we need to tweak the tactics defensively or it could and up as another entertaining defeat.
