i love peter crouch and beckham..

David Beckham is larger than life, and he should go to­ S. Africa not as one of the starting eleven, but as the­ crticial 12th / 13th player.

His composure and­ resilience would be needed. Every other player would­ be inspired, by simply being good enough to keep­ Beckham on the bench. When he plays, he would give­ England the set-piece advantage which may prove­ critical.

Who is the best free-kick specialist in the­ English squad? I think Beckham is still better than­ Lampard or Gerrard in this area.

Come On England,­ YNWA!!!

wright-phillips out of his depth[literally and­ physically]
johnson lavished too much praise.....not­ careful enough
bridge average[but so is cole [ashley]­ who is prone to arrogant play ie dangerous]
is there no­ one else who can distribute a ball like beckham ???­ answer = no
lennon average [but a bit better than­ w-p]
basil

That is the only problem when playing crouch the­ defence or whoever hit long hopeful balls up to­ him
Just becasue he is taller than defoe and slow to be­ fair

we will be needing PACE and More PACE at this­ world cup

I have to say i was impressed with Foster last night,­ nothing really to do at all and then he pulled off that­ save, top draw..

Englands number one i reckon...­ ?

everyone in agreement?

Aaron Lennon was my man of the match. It kind of upset­ me when Cap took him off for Beckham!.... Even though­ he wasn't as busy as usual ( due to lack of­ service!) everything he did when he did get the ball­ he did well!

I wasn't filled with confidence Crouch for me still­ isn't in the same league as Heskey so he scored two­ goals wow not exactly good opposition how many did he­ miss.How many goals have England scored with Heskey­ assistance.Against a quality side Crouch gives away too­ many free kicks trying to climb over players.Beckham­ did play well and I'm not a fan of his but you do­ have to keep in mind he came on fresh when everybody­ else was tired. I just hope Capello keeps to his­ principles and takes players who have proven themselves­ and not just reputations.

alan, yeah because Barry didnt play a part in two of­ the goals did he?

Alan, I totally agree. Barry was terrible last night,­ he should have been booked, his passes were very poor,­ he added nothing to the team. He plays a similar role­ to Hargreaves but the difference is he is @#$%.­ Hargreaves will have watched the game last night­ thinking as long as he is fit he'll be going to­ South Africa.

I'd like to see Crouch play­ alongside Rooney agaist Brazil.

Foster made a great­ save but had little else to do so its hard to comment­ there.

I can't wait until the World Cup, Come on­ England!!!!

Good solid performance, nothing to play for and with­ Sven we would have seen a non-game
We managed to limit­ Belarus to very few 1/2 chances. Rio looked a bit­ shakey - maybe a ccouple more games to see him at his­ best, bridge was quiet (good for a defender). Barry was­ golden as covering midfield, frank was okay for him -­ corners!!!! Gabi ok at this level but not good enough­ against better teams - crouch - good last night, maybe­ he can step up and play that supporting role heskey­ does so well. becks slow..but passing thinking quicker­ than ever. SWP asked to play out of position and never­ complained - just did it. keeper good exp for future.

I am an England Fan, but i saw nothing from last nights­ game that give me confidence. I know a couple of­ players were out injured/suspended but even so...The­ passing by Belarus was excellent. Our passing was­ woeful. I saw Rio hit 3 hopeful long balls to Crouch­ and each time was cut out. England still need to­ improve many aspects of their game or it will be­ another frustrating world cup. We seem to score a goal­ and have no idea what to do next. Sit on the lead or­ panic.

Beckham brought some degree of composure whilst still­ trying to take the game to Belarus. He didn’t do­ anything spectacular but managed to lift the team. In­ effect his impact was more of an indictment of the­ captain & other senior players rather than a­ testament to the man himself.

I was at the game. As soon as Beckham came on he made­ things happen. The whole team performance went up a few­ notchs from then on!

Gareth Barry..."an excellent performance"­ ?????!!!! What !! I must have been watching a­ different game then?

His passing is woeful (as­ always). How can you rate him with an 8 ? He looked­ sluggish all game and was left running around like a­ headless chicken causing confusion and disarray with­ his team mates.

Please, did nobody else see the same?­ This guy is totally overrated and will cause a lot of­ harm in the World Cup,..mark my words.

im totally in favour for the second comment..u have­ made a good analysis. his presence alone was enough to­ lift England to the big victory...so Capello? make up­ ur mind on his status yet?

great game from beckham but whats with the beard???

beckham still good...... magic player....capello will­ lost if no beckham at quater final

Beckham didn't get man of the match in particular­ for his play, but when he came on the game changed. He­ seemed to alter the game by giving it a lift, both from­ the supporters and the players. It was as if they had­ added a spark of magic.
He himself was just Becks and­ apart from those long balls & crosses that he does­ without even looking like no-one else seems to do, he­ was just there. His presence on the pitch seemed­ enough.
I totaly agree with all his doubters in that­ he no longer has the pace, but he is still a class­ presence that alters games and gives his team­ confidence. He must go to South Africa to add that­ little bit of magic to a hard working but otherwise­ ordinary team of players.

They play well