That's right. I can't stop myself.
I have read through the BBC feed for the last two hours and I can't actually stop myself from writing about the England team at the moment because so many people's views just make me ridiculously angry.
And I'm honestly sorry, because I hate reading this sort of thing after England games. Everyone thinks they have the answer and that England are either terrible, amazing, dysfunctional, oblivious, fantastic, blah blah blah.
But I really just fancy a rant. Problem is, I have no idea where to start.
I suppose the whole Wilshere, is he holding role/is he not holding role, is he being over-hyped/is he not being over-hyped is a start.
Let's put it this way, he isn't Gareth Barry, which is always a win. Because, as we all know, or we all SHOULD know, he has been sitting in that role for too long now with no impact whatsoever.
Wilshere was brilliant, deserved of praise in the papers, but what I have been reading in the BBC feed is that he didn't play well as a defensive midfielder.
Since when was he ever going to do that? Since when has Barry ever done that for us in the past?
He was a brilliant ball-carrier, lovely touch and not too many miss-placed passes. Obviously, more ideal with a rock like Parker behind him in a say a midfield of five, but against lesser international teams it should be fine.
The other point that caught my eye was people saying Phil McNulty was 'harsh' on his criticism of John Terry. I would say he was being generous.
It was as if Capello had set him on 'More Roaming' on Football Manager. I mean it was as if he wasn't taking it seriously, he has done it at times for Chelsea but not as much as he did in that game.
And while were on the back four, the half-time analysis of the first goal suggesting Dawson was poor with the marking, I think you'll find that was because he had the impossible task of marking three players at the same time. Yes, I am a spurs fan, but to suggest that was solely his fault was outrageous. I would need to look at it again to see who the two guilty players were who left him to take the blame, but I think you might find one of them was Frank Lampard. The experienced letting us down slightly, the theme of the evening, arguably.
Glen Johnson is just awaiting his card membership to join the 'I won't get dropped yet continue to play horrifically for England' club. I would have put Micah Richards, Nedham Onuoha and Kyle Walker ahead of him, yes I know Micah was injured but this would be more for the future. Kenny Dalglish has got it right with playing him at wing-back, but he still, clearly, needs to work on his defending.
Theo Walcott did a superb job on the right and did well to work an assist for Darren Bent. His pace was good and I think it helped playing with Wilshere as they probably know each others games quite well.
I'm going to make a light point about Aaron Lennon not being considered, once again, trying to be neutral. I'm not saying he should start ahead of Walcott, but being omitted completely is ridiculous. He is starting to get back to his best in a Spurs shirt, I don't know whether the World Cup performances are still lingering in Capello's mind, but he is second in line to Walcott at right midfield in my view. Also, I know Roberto Mancini hasn't been starting Adam Johnson (a mind-bender) but I still think he should be getting a call-up.
James Milner, a brilliant performance. One on the bbc feed gave him man of the match, when I had a think about it, he/she might be right. Most of his balls into the box were of good quality and showed no signs of tiring. Him and Walcott switching was good also, especially with the contrast between pace and delivery quality.
Wayne Rooney scored for United at the weekend so were thinking his form has just kicked into gear. Unfortunately, he did not show it for England and hasn't done for a while. But, I can't see him being dropped and I think that is pretty logical. Saying that, Ashley Young played alarmingly well playing just off of Darren Bent. The more I think about it, the more I think that dropping someone like Rooney from the first team is exactly what the aggressive striker needs. Ferguson has done it at times this season, but then he has the quality with Berbatov and Hernandez, what do we have?
In steps Darren Bent, who finally got himself 90 minutes in an England shirt. And another goal. Problem with Bent is, he misses very, very simple chances. This is something you can get away with at club level, but at the international stage, he will get fewer chances and if he stands any chance of maintaining that spot, he needs to take them more regularly. The advantage with this we have competition in this position, Carroll, Defoe, Crouch, Agbonlahor and if he plays anything like he did the other night, Ashley Young.
The one thing I have noticed about England is that we tend to play well we have many players who play at the same club playing together. People are saying that not enough players Englishmen are in the top four, I don't see that as a big issue. Especially as, due to the quality of the league we have in England, we have many players that I would much rather see playing every week for someone such as Sunderland or Aston Villa than be fringe players at Chelsea or Manchester United.
I think the other thing people need to realise is that if we go to Euro 2012 and get to the quarter-finals, it is a good achievement. The pressure we put on our players is enormous because they know that if they don't perform, they will receive a post-match boo, which Rooney certainly didn't appreciate.
With England, it seems like there are two extremes, England are the best or England are the worst. How about England are somewhere in the middle? How about England had good points and bad points? I think when England are off-form, instead of saying "We'll learn from this and improve", we as the public go immediately to "We are rubbish, this is depressing". We are not the best team in the world, if we come to Euro 2012 and we get to the quarter-finals, I could accept that, but I don't think a large amount of football fans in the country would.
So, I shall end as I began. I am sorry I have resorted to this. But these are my views, do with them what you wish.
The England Football Team: The Ultimate Debate.
