England do not do convincing

So England were unconvincing in beating Mexico. What's new? The last time England were convincing was arguably against Germany in 2001.

England do not do convincing. England do not pass teams off the park and score beautiful goals that leave you with a warm feeling in your stomach. That sort of thing is best left to the Spains and Brazils of this world.

Fabio Capello does not have the players at his disposal to play the beautiful game. There is no Leo Messi, no Kaka, no Cristiano Ronaldo and certainly no Xavi and Iniesta. If you want your team to pass the opposition to sleep and win beautifully, go find another team.

What England do do is work hard pressing the ball and grinding teams down. England have Lampard and Gerrard, two good players, but cut from a different cloth from the aforementioned set of top-class stars.

England may win the World Cup, I very much doubt it simply because their inability to keep the ball will see them punished by a good side, but whatever they achieve will not be done convincingly.