Ecuador next...

Can't sleep after watching the England match against Sweden. Fortunately I only watched the second half, so got a bit of extra sleep. Still agonising over the poor defending by England. I pray that this does not continue, otherwise England won't get very far.

Didn't see the Cole goal, but the Gerrard goal was a beauty. But the two goals conceded were due to poor marking. First goal: who went for the ball with Allback? The second: no one was with the two strikers coming in from the far post. Not too mention the two Swedish strikes that hit the woodwork. Poor defending by English standards. So much so that from every corner and free kick, Swedes looked like they were gonna score.

Poor Michael Owen. His luck wasn't very good since he decided to leave Liverpool. Hopefully the injury doesn't look as bad. Beckham to me looked very pedestrian today. I hope he's saving his best for the later rounds. I strongly feel Gerrard should play up forward; he looks all the more threatening compared to Lampard. And Hargreaves appeared to have a pretty solid game as the holding midfielder.

All in all, some cause for concern. They next meet Ecuador. Would be a tough fight, if not a struggle. Eriksson's got a lot to do before Sunday.