Victory can't hide flaws as Sven ditches his new ploy.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: May 31, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: MATT LAWTON

ENGLAND 3 HUNGARY 1

AN early second- half goal from England's new second striker might have eased the sense of anxiety at Old Trafford last night but it did not hide the the cracks that remain in Sven Goran Eriksson's strategy.

England's coach had already abandoned his latest World Cup masterplan when Steven Gerrard was followed by John Terry in meeting a delightfully executed David Beckham free-kick with a close-range header and so securing victory against distinctly ordinary opposition. A superbly taken goal by substitute Peter Crouch in the ...

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