I agree with everything you say except about learning from the Italians Dave. In most of the big games over the past few years, England have gone ahead early and then tried to defend the lead. We should be seeing a more confident England taking the ball into the opposing half and keeping it there until the goals come. Heroic defence is all well and good when one is forced back into one's own half. With the power available to England at the moment, this ought not really to be happening very often.