England lost because their players did not have the legs to run off the ball correctly and give their players on the ball tactical options, which would have enabled them to hold it. Neither did they have the legs to get enough players back at speed when the Germans broke away. For the first goal Klose won a chase from a goalkeeper's clearance and for the other three, England were caught a man short on the far side of the penalty box. We can put this all down to schoolboy errors, lack of fitness or tired minds and legs. As Capello seemed to get the best out of the players during the season, it seems unfair to use him as a scapegoat now. I reckon it was well worth not qualifying for the European Championship two years ago just to get rid of MacLaren. Now that several of England's senior players will probably have to retire, it seems unlikely that England will make any impact on an international competition for many years -even if they qualify, which looks possible rather than probable at the moment. Capello does not have another upcoming generation of outstanding players coming through, but I think he is the best man available to pick up the pieces of what we have less. His side lacked energy and imagination in the World Cup, but at least they had a modicum of discipline.