It’s not all hunky-dory for Capello now

England looked disjointed,perhaps symptomatic of Capello’s decision not to reveal the starting lineup until two hours before kickoff. The euphoria of England’s rapid qualification has faded and Capello,going into Friday’s second Group C match against Algeria,still faces the same puzzles he’s been trying to solve ever since.

“There’s a little bit more pressure,” defender John Terry said. “We conceded a goal at a bad time after going ahead — it was a bit of a shock and setback to receive.”

The equaliser,though,reignited the debate about England’s lack of goalkeeping talent. One of the big unknowns was who Capello would select as his World Cup keeper. Green was the first answer,a decision the coach might be reconsidering. “I decided Green would be the goalkeeper because he played the last game very well,and at Wembley (against Mexico),and the performance was very good too,” Capello said.

“He made one mistake,but in the second half he made a good save. This is the problem of the goalkeeper. We have to accept the mistakes of goalkeepers and of referees and of forwards. This is football.”

After taking a 1-0 lead on captain Steven Gerrard’s flick past Tim Howard after just four minutes,the English were unable to further exploit the porous American back line. They were left to watch the Americans surge in confidence and hold most of the possession. Their team composition is still uncertain,with King expected to miss the Algeria game after being replaced by Jamie Carragher.