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England cruise past Andorra

The Editor — Tue, September 5th 2006

England 5 - Andorra 0

Defoe and Crouch score two goals apiece as McClaren’s perfect start as England coach continued.

Against a very poor Andorra side, England dominated the game, scoring 5 and reducing Andorra to very rare excursions into the England half. England goalkeeper Robinson was a total spectator and touched the ball just 7 times - fielding no shots.

Hargreaves continued to impress and Gerrard was bright on the right wing, scoring with a great strike in the first half.

England kept the game simple again, getting the ball wide early. After Eriksson it is quite a contrast where the players often didn’t seem to know how they should be playing. With McClaren the game is very English; very little subtlety, but at a high tempo. The only concern is whether McClaren will have the tactics to beat a better opposition than he has faced so far.

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