Germany 1-2 England Goals

A win over Germany, in Germany, and a solid performance. Can’t ask for much more than that.

Awful goalkeeping from Rene Adler allowed Matty Upson to open the scoring:

But even worse keeping from Scott Carson allowed Peter Helmes to equalize:

Terry scored the winner with this excellent excellent header:

So, what did we learn?

We learned that David James is still first choice keeper. Carson’s howler is evidence of that.

We learned that John Terry is still prone to occasional mistakes in an England shirt (he should have just cleared that ball, instead of grinding into Helmes like he was in a nightclub) but is more than willing to make up for it.

We learned that a Barry-Carrick midfield partnership is more effective than a Gerrard-Lampard partnership. Just saying.

We learned that Gabi Agbonlahor might have a future as an international striker, that was a decent debut.

We learned that Darren Bent might not. He clumsily stumbled round the keeper after Gareth Barry put him through and then fluffed it wide. Looked like we’d accidentally fielded a Sunday league player.

Overall, we looked good though. Lots of possession and patience, and the constant threat of pace up front.