England v Brazil thoughts: Draw was deserved by both teams. Neither really excelled.

After every England game I come into the football thread and say drop Lampard, so here it is again: Drop Lampard. I enjoyed it immensely when the line up was announced and his name got booed, and I also enjoyed it when he only got a small ripple of applause and a few boos when he got substituted. It's not Lampard - Gerrard which doesn't work. It's Lampard.

No more Alan Smith please.

Only other England player who was naff was Carra. To be fair, though, with Gary Neville and Micah Richards out, who else are we supposed to play at RB? Phil Neville? Wes Brown? Yeah, no.

Glad to see Gerrard was made man-of-the-match. It's funny, because his England work is often understated, but his Liverpool work is often overstated. I'd like to see him partner Carrick against weaker teams, and Hargreaves against stronger ones.

Beckham = very yes. Other than Stevie, I don't think there is another viable option on the right hand side, and as Mr. Gerrard showed today, his dynamism is needed in the centre. Lennon? Overhyped, in my opinion. He had a good World Cup, coming on as an impact sub and all, but what has he done since then? SWP? No. Put SWP behind Bentley and Pennant in the pecking order plzkthx Steve McClaren.

Brazil, well, I think that Naldo fella was impressive, and could be a very good signing for the likes of Newcastle. I am pleased Diego is nowhere near as hideously ugly as he is on Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (I literally gasped in horror when I first saw him on there). Daniel Alves is another transfer target for Liverpool, and has been for some time, but in this game, and the couple of games I've seen him play for Sevilla, he hasn't impressed me enough to match the price tag that Sevilla have slapped on him.