Well, Im not saying Owen is playing anywhere near his best, but I still think he is playing a major role. Thought he was good last night, lots of clever runs again, caused lots of problems, good linking up with Rooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnney for the boy wonder's second of the night. Owen and Beckham are in similar positions, they are (or were atthe start of the tournament) the two big attacking threats for England, so both have 2-3 men on them when they have the ball, meaning that although the are less effective in terms of ball work, the are still very effective in making space for the others. Gerrard, Lamps, Scholes and Rooney all had acres last night, because the Croats were surrounding Mikey and Dave!

I will admit that Owen has lost a lot of pace though, you can see the injuries playing on his mind, but i dont think there is a rush to replace him. Vassell is good, but I could run quickly at a knackered defence if I was brought on after 70 mins. Not with the ball, of course.

Good AGM?