Been lurking a while, but registered and here we go!
I agree with scouser - there's no excuse. Erikson was going on about how they were tired from practising hard in the morning. So why the hell did they do that then? Surely they wanted to give their best out there playing Japan?
After that first 25 minutes, they were outplayed by Japan.
Another thing - about the English being objective about their teams performance. Have to taken a look at the English press?? They don't hold back if they think something is shite. They have their knives waiting.