Winning Games, Not Style Points, Is the Goal

Not surprisingly, the England team just want the results to go their way. Here's a snippet from the BBC.

Rio Ferdinand is happy to win the World Cup any way he can - style does not get the vote over substance.

And he even used former Arsenal striker Alan Smith, covering the tournament in Germany for a national newspaper, to make his point.

Asked about whether he would like to win in style, Rio pointed at Smith and said: "Ask him. Boring, Boring Arsenal."

[Rio happy to win ugly at World Cup]

At least the players aren't buying the press's drivel.