He's hoping his Arsenal teammates will give him a break (no please, not that sort of break) in training and not go into tackles too hard. ArseWeb says let's be grateful we've no Poles in our squad or they might have been targeting his dodgy ankle.

Not for England's sake mind you, but so that we don't have to lose him from our squad for too long. We're hopeful that on the big European stage (which he missed last year because he was signed too late), we might at last see some of Ljungberg's superb International form coming through in red and white.

See Soccernet for more including theories about why England failed to win in Poland on Wednesday (not including what was obvious to anyone watching the game: that none of their midfield or attacking players were really up for it).