Terry Butcher speaks to Football Filter

English football may be the last thing any of us want to focus on after a performance as dire as that, but Football Filter gained a couple of fascinating insights into proceedings in South Africa when we hooked up with Terry Butcher thanks to our friends at Coral Dugout.

Our first question focussed on whether Fabio Capello was the right man for the job, a quandary which is likely to be covered from every angle in tomorrow’s papers after tonight.

The bottom line, of course, is that he is the man in charge now and cannot be changed. And as Butcher says, the fact he got us to South Africa in such style stands squarely in his favour. However, questions must be raised now about his failure to make the necessary changes against Algeria and sticking so obdurately to 4-4-2.

The second was, as Butcher picked up on, inspired by Franz Beckanbauer’s “kick and rush” critique of England but still stems from the slow nature of the side’s build-up play, so different from much Premier League play. Possession seems to be England’s biggest problem, which maybe explains the long ball tendency. Tonight again showed how they struggle to retain the ball, and even if they do they struggle to do anything with it.

But it was great to get the opinion of Butcher on these matters and we hope to have more such exclusive content soon. In the meantime, others can suggest questions for forthcoming interviews with Martin Peters and Graham Poll here.