The talented midfielder reiterated that the Three Lions weren’t playing at their very best, as they clocked down the time to ensure that their freshness for the next game.
Roy Hodgson’s men continued their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with style, notching up five past the below-par Moldavians, who looked completely out of their depth against the barrage of attacks launched at them.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-Cleverley-c35218, giving a master class in play-making along the way.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 star netted twice before half-time and effectively secured the win, before Jermaine Defoe added a third as the players departed for the locker room.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 continued their prowess in front of goal, scoring twice to ensure a scintillating victory against a relatively low-key opponent.
Although the score-line was indeed flattering, Cleverley claims that the team eventually started taking it easy in the latter stages of the match as they prepped for the tie with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 at Wembley.
Speaking to reporters, the Manchester United starlet admitted that the players were guilty of slowing down at the end, but highlighted the partnership he had formed with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 and Lampard.
"When you're playing games every four or five days, you've got to be clever and when you're 3-0 up at half time, you can try and save a bit of energy for Tuesday. But a 5-0 away win anywhere is a really good result and these places can be tricky sometimes.
I'm new to the experience, but after watching England over the years I know these games can be hard."
"I thought that me, Stevie and Lamps rotated really well and we had the two wingers and were solid at the back. So let's hope we can carry on this good form into Tuesday,” he added.
England are favourites to go through from their group but now face the Euro 2012 hosts at home, although they can be confident knowing the fact that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andriy-Shevchenko-c6014 will no longer be there to batter defences.
The pedigreed front-man chose to retire this summer after almost a decade of top level football, making the 1966 World Cup winners favourites to come out on top.
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