Fabio Capello was forced to go on the defensive as England scraped a draw against the Czech Republic amid accusations of poor tactics.
Working as a pundit on English TV, Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp criticised Capello for using Steven Gerrard on the left flank, saying: 'I think we're
killing him. Liverpool play on Saturday at home (against Middlesbrough). You'll see a man there who will run the game.'
But Capello denied that the Liverpool captain had been assigned a left midfield role. 'He (Gerrard) did not play left, so you have to explain that,'
he said.
'We played 4-3-2-1; Defoe, Gerrard and Rooney, then three
midfielders.
'In that position you have to play between the lines of the full-backs and
midfield.
'I decided before the game that Rooney and Gerrard, they had only played one
game, will play this for an hour.'
