SO, Wayne Rooney thinks the England fans who travelled more than 5000 miles and spent thousands of pounds to follow their national side were ‘disloyal’ to boo at the end of that witless performance last night?

Personally, I think making the sacrifices those fans made, and cheering their team through two dispiriting displays on the world’s biggest stage, entitles them to voice their displeasure at the end.

Maybe being flown out for free on a chartered jet and cosseted in luxury surroundings for your stay gives you a different perspective though, eh Wayne?

Still, at least Rooney showed some passion about the booing, which was more than he could manage during the game.

And he wasn’t the only one.

Rooney is supposed to be our only world class player, so we shouldn’t be too surprised that if he’s off his game, the team is weaker.

But players like Gerrard and Lampard, who would drive on their club sides or pop up with a bit of magic to win the game, seem lost.

Maybe, Fabio, it’s because THEY CAN’T PLAY IN THE SAME SIDE.

The back four looked happier with James in goal, but looking forward seemed bewildered by our muddled midfield.

Gareth Barry did his job, but it was quickly clear he wasn’t the fix to England’s shambolic organisation that Capello had touted him as.

So what went wrong? Oh, too many things to list, and something much more fundamental than could be fixed by changing personnel or formations.

Hopefully, we’ll discover some sort of bug has run through the England squad, leaving them listless and drained, but okay by the Slovenia game.

Or maybe they’re worried about Joe Cole who has been kidnapped and held to ransom, which is surely the only explanation for the baffling absence of the only player resembling a left-sided attacker we have left.

Because something is deeply wrong, and the side we most resemble at the moment is sorry France, who are riven with internal strife.

And that’s no excuse at all – the players must know they’re playing not for their coach, or even their team-mates, but for their country.

When we’re enthralled by the attacking football of nations like Argentina, it’s an embarrassment to have to suffer watching England play with no creativity, drive, or enthusiasm for the game.

And fear of losing is no excuse, either. Who wouldn’t swap England’s squad for Spain, who may have lost their first game but still showed enough quality to leave their fans confident of much greater success ahead?

Right now, players who wouldn’t get a sniff of the Premier League are showing up England’s “stars” by simply doing the basics right.

As for being world class, you have to perform at the highest level to warrant that, and England have uniformly been found wanting.

And as for class, well Wayne, try and show some, will you?