FAR from criticising Rob Green for his error against the Americans, I’m going to applaud him for coming out to face the cameras after the final whistle.

Fabio Capello didn’t do any of his keepers any favours by delaying his selection until the last possible moment. And I just wonder whether the pressure had some sort of effect on the West Ham stopper.

But it’s rare in this day and age to see someone come out after a game and hold their hands up – even if, ironically, that’s what he should have done a little better when he was actually on the pitch.

Such is the saturation of press officers and PR people in football nowadays, you tend to see any player who could potentially be asked awkward questions quickly packed off on to the team bus, normally leaving the captain to face the music – as I’m sure Kevin Davies would attest at Wanderers.

It was refreshing to see Green come out and explain his side of the story. And for that reason, I’m hoping Capello sticks to his original choice and selects him against Algeria.

It’s vital that we don’t over-react to one poor performance, which, in the grand scheme of things, won’t matter a jot as long as we get out of the group stages.

The two remaining games are now eminently winnable, and because we are now level on points with the US, we have to win them well.

We have to go for the jugular against Algeria – although with Gareth Barry fit again, either Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard are likely to get shifted to the left side of midfield, and I think that comes at a major cost.

Who not give Joe Cole the left-wing role and have both he and Aaron Lennon bombarding down the touchline?

Emile Heskey showed exactly why he’s in the team – and why so many people think he shouldn’t be.

Personally, I’d be starting with Peter Crouch against the Algerians. You can’t afford to have a striker who can’t score goals, and that’s exactly what we’ll need plenty of if we’re to top the group and probably avoid the Germans in the second round.