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England came into their first World Cup fixture as hot favourites against USA, and when the new England captain Steven Gerrard put them 1-0 after just four minutes it looked like they were going to cruise into the knockout rounds.

But although England pressed and pressed, they couldn’t find a way past Tim Howard in the USA goal, but that was mostly due to ineffective shooting rather than any special skills from the ex-Man Utd keeper.

The Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has been repeatedly criticized over the last few weeks as Chelsea have constantly conceded goals from set-pieces.

Eleven of Chelsea’s total of 13 conceded have been the result of defensive errors from set-pieces, and the Daily Express reports that Ancelotti has now reached the end of his tether and is planning to replace the legendary keeper.