I also can't help thinking there's a major concern as to where the goals are going to come from.
If Michael Owen is not on form, then where's his back up?
England fans will no doubt be confident ahead of the tournament.
But at the back of their mind is the worry about who is going to get the goals if Owen is off form?
Steve McManaman will be seething into his sangria after hearing that he's been excluded from Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad
I really think he should be on his way to Japan with England.
True, his previous performances for his country have often been less than impressive.
But McManaman can offer something that England do not have elsewhere.
Owen Hargreaves is quality, but he's the sort to break up the play of the opposition, and in that respect he is quite similar to Nicky Butt.
McManaman is playing for Europe's best club side, and he can certainly offer something that no one else in the current squad can.