Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney believe England will still qualify for the World Cup despite Wednesday’s 1-1 draw in Poland but admit the performance in Warsaw was far from perfect.
Both teams saw their preparations thrown into chaos when the 2014 qualifier was postponed on Tuesday because of a waterlogged pitch and re-arranged for Wednesday.
However Poland coped with the conditions far better as they came from behind to earn a point in a tie they were unfortunate not to win.
“It was a difficult game, a difficult pitch,” admitted Manchester United striker Rooney.
“We weren’t at our best but we dug in and got a draw. We know we can play better but this is a difficult place to come so it is a decent point.”
England remain top of Group H, a point clear of Montenegro, and are clinging to those kind of positives following a disappointing display which saw Rooney’s first-half goal cancelled out by a second-half header from Kamil Glik.