I mean, I think we are a better team than last year offensively, but there is always a question with the Minnesota Twins. We'll just have to wait and see.
I think all you can do is prepare properly for every game but you also have to be realistic. Be realistic about what you are as a team.
Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won't be like that. Germany are a tremendous side, but to be honest I don't know much about Cameroon and Saudi Arabia.
You can't really compare teams just because of two or three players.
Sure, sometimes guys pass you up in salary, and maybe it's a lesser player, but it's all based on what a team has as far as value in that person.
I don't think Gladbach are on the same level as Arsenal.
I don't believe in rankings. Sometimes the rankings surprise me. I don't think it's fair to judge a team on the basis of rankings.
Winning is important to give us confidence and assessing how the team is doing.
I've always enjoyed interleague play. It gives you a chance to see different clubs, to go to different places. It gives you a good chance to see where you are, where you stand with other teams.
I think every time I'm with the team, even in a World Cup, as a coach, you're constantly evaluating.
I think when you look at our team, you have to say that the weak point is probably still the driver.
On paper, I think this is the best team I've been on.
The reserve strength is very important in assessing a team's ability.
You look at any roster and you say, 'Geez, he's pretty good. He's pretty good. He's talented. He comes off the bench?' All of a sudden, it's, 'Geez, that's a pretty good roster they got right there.'
Honestly, at the end of every season, we sit down and review where we're at.
The scouts are watching matches and we have a huge amount of data we purchase and a pyramid approach in terms of delivering that information to our chief scout and his team who are assessing it.
I just feel that after the season that we have to sit down - as well as myself, everybody - and try and look at what gives us the best opportunity to move going forward.
Sometimes a manager will assess the other team through the warm-up and try to get an inkling as to what way they are going to be playing.
Sometimes when you're around a side you don't realise how good they are until you go away from home and they are a very fine team.
In the normal process of evaluating the end of the season, I meet with key executives for thorough discussions and evaluations of all aspects of football operations.
For me, it is all about the bigger picture and what is right for England. I haven't enjoyed watching us play in all our games, but away in Germany, against Spain and Germany at home, I've enjoyed the performance.
Argentina is not a bad team.
