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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
