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Swansea: Jamie Carragher impressed by Welsh club's improvement

Image: Laudrup: should be aiming for another top-10 finish, says Carra

Brendan Rodgers did a great job at Swansea, but you'd have to say that Michael Laudrup has made the side even better.

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I'm sure a lot of people would like England to play like Swansea! We got the job done in Ukraine and the result is the only thing that matters, but Roy Hodgson will know that the longer you don't play well, the more chance you've got of losing games, so England need to improve. But when Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge are fit we will have more quality up top, and that could be vital for the remaining two home games against Montenegro and Poland at Wembley. I suppose we could have given Andros Townsend and Raheem Sterling a go in Ukraine to add a bit of flair, but it is fully understandable that, Rickie Lambert aside, Hodgson went for experience, and it worked because we are now in a decent position. What also worked was the centre-back partnership of Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka. They didn't have a lot to deal with in terms of exciting attacking play, but every ball that came into the box they dominated. It was a good display in a hostile atmosphere and the fact Ukraine had very few clear-cut chances was probably down those two players. It was also a great night for Frank Lampard, as a he celebrated his 100th cap. Frank is a great role-model for young players and the fact that despite winning everything for Chelsea he is still keen to represent his country at the age of 34, shows the youngsters around him what it takes to stay at the top.

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