England 2-3 Netherlands

Pearce blames naivety for late setback

February 29, 2012
Caretaker manager Stuart Pearce admitted his inexperienced side showed "a little bit of naivety'' in the 3-2 friendly defeat by Netherlands at Wembley. Pearce's first game as England's interim manager ended in defeat as Arjen Robben scored an injury-time winner.

Netherlands struck twice in two minutes early in the second half through Robben and substitute Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. Gary Cahill and Ashley Young looked to have salvaged a draw for England by netting twice in three minutes but Robben ...

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