David Beckham believes England's players are to blame for the side's disappointing World Cup campaign.
Midfielder Beckham was forced to watch their woeful performance from the sidelines as a member of Fabio Capello's backroom team after an Achilles injury ruled him out of the South Africa tournament.
After a lacklustre display in the group stage, with one win from three matches against United States, Algeria and Slovenia, England suffered a humiliating 4-1 loss to old rivals Germany in the second round which dumped them out of the event.
Italian boss Capello came under fire for the dismal campaign, but after watching all four matches from the bench, Beckham believes the individuals in the team were ultimately at fault.
Disappointing
Beckham speaking at The World Interviews David Beckham live on Yahoo told Sky Sports News:"He (Capello) did everything that he could have done,"said Beckham.
"He prepared us right. He worked the players to the right amount and he set everything up for the players, but obviously the players know it was disappointing.
"We didn't perform and as players you know that - you know when you don't perform, you know when you don't play well.
"The manager can do so much and then it's down to the players. The players go on to the pitch and they know if they don't perform they don't win games.
"The players are honest about that but it's not about individuals, it's not about how individuals play - it's about how we played as a team. It's a cliche but you win as a team and you lose as a team."
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