England can look back on a good start to the World Cup with their win against Paraguay - and I believe they will follow that with victory against Trinidad and Tobago.
But it will not be as easy as some people are predicting against a side with plenty to fight for and a lot to prove.
They will be led by Dwight Yorke, now one of my players at Sydney FC after I was appointed coach there, but more on him later.
 | In Yorke, they have a player who gives them a touch of class |
Trinidad and Tobago's players will be fired up. Fifteen of their squad play in the UK, so they will certainly have the ambition and hunger to do well. They started well by keeping a clean sheet and getting a point against Sweden with 10 men. They will be confident because that's a great result.
Coach Leo Beenhakker is a very wise man who has been around the course and will undoubtedly have a plan in place that he will feel can upset England.
They are a side of strong, quick players and they will know they can forge a reputation by getting a result against England.
It can have a big impact on their careers, and that provides an extra incentive.
England is always seen as a great challenge for any team, and in Yorke they have a player who gives them a touch of class. He was their man of the match against Sweden.
My ideal scenario is for Dwight to be outstanding and return to Sydney unscathed - while England win convincingly.
I know he is looking forward to the game and very much wants to win, but having said all that I fully expect England to claim all three points.
Yorke will sit in front of the back four in a position that gives him scope to pass the ball, and that may be a system England need to think about combating.
But I think England will win and they have got to win. They cannot afford any slip-ups, and if they do get the victory their World Cup route will be opening up nicely.
Hopefully England can produce better football as they go on, but it's not how you start tournaments, it is how you finish them.
Lots of eyes will be on Michael Owen after he was substituted in the first game, but I have no worries there.
He will feel disappointed, but that is natural when you are a striker who is looking for goals and match sharpness.
Michael, however, will have understood and knows he just has to accept it.
I'm sure he will be just as hungry for goals on Thursday, and he is playing in his fifth major championship, so he knows what it's all about.
It's not as big a thing as people are making out, and I'm certain he will play his part in what I believe will be another England win.
But once again, a word of warning. This will not be as easy as some seem to think.
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