Only to those who know nothing about football. You are probably confusing us with the dire USA side, who made a swift exit from the competition. England changed their game about ten years ago and were able to play sweet passing football which allowed them to destroy Holland 4-1 and Germany 5-1 in major competitions.
Unfortunately, we reverted back to the typical USA-like route one when Owen and Rooney became injured and we had to rely on the giraffe Peter Crouch.
There were signs in the match against Ecuador that we were returning to the nice one touch football which we played to qualify for this competition.
Accusing the USA side of Route One Football is inaccurate; we weren't that organized.
Nobody on this thread has been half as critical of the England side as the English Press. Frankly, the fact that England has won all of their matches while still playing below their capabilities is a hopeful sign, as it means there can be improvement. But improvement there must be; otherwise Scolari will beat you again.
Rooney did extremely well IMHO in the second half after his long layoff from injury. The "ARDs" need to help him and maybe put one in the net from his service.
But crediting Route One to the USA? C'mon, mate, that term was used in England LONG before the USA's return to the Cup in 1990 (though, admittedly, after the 1950 World Cup -- but maybe we shouldn't talk about that Cup, eh?)