Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain revealed his father had given him plenty of grief about his lack of goals for England after finally getting off the mark against San Marino.
Frustration
Oxlade-Chamberlain was not alone in his frustration before the floodgates opened last night.
There were as many groans as cheers at a packed Wembley, amid expectation of a cricket score against one of the world's worst international teams.
Admitting he had never played in such a one-sided game, Oxlade-Chamberlain said: "Sometimes people, spectators, don't realise how frustrating that can be, when another team comes and camps behind the ball and puts 11 men behind the ball.
"Obviously, we had a lot of chances and maybe people would say that we should've won by more.
"At the end of the day, we needed to get three points and 5-0 I don't think is a bad scoreline for us, and we can take a lot into the next game."
That game is Tuesday's Group H clash in Poland, a significantly more difficult challenge.
Oxlade-Chamberlain said: "Their fans will be right up for it, so it'll be a very hard game for us and we're going to prepare for it in the same way we do every game, with respect for the opposition."
England could be without Oxlade-Chamberlain's Arsenal team-mate and fellow Southampton graduate, Theo Walcott, who was taken to hospital last night for an X-ray on his chest after being clattered early on by Simoncini.
"He's important for England and important for Arsenal and obviously he's my friend as well, so I wish him a speedy recovery," said Oxlade-Chamberlain - who arguably is becoming more established in the England side than his stricken colleague, even if he remains more at home playing computer games with his team-mates.
He said: "The only time I think I belong there is when I'm playing FIFA with the lads and I've got a bit of friendly banter going with the boys.
"I'm just going to keep my head down and keep working hard and keep doing well for England."
