England stuttered to an unconvincing 3-1 win over Mexico in their final home match at Wembley last night.

Goals from Ledley King, Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson sealed victory but the defensive woes, particularly in the first half, must have caused some concern for boss Fabio Capello.

It was far from a sparkling performance but Gullit, who won Euro '88 with Holland, says it is not always necessary to be at your peak going into a major tournament.

Speaking at the launch of the Budweiser 'Predict and Win' campaign in London, Gullit told Press Association Sport: "It is not very good to play well so England should not be too worried.

"You don't need to play well because otherwise teams will suss you out before the tournament has started and you don't want that. England won 3-1 and they should be happy. They don't need to worry at this stage.

"The chances for England to do well are big, but they are as big as the other top teams in the competition.

"You need to hit the right form at the right place and have a bit of luck also. That is all part of it."

While Gullit was happy to talk up England's hopes for glory in South Africa when the finals get under way next month, he would like to see Holland add a bit more grit to their flair.

"Our problem is that we want to win and win well and you can't always do that," he added. "We need to win some scrappy matches."

Gullit is keen to get back into football management after finishing a stint with Los Angles Galaxy in 2008.

But for the moment the Dutchman is happy to continue doing his pundit work for Sky TV.

"Of course I want to go back into management but at the moment I am doing well and keeping in touch with football, so it is good," said Gullit. "I have had some offers but not tempted yet."

But he was delighted with the way Italian Carlo Ancelotti breezed into England and steered his old club Chelsea to a historic League and FA Cup double in his first season in the Barclays Premier League.

Chelsea won the title for the first time since the days of Jose Mourinho in 2006 and another Didier Drogba special at Wembley gave them victory over Portsmouth as the Blues retained the FA Cup.

Gullit made over 50 league appearances for Chelsea and was voted Player of the Year in 1996.

He later went on to manage the Blues in the late 1990s before being sacked in favour of Gianluca Vialli - a man he had brought to the club.

"After Mourinho it had always been difficult for Chelsea," added Gullit. "Everything was compared to him but now I think Chelsea have got their own identity again.

"Ancelotti has done an extremely good job this year. To do the double in his first year in England is the best feeling you can ever have. They cannot be compared so much with Mourinho now.

"After Mourinho it is difficult to find a strong character like him. They had a little bit of a downturn and now they have picked it up again."