The system saw Scott Parker in a holding midfield position, with Lampard and Wilshere given license to go forward. Up front, Darren Bent was the centre-forward with Rooney and Young on the flanks. Lampard [pen] and Bent scored for England.
Capello said:
“We played really well, we passed the ball quickly and created chances to score goals with no chances for Wales.”
“This formation is really good because some players like Ashley Young are improving a lot.”
Young, man of the match added:
“It was a new formation for us but people knew what they were doing and it worked. We worked on getting the ball back as soon as we lost it and putting them under pressure straight away.”
