Well. A decent win for England IMO. They looked pretty sharp in the first 20 minutes, but then seemed to stagnate. Lots of triangles, you can tell they are working on keeping possession, but there wasn't a lot of attacking intent.
- Hart dealt well with balls in to the box
- Johnson had some decent moments going forward
- Terry and Dawson were never under a lot of pressure
- Cole let King get in behind him a couple of times
- Parker played really well, be interested to see his tackling stats. Seemed like a lot of won tackles in the centre
- Wilshire controlled the ball well and was always looking to get forward
- Lampard, a bit invisible. Some good FK deliveries, but seemed hesitant a lot of the time
- Young, made two good runs at the start to win the PK and to deliver the cross for Bents goal. All around, not bad, but probably not enough to unseat Lennon and Walcott (if healthy) on the right
- Rooney, dropped deep a lot, didn't create anything on the left wing. Underwhelming
- Bent. He scored a goal, but I was always feeling he lacked an extra yard of pace to get on to some of Wilshire's balls. He let himself get turned to the outside way too easily, thus removing him from the one area where he is a danger.
Overall, I liked the looked of the team. Wilshire and Parker worked well together in the centre, and anything that keeps Barry out of the team is a good thing. I do think they need a different striker, but looking at the options, I don't know who that is. Carrol? Defoe? Rooney? If Capello wants to keep this style, I think Bent is probably the best option, at least until Carrol can show he can stay fit and get a good run of games in at Liverpool