Fabio's verdict
Wednesday, 28 May, 2008
Fabio Capello felt the victory over USA was a 'step forward' for his team following a solid performance.
England 2-0 USA
International Friendly
8.05pm, Wednesday 28 May 2008
Wembley Stadium
Live on BBC1
England Manager Fabio Capello hailed England's victory over the USA as 'a step forward' following his side's final game at Wembley this season.
The Italian, who has now won both of his home games since taking charge, was particularly happy with his side's latest showing and feels the team are moving in the right direction.
"I am very happy with the performance and I thought we played very well," said Capello.
"The first 15 minutes were difficult as the USA played well and pressed us but we played like we have in training and I was very happy with it. It's another step forward.
"I am very happy. I saw on the pitch what I asked the players to do before the game.
"All the players played well. I think it was a good performance.
I'm happy for Steven Gerrard because he played very well in a new position and Wayne Rooney played well too.
"Today, I saw the same performance that I have seen in training, the intensity and fire. We tried to win back the ball in the tackle and did that a lot.
"But this is only a step forward and now we have to move on."
England
1 David James, 2 Wes Brown (13 Glen Johnson, 57) 3 Ashley Cole (14 Wayne Bridge, 82), 4 Owen Hargreaves, 5 Rio Ferdinand, 6 John Terry (c), 7 David Beckham (17 David Bentley, 46) 8 Frank Lampard (21 Gareth Barry, 57) 9 Jermain Defoe (25 Peter Crouch, 68) 10 Steven Gerrard, 11 Wayne Rooney (22 Joe Cole, 78)
Substitutes not used
12 Joe Hart, 15 Stephen Warnock, 16 Jonathan Woodgate, 18 Phil Jagielka, 19 David Wheater, 20 Tom Huddlestone, 23 Stewart Downing, 24 Ashley Young, 26 Dean Ashton, 27 Theo Walcott, 28 Gabriel Agbonlahor, 29 Joe Lewis
Goals
Terry 38, Gerrard 59
Coach
Fabio Capello
Colours
White shirts, blue shorts, white socks
USA
1 Tim Howard (18 Brad Guzan, 46) 3 Carlos Bocanegra (c), 4 Michael Bradley, 12 Heath Pearce, 6 Steven Cherundolo (27 Frankie Hejduk, 46) 7 DaMarcus Beasley (11 Eddie Lewis, 68) 8 Clint Dempsey, 9 Eddie Johnson (14 Nate Jaqua, 89) 13 Ricardo Clark, 16 Josh Wolff (19 Freddy Adu, 68) 22 Oguchi Onyewu
Substitutes not used
2 Danny Califf, 26 Mo Edu.
Coach: Bob Bradley
Colours: Grey shirts, white shorts, grey socks
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Assistant Referees: Dimitrios Bozaizides & Dimitrios Saraidaris (both Greece)
Fourth Official: Peter Walton (England)
Attendance: 71,233