Frank Lampard felt England were rewarded for a clever change of tactics by manager Fabio Capello against Wales on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Lampard and Darren Bent both scored in the first 15 minutes as England eased to a 2-0 win in their Euro 2012 qualifier at the Millennium Stadium.<\/p>\n
Capello deployed a 4-3-3 formation with Scott Parker playing deep behind Lampard and Jack Wilshere in midfield with Bent, Ashley Young and Wayne Rooney up front.<\/p>\n
The victory took some of the heat off Capello after suffering heavy criticism for the manner in which he reinstated John Terry as captain.<\/p>\n
Lampard said: “Scotty did the stuff he’s been doing brilliantly for West Ham all season, sitting in front of the back four.<\/p>\n
“Jack’s shown what he can do with Arsenal and England now and it was nice to play with an extra body in there, to get a bit more possession with a bit of insurance behind you.<\/p>\n
“The way we played, with the front three breaking, I think it worked very well.<\/p>\n
“It’s the manager’s prerogative to use different systems at different times and I think he did it today cleverly, and that gave us the dominance in midfield.”<\/p>\n
England took control of the game after Young was brought down by James Collins in the seventh minute and Lampard struck from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n
Bent added the second with an emphatic close-range finish after more good work by the outstanding Young.<\/p>\n
Lampard added: “We did the damage early on and made what could have been a very difficult game quite a comfortable game.<\/p>\n
“It was a bit more difficult in the second half, they had a bit of a go, but from being 2-0 up it was always going to be us that won it.<\/p>\n
“These games are big derbies, some of us played in one a few years back.<\/p>\n
“It was a tough day all round and the only way to make that more comfortable was to start well and take the momentum out of them.<\/p>\n
“We certainly did that. We pressed hard, won the ball back and dominated that first half. That’s what won it for us.<\/p>\n
“Everyone expected us to come here and roll over Wales but it was a derby, with that atmosphere, everyone here knows it’s not easy.<\/p>\n
“We did a very professional job.”<\/p>\n
Lampard’s penalty was his 21st international goal – moving him level with Mick Channon and Kevin Keegan in joint 17th place on England’s all-time scoring list – while Bent struck for the third time in three appearances.<\/p>\n
The Chelsea player said: “It was very important – you know it could be a long day if you miss it.<\/p>\n
“I was just pleased to get us off to a good start.<\/p>\n
“We then established ourselves and went on to get the second.”<\/p>\n
Capello is now likely to make a number of changes as England face Ghana in a friendly at Wembley on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“It is another important game,” said Lampard.<\/p>\n
“I think it will be a chance for the manager to try some different things, other players who were here but not involved so much today.<\/p>\n
“It’s great to have this win behind us going in to that game and test ourselves against the different style the Africans will bring.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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