Capello happy with England performance

England boss Fabio Capello was pleased by his largely inexperienced side’s performance in the 1-1 draw with Ghana at Wembley.

The Three Lions coach played several relative newcomers into the starting XI, and handed Matt Jarvis and Danny Welbeck their senior debuts.

Despite conceding a late equaliser at Wembley, England’s young stars showed plenty of promise.

Andy Carroll, who recently signed with Liverpool for 35 million pounds, scored his maiden international goal.

Capello, despite seeing Sunderland’s Asamoah Gyan breach the English defence, said he was satisfied with the overall performance.

“I am really happy because the performance was really good,” the Italian said.

“I am upset with the goal they scored in the last minute, but not with the performance.”

“The players that played did well. They improved a lot. The spirit and the system of the team worked well. ”

“We have played a game that wasn’t played like a friendly game, it was a real game because every tackle was strong.”

“The movement with and without the ball was good. I am really happy with the performance of the midfielders.”

Capello believes Carroll still has plenty of room for improvement.

“He scored a good goal but he needs to improve,” Capello told the BBC. “He’s not the same Carroll I remember, he needs games. I hope he’ll be back to his best for Switzerland in June.”

Carroll has praised Capello for installing a new tactical formation, which saw the Three Lions make light work of rivals Wales in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.

“It’s great to be playing again and to have scored a goal. I enjoyed playing in the 4-3-3 formation. I’m here and ready to score goals if picked,” Carroll said.