Fabio Capello declared himself happy with England's second half performance as they came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 in their final warm-up game for the World Cup
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| England's Wayne Rooney consoles Japan's Yuji Nakazawa, who scored an own goal that saw his team lose 1-2 during an international friendly in Graz, Austria yesterday. Pic/Getty Images |
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The 63-year-old Italian admitted he was not happy with England's first-half display in which they went 1-0 down to a goal from Marcus 'Tulio' Tanaka and looked both out of sorts and uncomfortable with an experimental 4-2-4 formation.
But the fact that England improved dramatically with the inclusion of five half-time substitutes, and in particular Joe Cole, before Tulio and Yuji Nakazawa both scored unfortunate own goals to turn the match around, kept the Italian in good spirits.
"I am happy for the second half performance," he said.
"We played better, faster, we found space. In the first half we played too slow, it was easy for Japan to defend. But it was an interesting game. I know the players very well. I know their value. I have not changed my idea after this period, I am not disappointed and my mind has not been changed."
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