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England Vs Denmark: Fabio Capello Praises His England Team

Keesh Sundaresan, February 10 2011,
Fabio Capello singled out Darren Bent, Ashley Young and Jack Wilshere for praises as his England side overcame a spirited Denmark side with a scoreline of 2-1
Ashley Young celebrates after scoring the winner against Denmark
Ashley Young celebrates after scoring the winner against Denmark
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Daniel Agger broke the deadlock for Denmark before Darren Bent equalised after some great work by Theo Walcott down the wing. Ashley Young, who came on as a substitute then finished the game off by scoring the winner.

Jack Wilshere was substituted in the first half but Capello insisted that he was happy with what he saw from the young prodigy.

"I am happy with the result and the performance of some players. Wilshere in the first half played with confidence and it was an interesting debut,'' Capello said.

However, Capello refused to assure whether Wilshere would start the qualifier against Wales next month.

"It is too early to decide about Wales now. He played well. It was not easy in the first half because Denmark pressed and ran a lot, but Jack played with a lot of confidence.

"I am happy with that performance. But now have to wait for a month because all the players have some really important games, not only in the Premier League but in the Champions League too."

Even the teenager himself was delighted with his performance. He played as a deep midfielder but was withdrawn after the first half. But the midfielder insists that he is happy to get the chance.

"It's great to play for your country and I am delighted with my first start and I'm glad it was a win,'' he said. "It was a difficult game but we kept the ball well and it's great to play with players like that, they make it easy.

"Not going forward was tough but it's quite similar to the role I play at Arsenal and I will play anywhere for my country.''

Capello was also delighted with the performance of Ashley Young, who came on as a second half substitute for Wayne Rooney.

"In this position Young is really good because he is free. He can run where he wants. He has to defend as well but he is really fast, technically good, and dangerous for the opponents.

"In the future I have players, like Rooney, like Bent, like Carroll, like Defoe, like Crouch. I have to decide which one plays depending on what form they are in."

Young's Aston Villa teammate, Darren Bent also caught the eye of Fabio Capello after scoring the equaliser.

"Bent played well and worked hard to help the team," Capello said. "It's a different position to where he plays for Aston Villa and he scored a goal and had chances for a second.''

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