After seeing England running out comfortable winners, Wales skipper Aaron Ramsey ultimately blamed their poor start for the defeat against the Three Lions
Wales were 0-1 down after only seven minutes as Frank Lampard converted a penalty after a foul by James Collins on Ashley Young. Darren Bent then increased the lead with England's second goal in the 15th minute, after some good work down the flanks by Ashley Young.
It was pretty obvious from this moment that it was always going to be a mountain to climb for the heartbroken Welsh side. Wales did launch attacks in the second half but the two-goal lead allowed England to dictate play and prevail as winners.
"We gave away two early goals and never recovered, we had a slow start. It left us too big a mountain to climb," said Ramsey, who led his country for the first time.
"We showed glimpses of what we are capable of doing, but the pitch was quite dry and we could not get enough pace in our attacks but that's no excuse, we had a slow start and it cost us.
"This is a stepping stone and we will continue to progress and hopefully we can become a successful side.''
Fabio Capello also portrayed some sense of optimism about England's performance after trying out a new 4-3-3 formation which seemed to fit perfectly for the England players.
"We played really well, we passed the ball quickly and created chances to score goals with no chances for Wales,'' he said.
"The goals that we scored were really nice and in every moment we were focused on the game which was important.
"I decided after watching games Wales have played for Scott Parker and two midfielders. I decided for a new position for Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young.
"When we are defending they stay wide, when we have the ball Wayne comes in and it was a problem for Wales. This formation is really good because some players like Ashley Young are improving a lot.''
It was pretty obvious from this moment that it was always going to be a mountain to climb for the heartbroken Welsh side. Wales did launch attacks in the second half but the two-goal lead allowed England to dictate play and prevail as winners.
"We gave away two early goals and never recovered, we had a slow start. It left us too big a mountain to climb," said Ramsey, who led his country for the first time.
"We showed glimpses of what we are capable of doing, but the pitch was quite dry and we could not get enough pace in our attacks but that's no excuse, we had a slow start and it cost us.
"This is a stepping stone and we will continue to progress and hopefully we can become a successful side.''
Fabio Capello also portrayed some sense of optimism about England's performance after trying out a new 4-3-3 formation which seemed to fit perfectly for the England players.
"We played really well, we passed the ball quickly and created chances to score goals with no chances for Wales,'' he said.
"The goals that we scored were really nice and in every moment we were focused on the game which was important.
"I decided after watching games Wales have played for Scott Parker and two midfielders. I decided for a new position for Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young.
"When we are defending they stay wide, when we have the ball Wayne comes in and it was a problem for Wales. This formation is really good because some players like Ashley Young are improving a lot.''
