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Capello happy with progress

Fabio Capello insisted England are making progress after his first phase as England coach ended with an emphatic 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

A brace from Jermain Defoe and Gareth Barry's first goal for his country ensured a comfortable victory before the real tests get under way with the 2010 World Cup qualifiers in the autumn.

He said: "I think we played a good game and all the players showed a good attitude and good concentration. This is very good for me. They did everything I asked of them."

He added: "In the first half we scored two goals quickly and we followed that up by showing good concentration which was very important.

"For us the visit to play here in very warm weather has been a very good exercise and I am very happy because we played a very good game.

"We had a lots of chances to score goals and there was only one chance for Trinidad and Tobago. It is not easy at this stage, the finish of the season, to play away but the attitude of the players was very good.

"They have been very good in training. It is very different, playing friendly games to training, and I saw a lot of positive things."

The victory followed last week's defeat of the USA and earlier matches against Switzerland and France for England under Capello.

The Italian added: "I am pleased with the four games. Every game we have gone forward step by step. Every game for me has been very important. Every game we are getting better. I am very happy because the players that stayed with the team came here played very well.

"I have learnt a lot. I know better the players, the players know me better. I know the characteristics of the players during the games. This is very important. I hope we will be even better and for the qualifiers we will be OK."

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