England 1 - Wales 0

Joe Cole's second-half winner sank Wales and kept England on course for World Cup qualification. Cole broke the deadlock after 53 minutes when his shot from Shaun Wright-Phillips' cross was deflected past Danny Coyne by Danny Gabbidon. England dominated throughout, but goalkeeper Paul Robinson needed to produce a brilliant save from John Hartson to stop Wales taking the lead. So, satisfaction was not the most obvious sentiment among the England players and management departing Cardiff but it was a word chosen by David Beckham.

Sven-Goran Eriksson now has to decide where Beckham will play at Windsor Park. If the manager has got this new system out of his system then the England captain may find himself back at right midfield and up against Hull City's Stuart Elliott, it could be a personal clash of loyalties for me, as at present Stuart Elliot is a very good player and unfortunately at present David Beckham does not seem to be the player he once was, maybe it is something about Spain, good footballers go there and come back not so good!

Now it is Belfast for England and, in Northern Ireland, another side who are clearly inferior. A whole team of holding midfielders could probably beat them. But England need to convince as well as win before the satisfaction grows.