England's Wembley wobbles worry Capello

Fabio Capello struggled to explain Englands unconvincing home form after his team inched towards automatic qualification for Euro 2012 with a 1-0 win over Wales.A first-half goal from Manchester United star Ashley Young secured all three points for England, who now need only a draw against Montenegro in their final Group G game on October 7 to book their place at next years finals.But the final home match of a patchy qualifying campaign could have ended differently for England had Wales substitute Robert Earnshaw not missed a glaring goal scoring opportunity 75 minutes.Earnshaws howler came as a lacklustre England struggled to reproduce the kind of assured performance which had given them a comfortable 3-0 victory against Bulgaria in Sofia last Friday.Capello later blamed Englands stuttering form on the pressures of playing at Wembley, saying his players appeared to suffer a crisis of confidence when appearing before a home crowd.Playing at Wembley we seem to lose confidence here, some players that usually dribble and go straight at goal dont do it, Capello admitted.We pass across the goal four or five times, I want always three players in front of the goal. Tonight there was one.Englands perceived problems at Wembley are a recent phenomenon. During qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, Capellos men were unstoppable at HQ, scoring 21 times and recording five wins out of five.Since their ill-fated campaign in South Africa however, Wembley has not been a happy hunting ground for the English, having drawn three and lost one of their previous four home matches prior to Tuesday.Capello admitted his team had enjoyed a large slice of luck by escaping with a victory over the Welsh following Earnshaws shocking miss.I think we were a bit lucky, they made a big mistake in front of the goal, but that was our luck, added Capello.