While Fabio Capello could explain away tonight's 1-0 defeat in Doha easily enough on being without a dozen senior players and Brazil were at full strength, he will also know his team failed to make any impact as an attacking force.

Stand-in skipper Wayne Rooney and strike partner Darren Bent barely had a sight of goal, with Capello criticising his side for being too slow in possession.

It was a fault Dunga spotted as well but he was offering no clues on how to solve the problem.

"If they couldn't get past us they will have to learn to dribble then," he said.

"But they got 11 men behind the ball themselves, so they know what it is like."

Dunga did have some words of praise though, believing Capello has made big improvements.

"They have changed," he said. "They are still an aggressive team but they have other qualities as well."

Admittedly those qualities were not easy to spot in a lacklustre encounter.

There were moments of defensive solidity that Capello could be delighted with.

But for Brazil's goal, Elano lifted a right-wing cross into the box for Nilmar and Matthew Upson and Wes Brown failed to spot his run between them.

And another moment of hesitation by Brown almost got Manchester United team-mate Ben Foster sent off when he brought Nilmar down for the penalty Luis Fabiano skied over the bar.

"We didn't start so well but generally our defending in the first half was good," Capello said.

"But we didn't play with confidence and we were too slow in possession. It can be impossible to find space and be dangerous against Brazil and they win back the ball really quickly."

Capello was without his entire first-choice back four once skipper John Terry had pulled out with an Achilles injury.

But with doubts over the long-term fitness of Rio Ferdinand and six months of arduous action to come before he gets his squad together for the World Cup, Capello realises he may need some of tonight's side to do important jobs.

"It was really important for me to understand certain things," he said.

"I see these players a lot in England but it was important for me to see them in a test like that. The outcome was really interesting.

"In addition, I now understand the value of a team we might meet in South Africa."

Prior to tonight's contest, Capello had always given the impression he thought Spain were the best side in the world.

But, after watching Brazil lift the Confederations Cup last summer, he accepts the South Americans deserve their present status as world number one.

"They are a different team to Spain," he said. "They are really strong physically and move the ball very fast. They are a very good side."