Such has been the emphasis on that aspect of Wales' play under Gatland and Shaun Edwards that even in attack Wales' formation has recently mirrored a defensive pattern.

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The brines in the formation and other corrosive elements will attack the casing steel.

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For the home side, Craig Levein abandoned the controversial 6-4-0 formation of Friday's 1-0 defeat by Czech Republic and recalled Kenny Miller to lead the attack in a 4-5-1 set-up.

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With Torres clearly struggling, on came Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas in his place as Del Bosque tweaked his side's formation to leave Villa - who now has three goals from this tournament - at the spearhead of their attack.

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McClaren's 4-3-3 formation at the start had turned into a 4-5-1 as Crouch was left painfully isolated in attack and his flick-ons were easily dealt with by the Croatians.

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