England skipper Wayne Rooney has been holding 'players-only' meetings since being named captain.
The Manchester United striker believes victory in Switzerland was England's most accomplished showing since they overcame Brazil 2-1 at Wembley in February 2013 and was quick to praise his team-mates after the St Jakob-Park encounter.
"We have worked hard and, to be fair, the players have taken a lot of responsibility," Rooney said.
"We have had meetings among ourselves, just players in the rooms, watching videos and discussing how we can do better as a team.
"Obviously the manager gives us our game plan, but because we don't spend that much time together as a team we need to know and feel confident in what we're doing as a team together.
"In the meetings, you're having the players speak up who wouldn't normally speak up when coaches are there.
"They've been good and I think the players have really stood up. We've worked hard."
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