Paul Scharner says Roy Hodgson has brought a defensive discipline to West Bromwich Albion.
Scharner has noticed a marked improvement since his arrival and gave an insight into how training drills have been altered to bring the team back into form.
"Roy is very, very focused on the tactics and shape," he added. "That was something you could see from outside - it was our main weakness.
"It was the only area that wasn't working under Di Matteo.
"There were no problems with our attacking play. We played good football but if we lost the ball the defensive shape became our flaw. At first it worked because we had good spirit but when we got into a bad period it wasn't working for us.
"It was vital we worked on this because we know we can score goals. Not many teams have had more shots (only Chelsea, Manchester United, Spurs and Arsenal have) and we're in the top eight of goals scored.
"We conceded too many goals and we knew we needed to work on the shape from the offensive to the defensive modes of play.
"We are conceding less now."
