Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Capello toasts England victory
Jermain Defoe denticulate the first-half ambition which gave England a 1-0 achievement which took them through to the endure 16. They will now play the winners of Group D in Bloemfontein on Sunday afterwards the USA topped Group C with a last-ditch win adjoin Algeria. England bang-up Capello was captivated by the address in which his aggregation rediscovered the spirit which had been missing in draws adjoin the USA and Algeria.
Capello, whose adamant conduct had been questioned in the endure two weeks, said: "Yesterday black they drank beer afore the game. And I saw the aggregation play with the spirit that we absent in the amateur we played afore this game. The achievement was absolutely acceptable and we created a lot of affairs to account a additional goal. This is the spirit that I bethink if we played in the accomplishment games. I am absolutely blessed with the achievement of the team. We played hard, we attacked the brawl and this is important if we wish to win."
Capello commissioned Wayne Rooney, who was disturbing with an abate abrasion afterwards adversity a bang in the additional half, bringing on Joe Cole afterwards 71 minutes. But he is assured Rooney will balance to yield his abode on Sunday. Capello said: "I commissioned Wayne because his abate was not so good, he has some problems."
Pressed on how austere the abrasion was, Capello added: "I don't know. I accept to delay for the doctor but I anticipate it will be accept for the next bold on Sunday."
Capello strode assimilate the angle at the final blare and fabricated a point of all-embracing John Terry, the above England captain who had questioned the manager's methods at the training affected in Rustenburg and fabricated a thinly-veiled address for Joe Cole to be selected.
Capello said of Terry: "He is a leader. I accept no botheration with the players. I account the players and they account me. It was a actual important achievement from Terry. But all the players played absolutely well."
Capello aswell believes England will advance as the clash progresses. "I'm abiding we will play added with confidence," he said. "We accept begin the spirit, the superior of the play was absolutely acceptable and we bigger a lot physically. We ran a lot. I batten with the players if we saw the aboriginal bisected adjoin Algeria. We accepted it was not a acceptable way to go advanced and during training it was actual good, focused and fast. We begin the animality that we apperceive usually. The players were the aforementioned that we see in the Premier League."
Now Capello is aloof who his ancillary face on Sunday in the endure 16. "First or additional (in Group D) will be Germany or Serbia," said Capello. "They are two acceptable teams but you accept to go forward. You accept to exhausted all the teams. The name is not important. Germany or Serbia is the aforementioned if we are to go forward."
Slovenia administrator Matjaz Kek had to delay for a brace of enough account at the final whistle, alone to apprentice that Landon Donovan had denticulate for the USA adjoin Algeria to forward Slovenia home. But he believes England can now go on to win the trophy.
Kek said: "I achievement England win at the World Cup and I anticipate England are a favourite. They played able-bodied but at the end we could accept levelled and fabricated a draw. Action is actual unpredictable. Some humans will anticipate I'm aghast but I am appreciative that I accept appear so far with with this Slovenia side. At the end it was impossible but this is sport.
"I achievement it will be a absolute acquaintance for Slovenia and our band will account from it. I would be absolutely animated if Slovenia had won. We accept put in a lot of effort. I achievement these players will be role models for added players in Slovenia. They are crumbling a lot and we accept created approaching potential."
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