Capello Home Sick

Fabio Capello says England players feel more at home in Zagreb in Wembley. The England boss is convinced his men are wilting under the pressure of playing in their new stadium £ 750m.

Capello cree concern that the home fans and the enormous weight of expectation is proving to be a heavy burden to bear. So much so that he stated that it was much happier playing around the world right now that at Wembley.

He said: "Is it easier for players to play away from home? Yes, I think so at this time. The first time there is a mistake, the crowd whistles. Here will be different. Let's play with courage. Players play better away from home and play with more confidence. But I hope that this is the last time. "

England have become stuttering their performances in nine matches since the new home of football was finished. They were far from convincing Capello in the first game in charge, 2-1 victory over Switzerland, which then struck the U.S. before displaying a terrible against the Czech Republic, where he scrambled a tie.

Tonight gets a chance to put his theory to the test in England seek revenge at the side that beat Croatia twice to send them out of Euro 2008. This time is the road to World Cup 2010 and Capello insists that only by now, is not worried about playing in the hostile and partisan cauldron of Zagreb.

Capello seems to have certain Rio Ferdinand in the centre of his defence and looks set to continue with Arsenal's Theo Walcott, in an attempt to rattle the home side with pace from the start. And Joe Cole, whose two goals after entering as a substitute in England gave the victory in Andorra, it seems likely that there will be a first step in Capello has opted for a traditional 4-4-2 formation.

He added: "I've seen the highlights of the defeat of Croatia but is not important for me. I always prefer to see how they played in Euro 2008.

"They are very, very dangerous, especially on the counterattack. This is a big game psychologically because of the two defeats. But I do not speak about the games to lose - I just look forward. We must play with confidence and without fear. All games are important to me. I love the challenge - always have. In 62 years, this is a new challenge, but I look forward to it.

"I'm not a magician, but the team is good and we have worked hard to prepare for it. The players have a lot of confidence." (daily star)