Capello praise for English youngsters

Jack Rodwell, Kyle Walker and Phil Jones have all impressed Capello this week and could be on the plane to Poland and the Ukraine next summer.

“It was important to win and important to beat Sweden after 43 years, but, for me, it was most important to see Jones, Walker and Rodwell play against a team which is really organised on the pitch and difficult to play against,” said Capello. “The answer that I received from the performance was really important for me. These three players played really well.

“The last two matches, against Spain and Sweden, have been really interesting. During these games I was looking for something new and I found it. I found three really interesting players. These three players are really good technically, really good physically and all three are fast. That is important in modern football.”