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FABIO Capello allowed his players to drink beer the night before their do-or-die match against Slovenia - and then watched them reach the parts they had not come close to reaching during their previous matches at this World Cup.

The England boss was delighted by the manner in which his team rediscovered the spirit which had been missing in the draws against the USA and Algeria.

Capello, whose iron discipline had been questioned in the last two weeks, said: "Yesterday evening they drank beer before the game.

"And I saw the team play with the spirit that we lost in the games we played before this game. The performance was really good and we created a lot of chances to score a second goal.

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"This is the spirit that I remember when we played in the qualification games. I am really happy with the performance of the team.

"We played hard, we attacked the ball and this is important if we want to win."

Capello, pictured below, substituted Wayne Rooney, who was struggling with an ankle injury, but is confident the striker will recover to play on Sunday.

Capello said: "I substituted Wayne because his ankle was not so good, he has some problems."

Pressed on how serious the injury was, Capello added: "I don't know.

" I have to wait for the doctor, but I think it will be okay."

Capello strode on to the pitch at the final whistle and made a point of embracing John Terry, the former England captain who had questioned the manager's methods at the training camp in Rustenburg and made a high heel shoes thinly-veiled appeal for Joe Cole to be selected.

Capello said of Terry: "He is a leader. I have no problem with the players. I respect the players and they respect me. It was a very important performance from Terry.

"But all the players played really well."

Capello also believes England will improve as the tournament progresses "I'm sure we will play more with confidence," he said. "We have found the spirit we lacked. The quality of the play was really good and we improved a lot physically. We ran a lot.

"I spoke with the players when we saw the first half against Algeria.

"We understood it was not a good way to go forward and during training it was very good, focused and Replica Cartier Watches fast.

"We found the physicality that we know usually.

The players were the same that we see in the Premier League."

Slovenia manager Matjaz Kek believes England can now go on to win the trophy.

He said: "I hope England win at the World Cup and I think England are a favourite.

"They played well, but we could have levelled and clinched a draw."

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