Fabio Capello urges England fans to be patient
| INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: ENGLAND v FRANCE Venue: Wembley Stadium Date: Wednesday, 17 November Kick-off: 2000 GMT Coverage details: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live; live text commentary and full reports on BBC Sport website & mobiles; live on ITV1 from 1930 GMT  Capello (left) used the example of Germany, who beat England at the World Cup Manager Fabio Capello wants fans to be patient with England's youngsters in Wednesday's friendly against France. Andy Carroll, 21, and Jordan Henderson, 20, will make their debut while Kieran Gibbs, 21, is set for his first start. "I hope the performance of these young players will be really good, but the fans must understand that we could burn these players if it is not," he said. "We have to help them. Playing in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley, it is not the same as playing for the under-21s." The Italian added: "The value of this game is different. They need time to improve, to play confidently and without fear." Capello is eager to blood new players but feels the trio of Newcastle striker Carroll, Sunderland midfielder Henderson and Arsenal defender Gibbs must be surrounded by experience. He pointed to Germany as an example of what can be achieved, and in doing so referred to a team who knocked England out of the World Cup with a painful 4-1 defeat in their last-16 match.
"Germany built their team step by step. If we want that, we must put them in two, three at a time, not five or six," added Capello. Former Real Madrid and Juventus manager Capello now hopes to develop a team of fresh talent in time for the European Championships in 2012, but he has warned that the transition is not always smooth. "When I have done this with my club team some played very well immediately, others needed more time," he said. "But the value of these players is really big. We have to help them." Jack Wilshere would have been involved in the match had the 18-year-old not been forced to head back to Arsenal for treatment on an injury he picked up in Sunday's win at Everton. Manchester City defender Micah Richards could also start for England if Everton's Phil Jagielka does not recover from the virus that prevented him from training on Tuesday. England's first-choice goalkeeper, Manchester City's Joe Hart, has been ruled out after injuring his back in training. Birmingham's Ben Foster stands by for a first international start in 12 months. | ||
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