Glen Johnson believes Fabio Capello’s single-mindedness will prove crucial in helping England negotiate their way into the World Cup’s knockout stages.
England left their training base in Sun City today to fly down to Cape Town for tomorrow night’s crucial Group C clash with Algeria.
Having drawn their opening fixture 1-1 with the USA – and seen Slovenia steal a march with a 1-0 win over the Algerians – England have little room for manoeuvre.
Capello has come in for criticism on a number of issues in the time since that game, largely down to the fact he did not name his team until two hours before kick-off.
Liverpool right-back Johnson, though, has revealed that Capello will not let any outside factors distract his approach – and that is why he is confident England will continue to progress.
“He is a very good manager and a nice man,” said Johnson, who was outstanding against the USA in Rustenberg.
“He is well aware of what he wants to do and he knows how to do it. He knows how to get the job done and is definitely a manager at the top of his game.
“Every kid dreams of playing for England in the World Cup so what I am doing now is a dream come true. There are a lot of good teams and every game is difficult.
“The further we go in the tournament, the better we will be. We just need to concentrate on playing the way we think we can and see what happens.”
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