Fabio Capello reveals how offer of pre-match beer calmed - 世足

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Fabio Capello reveals how offer of pre-match beer calmed England's nerves
before Slovenia victory

England manager Fabio Capello used slightly unusual methods when it came to
easing the pressure on his players ahead of Wednesday's make or break
encounter with Slovenia.

The Three Lions stars looked a lot more relaxed than they had in their
previous encounters at the tournament and the Italian claims that alcohol
played its part.

"They were allowed to drink beer before the game, you can ask them," Capello
told reporters.

"It's true. I changed something and used my imagination."

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard though confirmed that the players may have
decided an abstemious approach to things was best.

"The offer was there, but I'm not sure anyone took him up on it," the
midfielder told reporters.

"A lot has been made about the boredom in the hotel, but you can't come away
for a month and live like a monk. The manager is aware of that.

"Sometimes those things are on offer and it's up to you if you take them. You
might have one or two beers – you don't have to have 10."

It was the physical effort sustained by his players throughout the 1-0
victory over the Slovenians that particularly pleased Capello though.

"The quality of the players is really good but we improved a lot, physically,
today. We ran a lot, pressed a lot and won the ball back really well," he
said.

"We played well in this game and that was important. We had to win here, and
we did. We played with the spirit we'd lost in the first two games in the
group and could have scored a second goal. Because we didn't, we suffered in
the last few minutes – it's always possible you might draw or lose a game
like that unfairly – but I am pleased."

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簡單來說 賽前卡佩羅允許英格蘭球員喝點啤酒 讓他們更放鬆 (?)
Lampard表示是真的 不過不見得每個人都有喜歡這份賽前的驚喜
(路人: 這哪招???) lol.

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