Fabio Capello warns his wards

LONDON: Fabio Capello on Friday warned England that their impressive win in Croatia last month will count for nothing if they fail to beat Kazakhsan’s mystery men at Wembley on Saturday. England will go into their third World Cup qualifier under the Italian looking to build on the momentum generated by the stunning 4-1 victory in Zagreb. But they will have to do without two members of the team that secured that win, captain John Terry, who was ruled out on Friday with a back injury, and his Chelsea teammate Joe Cole. "I was very happy with the performance against Croatia but it is only three points," Capello said. "We have to win on Saturday." The Italian issued an appeal to the England fans who have booed their own players on their last three Wembley outings to show patience if the Kazakhs, about whom Capello admits he knows little, prove difficult to break down. "It is very important for the group, for the spirit and the confidence in the team that we win. I think we will play with more confidence and I hope the crowd will help us. Fellow centreback Rio Ferdinand will stand in for Terry as captain with Joleon Lescott the favourite to partner the Manchester United man at the heart of the defence. Kazakhstan's squad have arrived in England in a state of flux following the dismissal of Dutch coach Arno Pijpers last month in the wake of a 3-0 away defeat in Croatia and a 3-1 loss at home to Ukraine in their opening qualifiers. Germany's Berndt Stork, the U-21 coach brought in as interim boss of the senior team, has made sweeping changes to the squad with the result that Capello believes he will have only seen four of the starting XI.