Bullish Bilic shrugs off Croatia’s stuttering start

ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello was given a glimpse of what to expect next season as Luka Modric got Croatia’s Euro 2008 campaign off to a winning start against Austria.

Capello was at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium to watch the team that knocked England out at the qualifying stage — and they will meet again as they try to reach the next World Cup.

Encouragement for Capello came from some shaky moments in the second half for Slaven Bilic’s side but they held on after Modric, Tottenham’s £16.5million (e20.5m) summer signing, had tucked away a fourth-minute penalty.