Bilic mind games are fab motivation, vows Capello

ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello has thanked Slaven Bilic for providing the team-talk ahead of their World Cup qualifier tonight (8pm) and will simply tell his players to remember what the Croatia manager has branded them.

Capello’s men can qualify for South Africa with victory against the side that denied them a place at Euro 2008 – but there is added incentive of proving Bilic wrong after he stirred up the mind games this week. Bilic suggested England have lost “Englishness” under Capello, which the Italian feels has motivated his squad.

“Thank you Mr Bilic,” Capello said. “I have no need to motivate my players after this. It’s fantastic assistance.”