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Capello explains not calling Man Utd defender Ferdinand

England coach Fabio Capello says there's no chance of him calling Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand over the Three Lions captaincy.

The Italian will not change for anyone.

He said: "My way of working is very simple. We have the good fortune to work only a few hours a day, therefore in the little time we have for working, you have to do it well.

"And after work we're free to have fun and do what we want. I never telephone my players. Never.

"If a player is injured, I don't call him but I will call the doctor.

"A manager is not a big brother, I have better things to do than put my nose into my players' business.

"You have players who behave well and others who behave less well. The problem here is particularly that photographers know where the players go, so the next day you find it on front pages of papers or YouTube.

"You just have to be careful. I say to my players, have fun, but be careful about the people around you and in particular beware of mobile phones."

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