England boss Fabio Capello has defended the scheduling of this week's friendly against Holland.

The timing of next week's friendly, just three days prior to the start of a new season, has concerned some Premier League bosses.

But Capello said: "It's not a problem because the players are fresh.

"We will decide with the players and speak with them because some will have played Saturday, others will have played Sunday. The training will be different.

"I respect managers and their ideas. It is important to have a relationship with the managers but more important is that when the players play with us, they have to understand my style.

"Every manager has a different style and I respect that. I speak with managers always about the general situation about the players, but after that I decide.

"If a manager tells me a player is tired and can play only until half-time, okay, it is not a problem. But I will decide."

England Squad:

Foster (Manchester United), Green (West Ham), Robinson (Blackburn);

Bridge (Manchester City), A Cole (Chelsea), Ferdinand (Manchester United), Johnson (Liverpool), Lescott (Everton), Terry (Chelsea), Upson (West Ham);

Barry (Manchester City), Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy), Carrick (Manchester United), Gerrard (Liverpool), Lampard (Chelsea), Milner (Aston Villa), Walcott (Arsenal), Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Young (Aston Villa);

Cole (West Ham), Heskey (Aston Villa), Rooney (Manchester United), Defoe (Tottenham).