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England boss Capello will select full-strength line-up for Brazil friendly

England boss Fabio Capello has warned Premiership managers ahead of their glamour friendly against Brazil in Qatar.

Capello intends to field the strongest possible line-up for the November friendly.

"It's important for me to understand when you play against South American countries they play a different style," he said.

"They play man against man, dribbling. Here teams play really well but there is no dribbling. They have good possession but dribbling? Never. The game will be really important for me, the players, to understand the difference."

But Capello admits to having no control over what could be a vital Cup-winning ingredient.

"I see a lot of games here in England," he said.

"My experience is good. It's important to know what style we have to play and to have the best players fit. But the last and the most important is to be lucky. Because if you are not lucky it is impossible to win."

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