Newcastle United and England legend Alan Shearer says the nation has made zero progress under Three Lions coach Fabio Capello.

The former England striker insists there is no clear thinking or consistency in team selection.

Shearer said: "Fabio has been here two and a half years now and I'm not sure we've gone forward in that time.

"If every England player was fit I'm not sure he would actually know what system he wanted to play or what team he wanted to play.

"If you look at before we went into the World Cup our qualifying campaign was a huge success but it seems that we have gone slightly backwards from that.

"I'm not sure what system we'd play or what XI we would play if everyone was fit. I don't know if the manager would either."

Shearer, who won 63 caps for his country, believes England's fans have to be more realistic in their expectation levels.

He told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme: "The problem lies with the kids coming through. How are they taught? What are they taught?

"That is where you have to start from and it will take a long time. Unfortunately in this country we don't have patience.

"We always put so much pressure on our players that we go into every tournament wanting and expecting to win the tournament. Is that fair? I'm not sure it is."