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England boss Capello keen to rectify loss

England manager Fabio Capello is determined to put the 1-0 loss to Ukraine behind him and rectify the result with as win over Belarus on Wednesday night.

The Italian tactician was less than impressed with the overall performance of his players, particularly defender Rio Ferdinand, citing simple errors for the loss but plans to put things right before they step out onto Wembley.

"I have spoken with some players. I spoke with Rio (Ferdinand), yesterday and this morning, and I will speak also with some other players. "We will watch the DVD of the game to understand what happened, and I will see the mistakes.

Capello insisted that although the team had done well to qualify for South Africa next year, it definitely is not cause for celebrations.

"(Tonight) It's just one game. I hope they will celebrate in July, next year after the World Cup," he added.

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