The Italian succeeded Steve McClaren in the wake of England's dismal failure to reach Euro 2008.

With the experience of Juventus, AC Milan and Roma behind him, the 61-year-old had an idea what he was letting himself in for, although even he agrees coaching a national team with so much expectation, very little of which is justified, is different to anything he has gone through before.

But, rather than allowing himself to become crushed by the Three Lions, as he approaches tomorrow's World Cup qualifier with Kazakhstan, Capello sees the demand for success as a passion to be embraced.

"It is not an impossible job," he said.

"Being England manager is a fantastic experience.

"I agree, it is not easy. For me, it is different to being in charge of a club, when you work and train every day. Then you can change errors and rectify mistakes.

"For this reason alone you need a different mentality.

"But the pressure is the same in all countries. The only difference is somewhere like Milan you are talking about one city and one set of supporters.

"Here, the focus is different. It's one nation. It is the England team."

Capello is talking from strength, having seen his own stock rise markedly on the back of that amazing win over Croatia in Zagreb, when Theo Walcott bagged a stunning hat-trick.

It is a double-edged sword for England's new man in charge.

With improvement comes the release of rampant expectation, often misguided and even more frequently completely unfulfilled.

Not that Capello is bothered. In fact, while he calls for patience, particularly in relation to Walcott, he is also willing to usher in a bright new dawn for England at Wembley.

"I hope that is what it is," he said.

"We have changed a lot of things in the minds of the fans and tomorrow we will find out what.

"This is be a very important game and if we don't score in the first 20 minutes, I hope the fans don't boo.

"They have to help us because we need the players to be able to play."

Capello is pinning his faith in skipper John Terry being fit for Wednesday's trip to Belarus.

As the Chelsea captain had not trained all week - and missed out again today - it was merely confirming the inevitable when Capello officially ruled him out.

Rio Ferdinand will lead England in a competitive international for the first time, with Matthew Upson, Wes Brown and Joleon Lescott vying for the chance to replace Terry.

All three have plausible claims. Not that Capello was shedding any light on the matter.

"I know exactly who will play tomorrow," he teased.

"When I first decided the squad I had to think it was possible someone like John Terry or Rio Ferdinand might get injured, which, as always, is why we ended up with four centre-backs."

Capello claims to have seen his squad visibly grow since the Croatia victory.

Walcott in particular is no longer a boy among men and there is no question the 19-year-old will retain his place despite the claims of David Beckham and in-form Shaun Wright-Phillips.

However, Capello will speak to the Arsenal youngster beforehand, just to ensure he does not waste his time trying to repeat the night of his life.

"You have to try and play normally and not try to do too much," he said.

"I am sure he will take that on board.

"He's a very good boy. He is young but he is still the same - nothing has changed since Croatia. That hasn't surprised me. Why would it?"

Victory should be a formality for England, as they look to maintain their 100% start to Group Six.

Not that Kazakhstan have made it easy for Capello.

Now, even those schooled in Kazak history may struggle to come up with any member of the opposition camp more famous than Borat.

"I watched three of their games on video but it was a complete waste of time because only four of the players are still involved," said Capello.

"It is a new manager and a new squad. But surely it is impossible to change their style completely?

"I will have to watch the first few minutes pretty carefully because it is the only way I can find out what they are going to do."