Fabio Capello had wanted his players to jet off to Marbella straight after the Champions League final on May 19 to prepare for this summer's tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

However, with Capello gone, Pearce has taken the opportunity to "tweak" a few aspects of England's planning in order to try and provide the best opportunity for success.

And one of the alterations is going to be a change of destination, a so far un-named location in southern Spain, with the amount of time there being cut as well.

"I just tinkered with a couple of dates and amended them," said Pearce.

"I felt the rest and recuperation of the players to allow them to freshen up was really important.

"Now, all the players either know, or will get informed very shortly about the whole summer's preparation.

"If I was them I would like to know, even if I only had an outside chance, when I can book a holiday with my wife at the end of the season.

"That is common-sense and was greeted very well by the players."

It was just one aspect of last week's get-together that pointed towards Pearce being more heavily involved this summer than many people imagined.

Press Association Sport understands Pearce did not attempt to play that prospect down within camp and certainly electing to name Scott Parker as his captain for the defeat by Holland rather than go for the safe option of Steven Gerrard was a significant step.

"I told Steven he was a worthy candidate but I needed him to influence the game," said Pearce.

"He took it fine, as you would expect from a professional like that, and I would have thought there would be one or two more who were disappointed not to lead their country as well, and rightly so."

Pearce first noticed Parker's ability to have an impact during the pre-World Cup training camp in Austria two years ago.

Aside from being a step too far in preparations for South Africa that went on for far too long, Pearce spotted Parker's professional approach, even though he ended up being axed by Capello when his official 23-man squad was named.

"I saw how Scott handled himself, which was commendable," said Pearce.

"I see his relationship with the squad around the dinner table and I know how unselfish he is.

"I thought he could grow with the role, would thrive wearing the armband and inspire one or two around him."

With FA chief executive Alex Horne confirming there is not likely to be an appointment for another couple of months, Pearce will now take on responsibility for scouting players and collating information either he, or Capello's successor, can use when it comes to naming the squad.

It is hardly ideal, just as it is not great that Club England managing director Adrian Bevington and FA director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking, who along with Horne and FA chairman David Bernstein make up the four-man panel that will decide Capello's successor, will represent England at a Euro 2012 coaches forum held by UEFA in Warsaw later this week.

"I prioritise as best I can," said Pearce, who must also select a Great Britain squad to compete in the Olympic Games in addition to his day job of remaining across the Under-21 set-up.

"The Under-21s don't play again until September, so that is on the back-burner so the Olympics and the seniors will be my main priority from now until the summer.

"Ever since the FA asked me to do the seniors I have been splitting both.

"The week before last I was at Millwall on Tuesday and Manchester United on Wednesday.

"It is not a hardship to me. It just means I am doing more miles."