After naming a 30-man squad last week which was then trimmed to 23, the players trained under Capello for the first time on Monday with none of them certain of a place in the starting lineup.
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Capello has already shown the tough side of his character by omitting former skipper David Beckham from the party, thus denying him the chance of winning his 100th cap against the Swiss, who have beaten England just once in 16 matches in the last 60 years and never on English soil.
Beckham has been told he is still in Capello's plans and could return to the squad once he is match fit but if either David Bentley or Shaun Wright-Phillips get the chance and play well wide on the right, the LA Galaxy midfielder might not add to his 99 caps.