England boss Fabio Capello says he knows very little about World Cup qualifying opponents Kazakhstan because of their recent managerial change.
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"I only know four players," he said. "They have moved a lot of players from the Under-21s and I have one video.
"It's a new manager and squad. But it is impossible to change style totally."
Kazakhstan are ranked 131st in the world compared to 14th-placed England.
But with England facing relative international minnows on the back of a superb 4-1 victory in Croatia, Capello has warned his players against complacency and urged the Wembley crowd to play their part.
"It is very important for the group, for the spirit and the confidence in the team that we win," he said on Friday.
"I think tomorrow we will play with more confidence and I hope the crowd will help us. I know the crowd hope we will win and play a nice game.
"There is a big expectation but it is normal for the England team."
He warned that the match may not be a formality, despite the fact that Croatia raced into a three-goal lead within 20 minutes when they recently beat Kazakhstan.
"It is possible we will not score very early and we have to be patient," he said. "I remember the old Wembley atmosphere and that helped the England players a lot.
"I spoke with the players. We have to play with confidence, better than the last game we played here.
"I said a lot of times we have a good team with very important players. It is important we won against Croatia and now we are better than when we last played at Wembley.
"We are more confident, more compact, more of a team than we were before. I'm sure we will play well against Kazakhstan."
Capello must decide who will partner Rio Ferdinand in central defence in the absence of the injured John Terry, with Everton's Joleon Lescott tipped to get the nod ahead of West Ham's Matthew Upson.
Steven Gerrard is expected to return to the midfield after missing the wins over Andorra and Croatia with injury.
The Liverpool captain will team up with Frank Lampard, with Gareth Barry also set to play.
"Steven Gerrard is a very important player for Liverpool and us," said Capello.
"He is a fantastic player. He scores goals and makes assists. I am very happy he is back."
Lampard admitted on Thursday he and Gerrard had not played at their peak for the national side.
"We both want to be at our best for England and will probably say that, for the last couple of years, we haven't done that," he said.
"Everyone is trying to find the solution but it's not just me and Steven Gerrard, it's the whole team."

(BBC)

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