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England fans have been warned not to expect miracles from Fabio Capello by the men who appointed the multiple trophy winning Italian to the so-called 'hardest job in football'.

FA chief executive Brian Barwick described the 61-year-old Capello as a "winner with a capital W" at the formal unveiling of Steve McClaren's successor last Monday.

But both he and director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking are realistic about how far England's stock has fallen and they have ushered in the Capello era with a heavy dose of realism.

"There is no triumphalism," said Barwick.