Fabio Capello has set out his vision to bring success to the England team - but warned that his task is not going to be easy.On the eve of his first test as England manager, the Italian stressed that only 38% of players in the Premier League are available to him while his Spanish counterpart has 61% of players in the Primera Liga to choose from.

Capello is concentrating on building up a group mentality in the England squad, fostered by some strict new rules while players are together at their training camp and based on mutual respect.

The proof of the pudding will first be sampled against Switzerland at Wembley on Wednesday, and even the England players will not know whether they are in the team until just before they leave the team hotel.

Only Steven Gerrard, named by Capello as his captain though not on a permanent basis, knows he is guaranteed a spot in the starting line-up.

Capello said: "We have just started working together and our objective is to form a group that will gel together before our first [competitive] game against Andorra.

"The last two days we have worked very hard on the technical front and have watched and analysed videos in order to create a group mentality and more importantly to work on moving on the pitch in a way that reflects my ideas about football."

The former Real Madrid and AC Milan coach insists that although the nature of the football he has been watching in the Premier League over the last month is different to the continental game, it is not an alien culture.

He added: "There are very similar aspects to Spain for example, but what is really interesting is that in England we have 38% of players who are English.

"In Spain, a much higher percentage are Spanish players so the manager of Spain has a much greater choice and this is something that people need to be aware of."

The Italian also spoke of the differences he is experiencing as an international coach: "Being a club manager you can work on a daily basis to iron out creases. Here you need to gel together different mentalities and different ways of playing football.

"You need to be able to create a right mix that allows you to have a good system of play and a good group."

Capello was asked whether he thought there was any difference between players in Italy and Spain and those in England.

"I think the players are the same everywhere," he told a press conference.

"I found great co-operation here. I have been impressed by the behaviour of the players and with this mentality I believe we will be able to do very well."

Capello was bemused that his new rules for players should have commanded so much attention, as they are the norm in Italy and Spain.

These include players being obliged to turn up on time together for meals, and leave the table at the same time. Use of mobile phones is restricted, and players are expected to devote their time at the training camp entirely to training or team-building.

The players are also referred to by coaches by the surnames only, which is also the habit on the continent.

Capello, who insisted he did not believe English players are any more pampered than others in Europe, said: "If people are amazed by these rules then they are probably not used to having them.

"I believe we have some obligations towards the fans and so I feel we need rules to work by, in an orderly fashion.

"We have not many days together compared to when the players are with their clubs so we need some strict rules to create a group and a winning mentality that I want.

"The players can call each other by first name or surname but eating

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