David Beckham says Fabio Capello will bring an "aura" and a "fear factor" with him to the England job but is sure the players will warm to him.Former England captain Beckham likens the style of his old Real Madrid boss to that of Sir Alex Ferguson - the man who first helped him make his name at Manchester United.

Capello and Beckham did not always appear to see eye to eye at the Bernabeu - where the midfielder fell out of favour for a time, before finishing his spell in Spain strongly last year.

"He has an aura that players will enjoy," Beckham predicted on Sky Sports News.

"They are going to enjoy playing under him. I enjoyed playing under him, even in the bad times."

Beckham does not blame the Italian, in fact, for the matches he had to spend out of the Real first-choice line-up.

"There were ups and downs - and I said at the time it was higher than him, the things that were going on there," Beckham recalls.

The midfielder's admiration is certainly undimmed for the man under whom he hopes to win his 100th England cap against Switzerland at Wembley next month.

"Apart from Sir Alex Ferguson, I have never seen anyone so dedicated to watching football and learning about it," he added.

"He will do it his way - and that is a good thing.

"We had the fear factor the year we won La Liga. That is what all great managers have.

"The fear factor with a manager is important. We had it at Manchester United with Sir Alex Ferguson, and he had so much success and is still having it."

Capello will be much more than simply a strict disciplinarian in his first job as an international manager, however.

"He has been passionate about every team he has managed," Beckham notes.

"His knowledge of football is one of the best - and he has the experience."

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