Fabio Capello has not ruled out taking his Champions League stars to Trinidad even though he is due to cut his squad to around 20 players.Players from Chelsea and Manchester United joined up with the England squad at London Colney on Saturday but were not included in the main training session ahead of Wednesday's game against the USA.
Chelsea captain John Terry, who wasted the chance to win the Champions League by missing his crucial penalty, did not appear at all and is understood to have spent time in the gym instead.
The remainder of those players involved in Wednesday night's final underwent some light jogging instead of being included in Capello's main group.
But if they were hoping to avoid a long trip to Trinidad, Capello made it clear he wants his players to show the same pride they do for their clubs and will not accept anybody trying to pick and choose their games.
"That is my opinion," said Capello. "It is not correct for the other players. When you play for the national team you have to play like it is a final in every game.
"Against USA I want to see one team playing like a group, with courage, and strength.
"It is very important for me to recover the spirit of the England team. We have 28 players and before we leave for Trinidad, I will choose 20 or 21 players.
"Everyone has to come when I select them and these players have to play with the spirit like they do at their clubs.
"My ambition is to arrive at the top. You have to work to change the mentality. I believe we can do that but the players must also believe.
"England had two teams in the Champions League final and they are ambitious teams. You have to transmit the same ambitions in the England team.
"When a player puts on the England shirt you have to play with a certain kind of spirit and that is very important.
"I will play the first 11 who I think are the best players at the moment. It is also very important for the other players.
"I will experiment against Trinidad. We have good material here and have been competitive against every team."
Capello is convinced he can go one further than Sir Bobby Robson in 1990 and get England to the final of a World Cup.
The Italian believes England has enough quality and pointed to the number of players involved in the Champions League final in Moscow as proof.
When asked if he could go beyond Robson's semi-final achievement, he replied: "Yes. Why not?
"I have been with Roma, Juventus, Milan, Real Madrid and always wanted to go to the very top. I don't understand why people feel differently. We need to be ambitious."
Capello has again chosen a different captain for the clash with America but his identity remains under wraps for the moment.
He has already relieved Terry of the armband while he experiments with different personnel but Capello was full of praise for the Chelsea defender following his penalty horror in Moscow.
"I saw him in Moscow and he played a good game, no problem. He will be fit for the game against USA.
"You need the courage and that is very important. John Terry is a courageous man. You can do one mistake, it is normal."
Capello intends to play with two forwards against the USA with one of them likely to be Wayne Rooney.
The England coach is expecting a tough game against the Americans who, he acknowledges, will be a lot fresher than his squad.
"The United States are a good team," he added. "In the last three games they have scored seven goals and won the last two against Poland and Sweden. They drew against Mexico and I think it will be a good test for us.
"They are a strong national team and it is not easy to play
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