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Capello wants three points from qualifier

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 4 Oct 2011

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England boss Fabio Capello says his side will be going all out for a win in their Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro on Friday.

Although England only need a point to secure qualification for the tournament, Capello said his team would be looking to take home all three from their trip to Podgorica.

“We are going to win this game, not for the draw,” Capello told FATV.

“If you play for a draw it is a big mistake. You are not focused on the game. You are playing to defend the result.”

“When you do that you make some silly mistakes. You need to play the same style as all the other away games.”

Montenegro will be keen to take something out of the game as they hold just a three-point buffer over Switzerland in the race for second and the play-off berth.

Montenegro defender Milan Jovanovic said his side will be up for the clash, hailing it as Montenegro’s biggest game of the past 10 years.

“Although it may not be the decisive match in the qualifiers, the clash with England is the game of the decade for us because we don’t play teams at that level very often,” Jovanovic said.

“We are all confident that we can get a result which would leave us in contention for a play-off berth.”

“We know it’s likely it will go down to the wire, meaning our last game away to the Swiss, so we are taking it one game at a time aware that we have to produce our best football in both encounters.”

There is plenty of attacking prowess in the Montenegrin line-up, with Juventus front man Mirko Vucinic expected to partner Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic up front.

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