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Fabio Capello's side were booed off after a dire 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic last night at Wembley, where 20,000 seats were unsold in the 90,000-capacity stadium.

Expectations are high among supporters after the team's failure to qualify for Euro 2008 but Beckham said: "People expect change straight away, especially with the quality of the manager and the players. It's a case of step by step, bonding together as a unit and that takes time.

"Everything is there, everything is right. It's all about getting that confidence up and taking it into these qualifiers. We believe we are going to qualify but there's a lot of hard work to be done."

Cole says fans should stop comparing every display to the memorable performances, such as England's 5-1 victory in Germany in 2001.

The Chelsea midfielder, who came off the bench to score last night, added: "I don't know if they're right to bring up the Germany game. How many times have England done that in the last 50 or 60 years? First and foremost it's about qualifying, then we want to peak when we get there.

"Patience is the key. It's an 18-month campaign and we are making small strides but they might not be noticeable to the public."

Capello's side face Andorra and then Croatia next month at the start of qualifying and Cole admits it has been difficult to bury the memory of Croatia's 3-2 win at Wembley last November, which denied England qualification to a major tournament for the first time in 14 years.

Cole said: "The match in Zagreb could shape the qualifying campaign. It's difficult to talk about revenge but it is fresh in our minds what they did to us, with the celebrations and things like that. We want to go over there and win the game."