Terry plays down ambition

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Terry has been given the armband by Fabio Capello in preference to Rio Ferdinand, but there will be no bold predictions of what England can achieve in the future and qualifying for the 2010 finals in Africa will be a deliberate low-key approach .

Terry said: "I'll sit here and say 'we have to qualify for the World Cup' and nothing more. Simple as that."

He added: "I've personally learned a few things from the last campaign and I'll not be talking about winning the World Cup or anything like that.

"I've learned from talking about 'I want to win the Euros' and things like that.

"Let's forget all that stuff. Let's concentrate on qualifying for the World Cup in two years time. It is in the hands of the players to do that.

"We've got the manager and the players to move forward but let's not focus on winning anything. We just need to qualify for this World Cup and have to concentrate on that."

Capello has seen a gradual improvement in the four matches he has been in charge so far with the players starting to fulfil his wishes in terms of how he wants them to perform.

Terry said: "In the short of space of time we've had with the manager, he has stressed about having less anxiety and more confidence and we've done that.

"He wants us to express that even more. The manager wants us to play like we do for our clubs week in and week out and that is what he is trying to get across."