Fabio Capello believes England are capable of becoming as potent an attacking force as Germany to take next summer's European Championship by storm.

The manager's renewed confidence is such that he is now prepared to make comparisons with a German team that was hugely impressive at last summer's World Cup, having benefited from an injection of youthful players such as Mesut Ozil.

'I hope that people will talk about us like they did about  Germany,' said Capello. 'I hope so. These players are improving a lot and playing with confidence.'

Impressed: Capello (left) watches his England side against Ghana

Capello believes the emergence of players like 19-year-old Jack Wilshere, Andy Carroll, 22, and Joe Hart, 23 — and the development of a new 4-3-3 system — has produced a fresh-faced England team capable of matching the best in the world.

Germany's new-look team put four goals past England and Argentina at South Africa 2010 before losing to eventual winners Spain in the semi-final.

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