All over: England manager Fabio Capello speaks to his squad

Bevington said ‘there are potential slots that could become available’ for a rescheduled game with the Dutch.

On the threat to the safety of players he then said: ‘One of the points made to us was that if there is a continuation of various incidents across the city it makes it more difficult to ensure the safety of our own team and also the Dutch as well.’

Should the players have addressed the media directly? ‘It is true that the players carry great weight in the impression they have on youngsters,’ said Bevington. ‘But it is also a very volatile situation out there at the moment and I don’t think, after reflecting on it in the brief time we’ve had, that it would be fair to put the players in the situation to start dissecting the social debate.

« Previous123456789Next »