BIG BOSQUE MAN ... Spain coach

WORLD CUP winner Vicente del Bosque last night told Fabio Capello: "You're too modest."

Capello is ready to write off his England team as a world force.

But Spain boss Del Bosque insisted: "England have a great team, with pace and power.

"It will be a big challenge playing against a good England side.

"Spain are enjoying a good period of form and success, but the differences between us are not that large.

"Whoever England line up with, whether it is an experimental side that Fabio puts out, we have nothing but good feelings about Fabio in Spain."

Del Bosque believes a key factor in Spain becoming world beaters has been having so many Spanish stars in the Premier League.

He said: "It's been vital to have such a crop of players who played in England at a young age."