He has plenty of thinking to do about whether to accommodate David Beckham and Joe Cole in his first 11 against Slaven Bilic's side and about how to get the best out of Wayne Rooney.

Beckham featured in the four friendly internationals before Andorra, but had to be content with a late appearance in Barcelona's Olympic Stadium as Theo Walcott was given his first start for his country on the right flank.

Capello described his performance in the 2-0 victory as "incredible" for the first 20 minutes as he showed the sort of pace that would have impressed Linford Christie, who won 100m Olympic gold in the same stadium in 1992,.

The Arsenal player faded, but still was able to get to the by-line and whip in the occasional cross; Beckham, now 33, has been crossing from increasingly deeper positions in his twilight years.

But Beckham's experience and know-how in the hostile and intimidating atmosphere of Zagreb could be crucial.

While a case could be made for leaving out Beckham after his recent performances, it would be a bold move by Capello if he continued to overlook the claims for a first start in five internationals from the bubbly Cole.

The Chelsea midfielder scored a last-gasp equaliser as a substitute in last month's friendly international with the Czech Republic and then came off the bench to net twice in six minutes against Andorra.

There is no doubting Cole's potency, but maybe Capello's second-half outburst, in which he criticised the 26-year-old for not supporting Emile Heskey once England had gone 2-0 ahead, tells the story of why he is reluctant to pick him.

The Italian demands discipline from his players as they carry out his plans on the pitch and perhaps Cole is seen as a maverick. But that has to be weighed up against the problems Cole can cause opposition defenders and, at the moment, he has the scoring touch.

Capello may prefer Emile Heskey to Jermain Defoe in Zagreb in the hope of getting the best out of Rooney.

Andorran coach David Rodrigo has mocked Capello after England's unconvincing win over the nation who are 186th in the world rankings. Rodrigo insisted he would have achieved more than a 2-0 win had the coaches' roles been reversed.

Rodrigo commented: "Mr Capello says he does not quite understand why a small team like Andorra, when losing 2-0, is still in the defensive position.

"He can try coaching Andorra and I will try coaching England – and I am sure that we will beat Andorra by more than 2-0."

"It is not easy to play against England. It is no consolation, but we have to say we achieved a moral victory from the game."