Capello urges striker Carroll to curb drinking

England coach Fabio Capello has urged striker Andy Carroll, the country's most expensive player, to curb his drinking and change his lifestyle.

Liverpool's 35-million pound (then $56 million) January signing is struggling for action for club and country.

And Capello says Carroll's "style of life is a problem, if it is not good, because he needs to be careful."

Having previously hoped Carroll could form an England strike partnership with Wayne Rooney, Capello added: "If he wants to be a good player and a good sportsman, he needs to drink less than the others."

Carroll was not even named as a substitute in Sofia on Friday as England beat Bulgaria 3-0 in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship.