Peter Taylor believes England have nothing to fear about tomorrow’s World Cup showdown with Germany.

Taylor is banking on the added experience of Fabio Capello’s side to prove the decisive factor against their old foe in Bloemfontein.

The City boss, who briefly managed the national team, hopes England can play on Germany’s lack of big-game nous.

“I think the England players are looking forward to the game more than the Germans,” said Taylor.

“Germany looked impressive against Australia but that was the first game. I don’t look at them as anything to fear – and I’m sure our players will feel the same.

“They are quite a young side and I wouldn’t want to play them in two to four years’ time because they will be a really good team by then.

“But right now, they are a little bit inexperienced and that shows. Ghana could have scored two of the easiest goals you’ll see at the World Cup because of holes in their defence.”

Franz Beckenbauer called England “stupid” for not winning their group, which would have meant a last-16 meeting with Ghana instead, but Taylor sees the German game as a better one for the players.

“I think there’s less pressure on our boys being against Germany,” he said.

“Ghana look an impressive team to me. They aren’t bad at all and it would have been a more dangerous game because people would take them a little bit lightly.”

The winners are likely to face a quarter-final with Argentina, providing they overcome Mexico in Johannesburg tomorrow night. Diego Maradona’s men swept through their group in convincing fashion but Taylor is not so sure.

“You look at the form of the team but Argentina’s manager hasn’t been tested yet,” he said.

“Say all of a sudden they go a goal down and a team plays a different system against them, would they change?

“I start watching the World Cup now. I don’t like the early games because people are too scared about being beaten. But from the third set of group matches, that’s where it really starts.

“Group football is different. You know where you stand as soon as the knock-out part begins and you can see that with England.

“Our boys did well the other day. People like Gareth Barry is another match fitter now and James Milner has got over his illness.

“I think they’ve got a very good chance tomorrow.”