By Mark Meadows IRENE, South Africa (Reuters) - Italy defender Giampaolo Pazzini has two aims for the World Cup -- to break into the starting lineup and avoid bruising English defenders like John Terry. The Sampdoria player is plotting a course beyond Group F which bypasses Fabio Capello's men and Brazil having been buffeted enough by Inter Milan tough nut Lucio during the Serie A season. "England's defenders are very tough. They're very strong. I'd prefer to avoid them. Brazil's Lucio, he's a bit particular too, that's all I'm saying," Pazzini, who scores many headers thanks to a salmon-like leap, told reporters on Saturday. The 25-year-old scored twice in Friday's 6-0 friendly win over a South African league representative side but is not expecting to start Group F's opener against Paraguay in Cape Town on Monday. The friendly, attended by a handful of local fans, at least gave him chance to get used to the drone from South Africa's vuvuzela trumpets. "It's nice we got a taste of it yesterday at our friendly. When there are just three or four you can hear them so imagine what it's like with 20-30,000," he laughed. (Editing by Jon Bramley)
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