Greetings, now this is an interesting thread....but before I start - as you'd guess from my name - genetically I take immense pleasure from the misfortune of the England footy team. In fact this summer coming up I'm a bit sad really as no team will play England and so I can't support at least the three other group teams, then look forward to the penalty shootout, however I digress...
Capello actually HAS the BEST league record of any present active manager around if I'm not mistaken. He equals Fergie & Ancelotti on the CL trophies I think, but beats them due to winning the league with so many different clubs. Living here in sunny España I can assure you that if you were Capello you would have instructed that team of clowns to tighten up at the back last season initially as well but the 2nd half of last season's La Liga was a rollercoaster, with RM sneaking wins quite often in the last minute on numerous occasions. Capello teams may be "dull-ish", but they still don't hoof it up front at every other turn. In fact, he probably got the boot at RM due to politics and simply not toeing the line with the questionable duo running the club itself, particularly Mijatovic who was in charge of transfers. Because his english isn't up to scratch and probably can't do english football speak i.e. chav, like "innit" "you know" "massive" "bottle" etc etc, is very VERY unfair indeed. Although spanish is related to italian, his spanish was IMPECCABLE and I'm sure he can expand upon his basic english very quickly - he's a very intelligent man indeed. Furthermore, how is it that some managers can do it anywhere they go no matter what the country/language: Hiddink, Beenhaaker (sp?) to name but two. Neither Wenger nor Mourinho's english were perfect when they arrived, certainly not Ranieri's of course - but they all managed very well indeed almost from the off. The biggest advantage that Capello has is that he simply cannot abide fekwits, reputations or indiscipline. Furthermore, he's absolutely not one to be turned by the press so the perennial press habit of "building up/building down/I told you so" will just be oblivious to him. Therefore, in the case of the England squad, many of them have a rude awakening coming up. Unfortuntately for us of a celtic hue, that could be very bad news indeed as Capello might have England winning, albeit with less style (then again, WHEN were England stylish?). For sure, he would never play essentially a right-sided player three times across the same midfield (Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard). As for 'Arry Redknapp? If I was an editor of a tabloid I'd prefer that choice - it would tick all the xenophobic boxes - but I'd prefer it even more due to the "cloud" that hangs over him. Nothing the tabloids like more than hounding England managers out of a job. Regards, BMW PS If we take the 3pts at a useful Walsall we'll go up as Champions. Our away record has been middlin' of late, but the home form remains impeccable. -----Mensaje original----- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado el: jueves, 13 de diciembre de 2007 10:36 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [LU] 4 more years of no interest in England football ! If he can get the team to win....IF.... If he spoke English, he'd have a chance. It's now very dependent on who he gets around him. Zola, Pearce and Shearer have been mentioned. Think I'll go back to my 1/8 Norn Iron roots...! Gaffer ----------------------------------------- This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. 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