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Add to FavoritesThe only way that Capello is right for the England job is in relation to the previous two who were fairly hopeless. The decision to employ him was in relation to the previous managers failures in success, he had succeeded previously and therefore the people who hired him expect that success to transmit to the team. As as been proved many times over it is hard to repeat success with different teams who play in different ways. He has to be fair had some wins so far but they have been down to a number of players being at their peak and their opposition being poor.
Capello brought a new ethos to the team and how the players would act while playing and traveling. This is not the priority though, the only thing that counts is what happens on the pitch, the playing and to some extent the discipline of the players. The team needs eleven on the pitch at all times so any players that have a sending of risk must be controlled or replaced if trouble looks imminent. The manager must therefore make quick and decisive decisions, Capello doesn't appear to be someone who would do this as he seems to be someone who wants to put on a good show and wants to appeal to the public. He needs to be decisive and be ready to make hard decisions in order to show he is the boss.
Most British players tend to play in one position for their club teams and tend to have a certain role in this team, therefore for his country he should play in this role or a very similar one. Just because he is the best doesn't mean he should play but in the wrong position. He is the best at a role and should stick to t and not play just to be there. For example England have 4 or 5 world class mid-fielders, the manager needs to choose the 2 for the middle and not play 3 with one on the wing, there are enough wingers to play there already.
The strikers should be the traditional mix of one larger one and one smaller one to run on to a flick on. This is a method that most British teams do in one way or another and for most it works. So crouch and Rooney is one example, crouch to pass the ball on for the quicker Rooney to link into. There are plenty of others who can fulfill both roles and they should be the ones used, not as Capello does and use a midfielder plus a striker.
His real test will be a finals competition, this is where Ericcson failed and Mclaren didn't reach. There are too many players at their peak for us to do it wrong again, we need a strong manager that cant act quickly and bravely.
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For once the fat cats in Soho square have made the right decision. In Capello they have a man who has a proven track record of success, who has won trophies everywhere he's been. He was likely their top choice, and after the public spectacle over the job last time around, the FA have finally got their man.
The first thing that sets Capello apart from other managers is his no nonsense style of man management. One thing that was apparent over the shameful failure to qualify for Euro 08 was the lack of attitude shown by certain players. There are many inflated egos in the England dressing room, and the main challenge for Capello is bringing these pampered, overrated slackers back down to earth. Capello doesn't care for reputations when picking his team, as he showed at Real Madrid where David Beckham found himself on the wrong end of Capello's scorn.
Another bonus is that Capello isn't English. 'No!' I hear you cry 'England's manager must be English'. You may argue that he doesn't have the drive and passion for the job that the English candidates would have had. The problem with English managers in general though, is they overrate our players. Some people say that Frank Lampard is one of the top midfielders in the world. This may be true at club level, but something strange happens to Lampard when he puts on an England shirt. His recent performances were at best mediocre and if he can't do the business for England then he should be dropped. Capello has the advantage of looking from the outside in. He can be objective about players at his disposal and make the right choice, based on form.
Finally, he is universally respected. Steve MacClaren, although a serviceable club manager, never had the credentials to automatically attain the respect of the players. You never saw a member of the England team praising Steve MacClaren during his tenure, but already David Beckham has come out to praise Capello. This was a man who left Beckham on the sidelines at Real Madrid, and yet Beckham was the first player to congratulate both the FA and the man himself on the appointment. Capello should just be able to walk into the dressing room and command the full respect of the whole team.
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