good move i must say. he has proven to be a great leader and a great manager.
he is a hard ass and will kick the spoilt brats in shape, anyone rangign from buffon to beckham who have played for him have had their asses handed to them at one time or another. he is good at handling tabloids and has no interest in making friends with journalists.
Now, I just hope as they are going to slot an englishg assistant under him that its someone in touch with this generation of players, someone who is no nonsense and someone who can rally the troops. I think they will go for someone like stuart pierce.
sad to see plonkers liek gareth southgate bytch and moan about foriegn coach.
who is fabio capello
Opera buff, art collector, a travel connoisseur and master football tactician. Italian Fabio Capello is all of those and looks set to be appointed as England’s new coach.
The 61-year-old might not seem the archetypal football boss but he has an unprecedented level of success in winning nine league titles in 15 seasons with four different clubs in Italy and Spain.
He was the mastermind behind one of the greatest European Cup final performances when his AC Milan team trounced Barcelona in 1994 and he will arrive in England with a fierce reputation as a disciplinarian.
Capello is not in football to make friends but to simply succeed and his uncompromising style means there is no alternative to his own methods.
Italy’s keeper Gianluigi Buffon labelled Capello’s approach to that of a dictator whilst he played under him at Juventus.
And Alessandro del Piero, Paolo di Canio, Ronaldo and England midfielder David Beckham have all felt the wrath of the former Roma and Real Madrid coach.
It was while he was at Madrid last January that he dropped Beckham after the midfielder announced he would be joining LA Galaxy at the end of the season
But the Italian showed a sense of fairness in recalling the former England captain, once he had demonstrated his commitment to the team’s cause.
And the married father of two was rewarded when a rejuvinated Beckham helped Madrid win their first Spanish title since 2003.
Marcel Desailly, who was captain at AC Milan when they won the 1994 European Cup final, says Capello’s disciplined approach may not go down well with some players but says it will reap benefits.
“He’s a difficult guy,” said Desailly. "He’s a professional and he’s very demanding.
"First of all Capello will be very confident towards the tabloids, he doesn’t mind, his life is only football. You won’t find anything on him.
"Secondly if the players understand that the guy is hard because he wants to succeed then it’s a victory.
“Also the guy tactically is very clever and I understand that he will be very keen on choosing the players and on the tactics he is going to use.”
Capello’s honours and success prove his credentials for the “world-class” manager the Football Association have been after.
Even Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger who rarely agree on anything have echoed the chorus of approval surrounding the Italian.
Critics will cite that his teams do not play an attacking and aesthetically-pleasing game, an issue which cose him his job at Madrid this year, but Capello pays little regard to his detractors.
Whilst in charge of Real Madrid he defended his style by saying: "The trend, at least watching the recent World Cup, is to play with only one forward in order to create space for other players.
“It will become increasingly difficult to play attacking football. You need players with great technical skill and personality. Every coach has his own tactical ideas which he then adapts to the players he has.”
Capello has supreme confidence in his ability and has a deep-rooted history in the game.
He followed his father and uncle as professional footballers but surpassed them when he made his debut for the Italian national team, winning 32 caps in all.
Capello counts a 1973 goal against England, helping Italy to their first away win at Wembley, as a highlight of his career. But he regards medals and memories as “things closed away inside boxes”.
A complex and intelligent character, Capello has an expensive art collection and travels to unconventional destinations like Tibet, Mexico and Cambodia choosing to visit historical temples and ruins.
He feels as comfortable at an opera house as he does on the touchline and detaches himself from the game when it comes to his time away from football.
He was quick to put himself forward for the post once England had failed to reach Euro 2008 and it is something he has had in mind for a number of years.
Speaking in 2003, he said: "I am not interested in the Italian national team.
"I prefer to have a new experience, outside Italy. Between the national team and abroad, I choose England.
“For the language, the mentality. I believe I can do it. It is a dream of mine, something I have held for a long time.”