New England Coach announced.

[holicman]

Fabio Capello has been confirmed as the new England manager after the details of his contract were finalised with the Football Association.

The Italian signed a four-and-a-half year deal - reportedly worth £6m a year, with an opt out after 2010.

Capello, 61, will be unveiled at a news conference at 1300 GMT on Monday before taking up the role on 7 January.

His backroom staff is all-Italian but he is to consider how to integrate an English presence into the set-up.

Fabio is very, very open and happy to include an English coach - or English coaches - within his staff," said FA director of communications Adrian Bevington.

"The key point is that that is something we don't have to rush into. People should not get too hung up on the fact there is no English coach on the staff at the moment."

England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce was among those seen arriving at the FA's headquarters in Soho Square, London, on Friday.

Alan Shearer, Tony Adams and David Platt have also been linked with a role in Capello's team.

The Italian's trusted aide Franco Baldini, his sporting director at Roma and Real Madrid, is included in the backroom staff along with veteran assistant coach Italo Galbiati, goalkeeping coach Franco Tancredi, and fitness coach Massimo Neri.

The FA revealed Capello was the number one choice and was the only man to be formally interviewed for the post, which became vacant when Steve McClaren was sacked on 22 November.

"Fabio is a winner. His record over the last two decades speaks for itself," said FA chief executive Brian Barwick.

"At every club he has managed, Fabio has won the league title and Sir Trevor Brooking and I were left in no doubt of his passion and commitment to bring that success to the England team."

Capello's first game in charge will be the friendly against Switzerland at Wembley on 6 February.

With England failing to qualify for Euro 2008, his first competitive game will be a World Cup qualifier on 6 September.

His contract was finalised on Friday.


To read more follow the link below:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7137847.stm

[valdanito_10]

I hate the guy but he is a heck of a coach.

[Andygers]

^ Yeah and that's why I didn't want him to go to them :(

[Gunner]

watch out is all ill say. theres a lot of talented youngsters he will be assesing.
could be the greatest thing in english football history

[Andygers]

^ Anyone who wins a tournament with England will be one of the greatest things in your history.

[Gunner]

as it would be for any big team my friend.

[Andygers]

^ Yeah yeah but england more

[Gunner]

i would say Spain are in need of the same thing aswell, and they havent won the world cup yet, its very similar to what is happening to England. A lot of people dont realise team tactics play a big part. Get the right tactics for your oponent and you can beat anybody.

[CambriaFan]

Capello is a world class coach and will probably bring a lot of success to England (which tbh -saddens me :sad:) Unfortunately his appointment could be one of the worst things for both English and international football.

Firstly - England. To spend 6 1/2 million a year on a coach is outrageous! Fair enough if you can afford it, but the rumours are that to fund this ludicrous salary the FA may have to cancel the building of a national youth academy that has been planned for years. The FA should put youth development over short term fixes - I mean is getting to a WC quarter/ semi really worth losing another generation of talented youngsters? If the SFA did the same thing - we'd all be disgusted up here....

But, if I am truly honest - I don't care if the FA wants to set English football back 10 years (you could say I'd prefer it :lol:). What annoys me is how this will affect the worldwide game. By effectively treating the national team like club football - basically trying to buy success - the FA will drive up the prices of managers. Of all the teams who qualified for Euro 2008, and achieved more than England, the highest paid manager is Guus Hiddink who get £2 million a year - LESS THAN A THIRD OF CAPELLO'S!!! Whoever wins this tournament will be the most sought-after and so can put a massive price on his services -he won't care who he coaches. So in the future, managers will be ranked by their CVs and the richest, biggest associations will simply choose the best guys, regardless of national patriotism, pride etc, and leave the other nations to fight for the remainder. All of this courtesy of the FA... :sad:

So FIFA have to do something soon. Apply the same rules of international players to international managers - and do it SOON! Force the FA to give their own managers a chance...

[holicman]

Capello is a world class coach and will probably bring a lot of success to England (which tbh -saddens me :sad:) Unfortunately his appointment could be one of the worst things for both English and international football.

Firstly - England. To spend 6 1/2 million a year on a coach is outrageous! Fair enough if you can afford it, but the rumours are that to fund this ludicrous salary the FA may have to cancel the building of a national youth academy that has been planned for years. The FA should put youth development over short term fixes - I mean is getting to a WC quarter/ semi really worth losing another generation of talented youngsters? If the SFA did the same thing - we'd all be disgusted up here....

But, if I am truly honest - I don't care if the FA wants to set English football back 10 years (you could say I'd prefer it :lol:). What annoys me is how this will affect the worldwide game. By effectively treating the national team like club football - basically trying to buy success - the FA will drive up the prices of managers. Of all the teams who qualified for Euro 2008, and achieved more than England, the highest paid manager is Guus Hiddink who get £2 million a year - LESS THAN A THIRD OF CAPELLO'S!!! Whoever wins this tournament will be the most sought-after and so can put a massive price on his services -he won't care who he coaches. So in the future, managers will be ranked by their CVs and the richest, biggest associations will simply choose the best guys, regardless of national patriotism, pride etc, and leave the other nations to fight for the remainder. All of this courtesy of the FA... :sad:

So FIFA have to do something soon. Apply the same rules of international players to international managers - and do it SOON! Force the FA to give their own managers a chance...


Thats a great post.


I believe England ARE happy with this appointment purely to instill national pride back into not only the team but the supporters themselves.

English football internationally has been unsuccessful for a very long time.

England are looked at as a top ten international nation and they havent lived up to that since about 1990.

Unlucky in 86 and debatebly 1998 against Argentina (again), this could be the turning point to help motivate future england managers to want to be part of the nations success.

I think within the next decade we will have a successful english manager but in the present this appointment is to help improve the pride and confidence of the national side with the hope that an English manager can be bred from the either recently retired or current crop of players playing in the national league to take over Capello's job in the long run.

[Gunner]

if you watch the interview with capello and the FA, they actually said theyre yearly turnover is close to a billion. money has never been an issue. Barwick the chairman gave a great speech, recognising how the FA owe the fans their pride for their national side, and thats exactly what they intend to do. and how they were looking for a man with an undisputable record. A man with a strong character who is respected. A man who breathes success. And Capello is that man.

[emode]

^I agree Capello is a world class coach and a tight disciplinarian, he will get the best out of Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard and of course David Beckham to name a few.

He got the toughest job ahead to the turn the underachiever England to a title-winning team and hopefully he'll get the support he needs. The media shouldn't be judging too early because it's not going to happen over nite... It's going to be exciting to see wht he can comes up with.

[SiN]

Capello: I must change for England
tribalfooball.com - December 17, 2007

Fabio Capello is confident of success with England after being unveiled as new manager yesterday.
The Italian, 61, will officially start in his new post on 7 January.

Capello said: "I have wanted this job for a long time and I know there are great expectations that go with it.

"My first objective is to meet the players and the club coaches in the Premier League. England has a great team that can go right to the top."

He needed a translator for his first press conference since accepting the job but said he is determined to improve his English before February's friendly against Switzerland.

"I am convinced that in one month when I meet up with the squad for the first time, I will be able to speak English," Capello explained.

"I believe it is very important to communicate with players and I will undergo a strict routine to learn the language - I will apply myself every day."

The former AC Milan and Real Madrid coach says he will ask his squad why they think England have under-achieved in recent years, and failed to qualify for the finals of Euro 2008.

"I'm going to try to understand what happened by talking to the players," he added. "I believe that wearing the England shirt should be a matter of pride - I want to see all players playing for England like they do for their clubs."

Capello acknowledged that managing England will be very different to being in charge of a club side - but says he is confident he can work well with his players, and gain the co-operation of Premier League managers too.

"It is very different," Capello said. "My behaviour will have to change, as will the players.

"I have always had an excellent relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger and also the two Spanish managers Rafa Benitez and Juande Ramos.

"I've always had a fantastic relationship with such individuals, it will be no problem in working alongside them."

Capello is also keen to add an English coach to his backroom staff, saying: "From the first day I spoke with Sir Trevor Brooking, I have always asked for an English coach to be integrated into the set-up.

"It is something I have done wherever I have been - it is vital have someone from that environment who understands English football and the language."

[Gavmundo]

Well I don't think the England job is so much about having great tactical knowledge or being the best but how you handle the influence of the media and their negative effect on the team and the fans. The English media is the England team's biggest problem

What amuses me is all the talk about how could a foreign manager be given the job when it should go to and Englishman. Okkkkk what amazingly experienced and successful England candidate is this? Harry Rednapp who's won ... erm .. oh... erm ... nothing!? Or Same Alladyce who's won ... oh .. er, ..... NOTHING!! Or Curbishley who's won ... yea yea we get the picture. The top teams in the English league don't hire English managers so why should tha National team? There's no one good enough! If your team is looking for a new manager, as a fan, you want the best and it's no different with England. The job should go to the best candidate not the best nationality *coughs* lol.

I was gutted when we didn't get Scolari prior to McLaren getting the job and then even more gutted when McLaren DID get the job! I don't have anything against McLaren and he used to be Fergie's no2 as well as doing ok with Middlesboro but that fact is he wasn't the best available. The FA caved to pressure and went for an Englishman well I blame them more than McLaren for not qualifying. How Barwick is still in a job I don't know!?

Capello's appointment is good news. He has the experience, he's won the trophies and if he can't get the best out of the team I can't see where we can go from there! How much does he know about English football is the only concern. He knows about the English players from the top teams but it will take him a while to find the team he needs I think. Good job we're almost a year away from World Cup qualifiers!!

The media is going to be his biggest challenge. Look at what happened to Sven! He was one of the best managers we've had for years and his record was excellent but as soon as we were out of the World cup the knives came out and soon there were lots of fans asking for him to be axed. He'd got us the best results on paper for years but media influence started off the chain of events that led to him going. I couldn't believe we let him go. Admittedly some of his tactics in games against the best were sometimes confusing but his record spoke for himself. I think we only lost 3 games under him but that didn't matter. We didn't win the World Cup so therefore he must be a crap manager *sighs*

[Gunner]

yeh i hate the english media. theyre such a bunch of posh twats. the english fans dont care about most of what the media comes out with, we just want to support our national team. the media should be saying stuff like rooney had a great game, we liked the tactics today and it was an enjoyable match. not, did u get the tactics right? is the speculation about blah blah true? sometimes i wish the managers would just say stop asking stupid questions.

[BRISTOLUK]

sometimes i wish the managers would just say stop asking stupid questions.

Word has it that we may well be seeing some of that when Capello's English improves.

[Andygers]

^ Pretty much agree with all of that post Paul, I hate the way the BBC in particular go on about how England are the greatest team in the world and how they deserve to win every game, it really annoys me. The media should take a step back and give England a chance to show what they are all about instead of lumping all this pressure on them.

[Gavmundo]

Well to be honest they wouldn't seel many papers if they were nice all the time. Drama sells papers and that's what the media create. They're a big business and selling papers is all they're interested in so we son't see any change from the media. I don't think Capello will have a problem with them he doesn't come across as someone who takes crap from anyone lol.

The most amusing thing about McLaren's reign was how he was with the media. He wanted to court them, to have a good relationship! Completely crazy!! Totally impossible unless you won every game and every competiton and even if we did that we'd have to win by sexy football, a win that was grinded out would come in for criticism too lol. McLaren came across as totally false when he was interviewed. It was quite pathetic to watch especially that false smile :lol:

[BRISTOLUK]

The most amusing thing about McLaren's reign was how he was with the media. He wanted to court them, to have a good relationship!.....Totally impossible unless you won every game and every competiton.....

or your name is Terry Venables. :lol:

[SiN]

"I aya laffa ala waya to da Bank. Jussa like-a my mate-a Sven"

http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/photo/competitions/ucl/434377_mediumsquare.jpg

[Gunner]

lol as amusing as that is, sven was worth every penny. he did well for us, getting us to the quarter finals every world cup/euro. but i think now we have more talent and capello is the man to bring the best players through.

[Gavmundo]

"I aya laffa ala waya to da Bank. Jussa like-a my mate-a Sven"

http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/photo/competitions/ucl/434377_mediumsquare.jpg

Yould you turn the cash down lol. It's not as if the Fa are broke with all the cash they rake in. I say double his wages. I'd prefer he had it to the FA ;)

[CambriaFan]

lol as amusing as that is, sven was worth every penny. he did well for us, getting us to the quarter finals every world cup/euro.
I agree. Sven was hugely under-rated and I think he overachieved with the England NT. Its only in these troubled times that the English fans are beginning to appreciate just how good he was.

[Gunner]

i dont think he over achieved, u know, we have quality players who play for top clubs at the end of the day. who win trophies in the worlds top tournaments, champions league just as an example. sven could have won more with what he had but what he did is respectable.

[SE7E]

Well, let's be real - the EPL was never, is not, and will never be the best league in the world. What does it have to do with the English team? EVERYTHING!

The Premier League is maybe Top 3 along with Bundesliga, and after La Liga & Serie A. All the hype that's been created around the EPL and the ET made the team sunk, and SUCK!!!

I'm sorry I don't mean to offend anyone... but I'm tired of listening to the media say that the One Time (only) World Champs, back in '66 (:boo:), is a GREAT team and has a GREAT league.

I think Malouda said that: "English players are brainless." - kinda harsh but results speak for itself...

[CambriaFan]

^^ :lol: just read that same post that you made on another topic.

But i totally agree with you SE7E, its so true it had to be said twice ;)

[Andygers]

Well, let's be real - the EPL was never, is not, and will never be the best league in the world. What does it have to do with the English team? EVERYTHING!

The Premier League is maybe Top 3 along with Bundesliga, and after La Liga & Serie A. All the hype that's been created around the EPL and the ET made the team sunk, and SUCK!!!

I'm sorry I don't mean to offend anyone... but I'm tired of listening to the media say that the One Time (only) World Champs, back in '66 (:boo:), is a GREAT team and has a GREAT league.

I think Malouda said that: "English players are brainless." - kinda harsh but results speak for itself... Some of the quality of the football considering how much money that league has is pretty poor. I mean the managers of top 4 teams aren't even English and then the English moan that they do not have a good English manager, now compare that to Scotland where the top 4 all have Scottish managers and we are now producing a few cracking international managers.

[Gunner]

what?! :lol:

for starts the english league would shit all over the Bundesliga.

if its so shit why do we see most of the english teams still left in the last rounds of the champions league? dont tell me luck or any bollocks like that

in the past we never had that much flair and beautiful football in our league YES. but we have brought in the best from around the world and now people like arsene wenger have made teams that play some of the most mouth watering football in the game.

jog on..

[Andygers]

what?! :lol: for starts the english league would shit all over the Bundesliga. For a start the English league generates far more money from TV money ect. and will obviously attract a better class of players. The fact is I think that the premiership is lacking quality for the money that each club receives, however I don't think that the Premiership is worse than Bundesliga.

in the past we never had that much flair and beautiful football in our league YES. but we have brought in the best from around the world and now people like arsene wenger have made teams that play some of the most mouth watering football in the game. I agree that Arsenal are playing classy football but on their day, Real, Barca, Milan and Inter can play a bit better. Can you tell me the last time you had a title race like last seasons La Liga???? It had three teams in contention in the last matchday!!!!!!!!!

[Gunner]

lol come on does that really matter? its close enough in the league if you look at the league table at the moment. VERY close.. with about 5/6 teams.

u admit arsenal play classy football.. thats all i was getting at. there is beautiful football here. im not envious of any other league i enjoy watching them and my league.

[CambriaFan]

I understand the point of view from the English that their teams stay in the CL longer but but the league has 20 teams, not 4!!!

Sure Everton, Blackburn, City etc have closed the gap but the quality of football in the lower half of the league isn't too great. I watch a lot of European football and if I had to predict a league which would produce more boring 0-0s between its poorer teams, I'd say EPL every time.

And as I've said before, I love watching Arsenal at their best but the quality of all-round attacking play and goals scored is much higher elsewhere than England - remember being the richest league doesn't make you the best :D I think the reason may be that the players from Brazil and Argentina - the countries that traditionally produce the most technically gifted stars - tend to move to Spain or even Italy before England.

P.S. I don't think the EPL is worse than Bundesliga but it isn't as good as La Liga or Serie A (or SPL ;))

[Gunner]

here we go the stupid scott still pissed because our league is better than his will ever will be


Man City 4-2 Bolton
Bianchi 7
Michalik o.g. 48
Vassell 77
Etuhu 90
Diouf 31
Nolan 40


Wigan 5-3 (HT 3-1) Blackburn
Landzaat 10
Bent 12
Scharner 37
Bent 66
Bent 81
Santa Cruz 45
Santa Cruz 50
Santa Cruz 61


Bolton 4-1(HT 2-1) Wigan
Scharner o.g. 3
Nolan 37
Davies 70
Anelka 89
Landzaat 14



Liverpool 4-0(HT 2-0) Bolton
Hyypia 17
Torres 45
Gerrard (pen) 56
Babel 86


Blackburn 0-4(HT 0-1) Aston Villa
Carew 29
Barry (pen) 53
Young 81
Harewood 89


Everton 7-1(HT 3-1) Sunderland
Yakubu 12
Cahill 17
Pienaar 43
Cahill 62
Yakubu 73
Johnson 80
Osman 85
Yorke 45


Tottenham 4-0(HT 3-0) Wigan
Jenas 13
Jenas 26
Lennon 34
Bent 72



Derby 0-5(HT 0-1) West Ham
Bowyer 42
Etherington 51
Lewis o.g. 55
Bowyer 59
Solano 69


Newcastle 1-4(HT 1-3) Portsmouth
Campbell o.g. 16
Pamarot 8
Benjani 9
Utaka 11
Kranjcar 71


Chelsea 6-0(HT 2-0) Man City
Essien 16
Drogba 31
Drogba 56
Cole 60
Kalou 75
Shevchenko 90




Man Utd 4-1(HT 2-1) Middlesbrough
Nani 3
Rooney 33
Tevez 55
Tevez 85
Aliadiere 6


Blackburn 4-2(HT 3-0) Reading
McCarthy 18
Santa Cruz 22
Kerimoglu 32
McCarthy (pen) 82
Doyle 80
Doyle 90



Man Utd 4-0(HT 0-0) Wigan
Tevez 54
Ronaldo 59
Ronaldo 76
Rooney 82



Tottenham 4-4(HT 1-3) Aston Villa
Berbatov 20
Chimbonda 69
Keane (pen) 82
Kaboul 90
Laursen 22
Laursen 33
Agbonlahor 40
Gardner 59


Portsmouth 7-4(HT 2-1) Reading
Benjani 7
Benjani 37
Hreidarsson 55
Benjani 70
Kranjcar 75
Davis 81
Muntari (pen) 90
Hunt 45
Kitson 48
Long 79
Shorey 90


Arsenal 5-0(HT 2-0) Derby
Diaby 10
Adebayor 25
Adebayor (pen) 50
Fabregas 70
Adebayor 79


Tottenham 4-0(HT 3-0) Derby
Malbranque 2
Malbranque 6
Jenas 14
Bent 80


Everton 2-4(HT 1-0) Man Utd
Stubbs 12
Fernandes 50
O'Shea 61
Neville o.g. 68
Rooney 79
Eagles 90


ok these are just a few games this season

yeh ofcourse its always 0-0! oh yeh shit! damn

[CambriaFan]

OK - a few points...

1) I'm not stupid

2) I am a Scot (thats a native of Scotland), not a Scott (thats a name)

3) I don't think the SPL is better than EPL - it was a joke. Ask Santa for a sense of humour :D

and on your stats....
4) Statistics can be used to prove anything - except quality of teams and leagues of course....

5) The majority of your matches are totally one-sided (in only 5 out of the 18 games, the losing team are within 2 goals by the end) so don't neccessarily represent entertainment or tough competition.

6) 10 out of the remaining 13 hammerings were against the bottom teams in the league - Derby, Wigan, Middlesborough, Sunderland and Bolton - and 8 out of 13 winners of these one-sided matches were from the top few teams in the league. You've just proved the point I was trying to make about a massive gap in quality and the average teams at the bottom.

7) I still believe English football is more likely to produce 0-0s than in Spain or Italy.

finally 8) IT WAS JUST AN OPINION! I didn't criticise you or say English football is shit, I just said I prefered Spanish or Italian for entertainment. So lets not stop others from having an opinion, shall we? Jog on ;)

[Gunner]

i dont care what league u watch lol u can watch watever the hell you want. just dont post crap like theres only boring matches in the premiership.

just keep watching barcelona and real madrid who u seem to think are so great.

[CambriaFan]

i dont care what league u watch lol u can watch watever the hell you want.
Cheers - I appreciate that :D....

just dont post crap like theres only boring matches in the premiership.
right - let me make this clear. i like English football, I enjoy watching most games. The only point I tried to make was that people can't generalise and say the top 4 play really nice football in big games so the league is also brilliant. Sure there are boring games in other leagues, but i personally think that there are slightly more in England. However, I wouldn't generalise and say "theres only boring matches in the premiership" because that is bollocks and just not true.

just keep watching barcelona and real madrid who u seem to think are so great.
I will and also maybe Arsenal - they're playing pretty well at the moment :)

[Gunner]

yeh look i dont mind scottish people, one of my m8s family is scottish but was born in england and he is out in iraq fighting for us. hes a great guy.

football passion can sometimes take over lol

reccomend you watch the arsenal vs spurs on now, slow 1st half but arsenal standard but its getting heated now!

[CambriaFan]

^^ ok mate - i agree. football passion can be a powerful thing :lol: and for the record i have an english family and nothing against the people so no hard feelings.

I'm watching the game right now. First half was a bit slow but when Arsenal scored they began to play some quality stuff. I thought they'd pull away but the Berbatov goal has opened everything up. Great save from Almunia at the penalty!

Oh wait...Arsenal have just scored :lol: Bentdner's first touch....

[Gunner]

yeh lol wasnt a classic north london derby but a good comeback still to stay top of the premier league. spurs just cant beat us lol

[SE7E]

^^ :lol: just read that same post that you made on another topic.

But i totally agree with you SE7E, its so true it had to be said twice ;);)

[SE7E]

Some of the quality of the football considering how much money that league has is pretty poor. I mean the managers of top 4 teams aren't even English and then the English moan that they do not have a good English manager, now compare that to Scotland where the top 4 all have Scottish managers and we are now producing a few cracking international managers.True!

[SE7E]

in the past we never had that much flair and beautiful football in our league YES. but we have brought in the best from around the world and now people like arsene wenger have made teams that play some of the most mouth watering football in the game.No doubt, Arsenal is above any other team in England, and IMO, for the last 5 seasons it plays the most beautiful game of all English clubs; but there's a great problem though, not enough British (English) footballers on the team.

[Gunner]

I totally agree. its wengers fault, he just likes putting too many french players in his team which i hate but cant complain.

we have Walcott who is only 18, the Hoyte brothers and ive hear that were looking to buy Agbonlahor from villa. id like to see Ashley Young come to Arsenal aswell he is like Joe Cole, but a lot faster and skillful.

theres a lot of english youth out there but wenger is typically french and choses foreign players over english. wenger said that he doesnt look at their nationality because a player is not more gifted just because he comes from a certain country.

[SE7E]

I totally agree. its wengers fault, he just likes putting too many french players in his team which i hate but cant complain.

we have Walcott who is only 18, the Hoyte brothers and ive hear that were looking to buy Agbonlahor from villa. id like to see Ashley Young come to Arsenal aswell he is like Joe Cole, but a lot faster and skillful.

theres a lot of english youth out there but wenger is typically french and choses foreign players over english. wenger said that he doesnt look at their nationality because a player is not more gifted just because he comes from a certain country.I like Arsenal too, because it's the team that opened the doors for Brazilians in England... Sylvinho, Edu, G. Silva, Denilson, Eduardo, etc. I don't know if there were others before them. Maybe?