My first rant, although I was considering putting this in the serious forum I don't understand all the haters, no manager can bring a to the world cup final without making some mistakes along the way I mean sure he's stubborn as a mule but he has pride, and he's a good manager, if England gets rid of Capello it will be one of the biggest mistakes ever made And there's no way the team is escaping scrutiny, I mean Lampard was the most inaccurate player of the last world cup and ignoring the goal that wasn't a goal he didn't score in this one, Rooney was the same, you can't blame a manager for poor individual performance, infact, the only thing I would blame Capello for was the dismal defence and even that was beyond his control, with JT acting up and Ferdinand out, the defence had no structure, like a play without a director, your playwright can have the image in his head but you need someone to direct So I just don't understand, why vent on Capello, why not attack the main problems and give the man a chance
I would agree that Capello can't shoulder all the blame. But,....................... His interview immmediatly after was not a great sign. Struggling to speak English ( i.e the language of the team - Before anyone accuses me of racism ) is not something i would want from a manager. As good as his record is, surely communication is a key factor in management. Sven was not exactly great either. The BBC one 'experts' were spot on. Even Shearer, who i'd always thought held back, used words like hopeless to describe the performance. As for the players ! 10 sunday league players would have shown more passion. David James can come home with his head held high Steve Gerrard and Lampard can carry his bags. The rest of the team can seriously question themselves
I agree completely. I still think the FA will use him as a fall-guy though, instead of looking at the real problems.
He's not the only problem, but he's a big part of it IMO. The problems are numerous and staring them in the face. If they can't see them, then I will have officially lost what little faith in the FA I had left. FYI, He's been manager of England for 2.5 years, and was there all the way through the World Cup qualification. If he hasn't 'got to grips' with the players by now (or the English language for that matter), then it's taking too long. In fact, it's already too late, because he and his team have failed and, as a team, only seem to have got worse since the last World Cup. Premiership managers getting the sack after only 6 months in the job is one thing, but Capello has had long enough. The whole international team and system in this country needs a clearout, Capello included, because whatever they're doing isn't working as it is.
I watched all the england games and not once did i think there was any team spirit, all the players looked like they had no interest, The only team that looked less interested than us was france! While ill agree that its not solely capellos fault, surely the mood in the england camp IS down to him and the coaching staff. We seem to have issues with basic level stuff and the fundamentals of playing as a team. Like i said in another thread, hopefully come the next world cup, we'll have some more fearless youngsters without the massive egos of the current line-up.
Personally I think that the manager is always used as an excuse by the FA, i'm by no means a football fan and only follow the international games but even i can see that the manager always takes the flak. Capello has a proven record as have many managers before him, so I wonder how long the FA can keep this farce up that England are world beaters. On paper I agree we are but in reality we have nearly always been useless in big tournaments and there is no hiding that. A lot of the players should look at themselves and question their ability to play for the national team, but then they are the best in the country so this is as good as we can be. The media need to say it how it is and not hype up the squad so much. Historically as a country we've always performed better as the underdogs so i would be interested how our football team would perform in this situation. Bottom line though, our players just weren't good enough.
I'm not trying to sound racist here, but we need English Managers, not Swedish or Italian. We need someone who has the passion to win the World Cup for the country, not for the paycheck.
fixed, The thing that gets me the most about the passion is that very few of the players sing the national anthem. I know its stupid but for me bring back the days of Euro 96 when the team screamed the national anthem. Not to say teams of old were not well paid for international duties but I WANT a team who are proud to pull on the shirt everytime and are not just doing it to cover their latest credit card bill. I was only 9 for Italia 90 but the team of Euro 96 will always be the best England team I have seen play.
M'eh. I agree the players were rubbish too, Capello should not shoulder all the blame. And yet he still made some obviously stupid decisions in the face of strong, logical criticism despite. It's his job to figure these things out and his actions actively moved players away from their strengths and played havoc with a (poorly performing team). Then he stuck to it very stubbornly and against worsening performance and advice. It's a hard job and not all his fault, but he's paid very well to do it. Obscenely well, in fact. So, while I'm not going to go firebomb his house, I'm not exactly going to lend my sympathy or support to someone who's turned out to be like the rest of the England team: an overpaid, egotistical letdown. As above, I also question the value of a manager who can't communicate effectively with his team - not that it means we need an English manager per se (though isn't nationality supposed to be a big factor of the tournament?), but that communication should be considered a requisite of the job. It is, as you said OP, a play without a director. And terrible actors.
Just a small point, but all of the players international salary go towards a charity for bowel cancer.
