Should Fabio Capello stay or go?
Fabio, before landing the English job, had one of the best portfolios one could ask for. So is it safe to say that if Fabio can’t get England to winning ways, no one can? He can only manage the players that he is given with and if the players don’t perform, there isn’t much that he can do about it.
When Fabio was made in charge of the squad that had failed to make the Euro’s, he took that team and made them qualify top of their group. The most important factor that the F.A should take into account is the player’s response and respect for the manager, support that was lacking during the McClearen and Eriksson eras as well. He took a team that had no faith in their managers to a team that would not hear a word against him. There is arguably no replacement for the man in charge at the moment. No one is going to be willing to take charge of a team that has a history of choking on the big stage.
But there are some note-able defects in his approach; firstly Capello has stuck with the 4-4-2 everywhere he goes. He should however take into account the fact that the formation does not apply to every team, which was quite evident in all the final matches that England played. The fact that he has won everywhere else he has managed doesn’t quite suit the international stage.
He has been successful using his ultra discipline and strictness at club level. But the international players know they don’t really need to pay attention to his rants because sooner rather than later they would be back with their clubs with not a care in the world. Even though he had a much greater pool of talent to choose from, he failed to successfully tap that potential. For which only he is to blame.
Even with the squad at hand the minimum requirement for a manager is to get the best out of their players all the time. If a manger can’t do that, then perhaps he isn’t qualified enough to manage the squad. Far too many players performed below par, especially Wayne Rooney and John Terry, who had fantastic careers with their clubs but way below par performances for their national team. When Capello was made in charge he promised to pick on the form the players had and not on their reputation, he hasn’t done either of those two.
It is still unclear whether he will stay or go but, on the whole it would be better for the English squad if they didn’t shuffle their manager so often. Capello has the foundation set and let’s just hope that he can build on it in time for the Euro 2012.
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