Terry tips Capello for England Saturday 24 November, 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Former England manager Terry Venables has tipped Fabio Capello as the right man to lead the Three Lions.
“Managing England has become harder than ever and you need someone used to these extraordinary pressures,” he wrote in his exclusive column for ‘The Sun.’
“I never thought I’d be saying this but people like Capello have already experienced such pressure in their own country.
"They have the know-how, deep knowledge of international and Champions League football. But, most of all, they are winners.”
The FA are in an increasingly desperate search for a new manager after Steve McClaren and assistant Venables were sacked for failing to reach Euro 2008.
Other names in the frame include Martin O’Neill, Harry Redknapp, Jose Mourinho and former Azzurri boss Marcello Lippi.
“People like Capello and Marcello Lippi, who won the World Cup with Italy, are tough guys who wouldn’t find it so difficult working here,” added Venables.
Capello has won League titles with Milan, Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid, but is currently working as a commentator on Italian television station RAI.
“It would be a very interesting challenge — and difficult challenges have always fascinated me,” the 61-year-old told the BBC.
“I am sure all managers and Coaches would welcome the chance of leading England particularly, most of all, to take on such a difficult challenge — given that England haven’t won a trophy for so many years.
“I cannot understand how a national side which, in the past and at present comprises so many great and very great players, has not won anything since 1966.”
Blog: Fab choice With Fabio Capello and Marcello Lippi both being touted for the England job, Antonio Labbate reveals whom he would choose
They are two top Coaches. That’s a fact – their records prove it. But should England find themselves in a hypothetical position where they can hire either Fabio Capello or Marcello Lippi to launch a serious 2010 World Cup bid, then they should undoubtedly opt for the man who didn’t lead Italy to Germany 2006 glory.
That’s not an attack or criticism of the former Juventus and Inter boss. He’s an accomplished tactician, one of the best out there, and a legend in the peninsula. Yet the one thing that Lippi is renowned for is forging team spirit, a unity in the squad which can make the difference between winning or losing in the most highly-pressurised atmospheres. The question is, would he be able to create that in the England camp with his limited grasp of the language? Something may well get lost in translation.
Of course, Capello is no master orator with the English tongue either. Yet there is a certainty that comes with him which offers reassurances. The man who scored the only goal of the game in Italy’s 1-0 win over England at Wembley back in 1973 is a born winner. He’s done it at Milan, Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid – twice. He would probably have also delivered Inter the title long before Roberto Mancini, had he been given the opportunity.
Capello, perhaps the closest thing in the coaching world to Jose Mourinho, also has the character which the England team need right now. With Steve McClaren’s confused ideas no longer relevant, Don Fabio would be more than just a manager for the Three Lions, he would be a leader with clear ideas. A man who opts against stroking egos, results would be all that mattered.
Such an attitude has seen his style of football criticised and he was axed at Real Madrid for ugly success, but does that really matter to a nation who haven’t been in a major Final since 1966? There are few international sides who win with style. If the FA want to entertain then they should call Zdenek Zeman, if they want to succeed then Capello’s the man.
Coaching Italy has always been something that Capello has insisted he wouldn’t be interested in, but he’s admitted in the past that taking charge of a foreign country would be considered. After already being approached prior to the appointment of Sven Goran Eriksson, the FA now have another opportunity to hire the ultimate boss. And as McClaren and England found out to their cost on Wednesday night, second chances can be limited in this game.
This post has been edited by Goodman on 25 Nov 2007, 12:29
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