What do we think?
Personally, I think the FA have finally made a decent appointment.
Personally, I think the FA have finally made a decent appointment.
Fabio Capello, eh?
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Darryl
Head Gardener
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
Very good appointment, perhaps better than England deserve, he's certainly the best that was available to the FA. I would have preferred Mourinho, as I think most would have, but when it comes to a choice between Capello, or Redknapp/Allardyce, I'm pretty happy with who England got.
I'm just glad it wasn't the messiah, Lord Martin of Aston.
Very good appointment, perhaps better than England deserve, he's certainly the best that was available to the FA. I would have preferred Mourinho, as I think most would have, but when it comes to a choice between Capello, or Redknapp/Allardyce, I'm pretty happy with who England got.
I'm just glad it wasn't the messiah, Lord Martin of Aston.
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
abit annoyed that it isnt an english manager but if this guy can win us something ill be happy.
abit annoyed that it isnt an english manager but if this guy can win us something ill be happy.
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
Yeah, exactly. This guy will deliver. The English candidates are just laughable in comparison. I wouldn't have been disappointed with Martin O'Neill, but after Mourinho, Capello was the natural choice.
Cyrus said:
Yeah, exactly. This guy will deliver. The English candidates are just laughable in comparison. I wouldn't have been disappointed with Martin O'Neill, but after Mourinho, Capello was the natural choice.
Darryl
Head Gardener
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
Just to clarify, are you disappointed because
*There isn't an English manager good enough to manage the English national team
Or
*The FA failed to appoint an Englishman, even though they don't seem to be as good as the foreign choices.
I agree with the first one, but there seem to be a lot of people who are diappointed for the second reason, and it's that kind of reasoning that made us end up with McClaren.
Cyrus said:
Just to clarify, are you disappointed because
*There isn't an English manager good enough to manage the English national team
Or
*The FA failed to appoint an Englishman, even though they don't seem to be as good as the foreign choices.
I agree with the first one, but there seem to be a lot of people who are diappointed for the second reason, and it's that kind of reasoning that made us end up with McClaren.
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
well because of the second reasoning really, but there are many english managers better than mclcaren, i mean he didnt have much success at borough was it? some english managers ahve proved themselves this season so far.
but afetr saying all this, at the end of the day if the players dont perform on the pitch which they havnt done for ages, which you cant really blame on every manager, what use is it having the best?
i hope the FA have made a good choice this time round, we can only hope.
well because of the second reasoning really, but there are many english managers better than mclcaren, i mean he didnt have much success at borough was it? some english managers ahve proved themselves this season so far.
but afetr saying all this, at the end of the day if the players dont perform on the pitch which they havnt done for ages, which you cant really blame on every manager, what use is it having the best?
i hope the FA have made a good choice this time round, we can only hope.
Darryl
Head Gardener
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
I agree, McClaren was awful even at Boro; he often got booed by their fans, they were incredibly happy when he left.
But who was really better?
Allardyce; not up to much at Newcastle, is he?
Curbishley, he's certainly better than McClaren, but he's really not worth mentioning in the same beath as Capello.
I really have no concern about the nationality of the coach, and I think it's absurd to hinder ourselves by demanding an English manager whilst we're not forced to by FIFA rules, we should be trying to get every advantage we can.
Cyrus said:
I agree, McClaren was awful even at Boro; he often got booed by their fans, they were incredibly happy when he left.
But who was really better?
Allardyce; not up to much at Newcastle, is he?
Curbishley, he's certainly better than McClaren, but he's really not worth mentioning in the same beath as Capello.
I really have no concern about the nationality of the coach, and I think it's absurd to hinder ourselves by demanding an English manager whilst we're not forced to by FIFA rules, we should be trying to get every advantage we can.
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very true, i think alladyce might have been a good option, he often does well with good players at his figner tips, like at bolten, newcastle are just shocking in general, but all in all who do we have who you can mention in the same breath of the likes of mourinho and capello? i cant really think of any. if we had to go for a wildcard Alan shearer would have been such a good coach imo, he knows the players, he could boost morale and analyse the play very well.
copello should be more than capable of getting us somewhere, im just worried he'll send us down the pan in the world cup, it will be his first major cup being our manager against the likes of the best teams in the world. it will be alot to ask in his first cup.
i did read reports of there being a UK tournement including all the 4 teams, dno how solid that is though. we'll jsut have to wait and see wont we
very true, i think alladyce might have been a good option, he often does well with good players at his figner tips, like at bolten, newcastle are just shocking in general, but all in all who do we have who you can mention in the same breath of the likes of mourinho and capello? i cant really think of any. if we had to go for a wildcard Alan shearer would have been such a good coach imo, he knows the players, he could boost morale and analyse the play very well.
copello should be more than capable of getting us somewhere, im just worried he'll send us down the pan in the world cup, it will be his first major cup being our manager against the likes of the best teams in the world. it will be alot to ask in his first cup.
i did read reports of there being a UK tournement including all the 4 teams, dno how solid that is though. we'll jsut have to wait and see wont we
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I think our FA ruled out any chance of England particpating. I think Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the R.O.I. are doing a 'Celtic Cup' though.
Cyrus said:
I think our FA ruled out any chance of England particpating. I think Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the R.O.I. are doing a 'Celtic Cup' though.
Darryl
Head Gardener
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
I don't blame them, not much to gain in terms of confidence/respect, and a great deal to lose.
I don't blame them, not much to gain in terms of confidence/respect, and a great deal to lose.
Yeadon
Harvester
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
If any Englishman was to be in with a shout for the England managers job then it would be Alan Shearer for me. He knows the players more than anybody else and i just think he could do the job better than most of the other candidates shortlisted for the position.
But to be fair, outside of England, Capello was probably the best man for the job so i wish him the best of Luck in bringing success to the English national team & hopefully he can do something with the team that nobody else has managed to do in the past 10 years.
If he does not get the results, i think the only people you can blame for the bad run of results would be the players. They seem to be under-performing at the moment. Wel have to wait and see what happens. Just an absolute nightmare that we didnt qualify for the Euro's & now we have to wait until 2010 until the next big tournament!
If any Englishman was to be in with a shout for the England managers job then it would be Alan Shearer for me. He knows the players more than anybody else and i just think he could do the job better than most of the other candidates shortlisted for the position.
But to be fair, outside of England, Capello was probably the best man for the job so i wish him the best of Luck in bringing success to the English national team & hopefully he can do something with the team that nobody else has managed to do in the past 10 years.
If he does not get the results, i think the only people you can blame for the bad run of results would be the players. They seem to be under-performing at the moment. Wel have to wait and see what happens. Just an absolute nightmare that we didnt qualify for the Euro's & now we have to wait until 2010 until the next big tournament!
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
Indeed, this is another positive aspect.
Nobody can deny the man knows how to lead a team to success, and knows what is requiredto achieve it. So if we get a bad run of results, the blame will have to be large lain at the feet of the players.
Of course, Capello is touted as a good psychologist, which is really what we need to motivate our players.
Yeadon said:
Indeed, this is another positive aspect.
Nobody can deny the man knows how to lead a team to success, and knows what is requiredto achieve it. So if we get a bad run of results, the blame will have to be large lain at the feet of the players.
Of course, Capello is touted as a good psychologist, which is really what we need to motivate our players.
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if you ask me thats where the the alan shearer asopect would come in, if he was on the coaching staff he would be able to compare sililarities to what they are going through and how to deal with them.
shame most the staff is said to be italian :S
MattM said:
if you ask me thats where the the alan shearer asopect would come in, if he was on the coaching staff he would be able to compare sililarities to what they are going through and how to deal with them.
shame most the staff is said to be italian :S
Darryl
Head Gardener
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
I agree, to an extent, about Shearer. I think he'd make an awful club manager, but international managers don't need to be good at club level; they get a very limited time to work with their players, so they just need to be passionate, and to drag that same passion out of their players. Compare Stuart Pearce with the England Under-21s, to Stuart Peace with Manchester City as an example of what I mean.
I agree, to an extent, about Shearer. I think he'd make an awful club manager, but international managers don't need to be good at club level; they get a very limited time to work with their players, so they just need to be passionate, and to drag that same passion out of their players. Compare Stuart Pearce with the England Under-21s, to Stuart Peace with Manchester City as an example of what I mean.
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
I only agree about letting Shearer/any English coach into the set-up if Capello chooses it to be so. We shouldn't force anyone upon him, let the man do the job he is being paid to do, and give him free reign to choose whom will help him.
I only agree about letting Shearer/any English coach into the set-up if Capello chooses it to be so. We shouldn't force anyone upon him, let the man do the job he is being paid to do, and give him free reign to choose whom will help him.
BeakY
Harvester
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
i'm glad we got some1 with champs league exp, but i'd have still preffered home grown talent, esp as now it seems none of his staff will be English
i'm glad we got some1 with champs league exp, but i'd have still preffered home grown talent, esp as now it seems none of his staff will be English
Charlie_B
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Charlie_B said:
Treedude
Harvester
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
I'm in the boat of i would have liked it to be an english manager appointed, but as there are no english managers available who even compare to Capello i'm fairly excited by his appointment. He's got a proven track record of winning and as long as he can get us playing at least somewhere close to our potential then I'll be happy
I'm in the boat of i would have liked it to be an english manager appointed, but as there are no english managers available who even compare to Capello i'm fairly excited by his appointment. He's got a proven track record of winning and as long as he can get us playing at least somewhere close to our potential then I'll be happy
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
Agreed, Charlie_B; there was simply no competition provided by the English so-called candidates like Pearce/Curbishley.
Agreed, Charlie_B; there was simply no competition provided by the English so-called candidates like Pearce/Curbishley.
Charlie_B
Harvester
Re: Fabio Capello, eh?
I hear the England supporters' band is distraught by the news that the FA would prefer a Capello
Groan away
I hear the England supporters' band is distraught by the news that the FA would prefer a Capello
Groan away