Fabio Capello has resigned as England manager during a meeting with the Football Association today. This follows the decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy prior to a court’s decision on Terry’s alleged racist comments towards QPR’s Anton Ferdinand (brother of former England captain and Manchester United defender Rio) during a Premier League match last October against Chelsea at Loftus Road.
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| Capello-Resigned from England job. |
The meeting took place in the aftermath of comments made by the England coach regarding the Terry issue as he claimed they shouldn’t have taken the armband off him as he hasn’t been proven guilty yet. Capello’s views were widely publicised in the media and resulted in a lot of speculation about the future of the Italian manager and John Terry. Capello guided England to comfortable qualification to the European Championships last year when the Three Lions secured the point they needed to qualify against Montenegro. There has been much optimism about England’s chances of having success in Poland and Ukraine.
It was Capello who originally took the captaincy off Terry after off the pitch events surrounding his personal life. However, the former Real Madrid coach reinstated Terry as captain a year after the initial decision. Rio Ferdinand was the man who filled this vacancy in between but when it came to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was injured during training in a collision with Emile Heskey and unfortunately missed the tournament. Steven Gerrard took his place as captain for the competition; one that England failed to deliver in going out to Germany in the first knockout round after just about managing to get there through the group stages. Ferdinand has already ruled himself out of replacing Terry as captain.
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| Is the 'Special One' up for the role? |
Many believe Capello was wrong to make Terry captain again in the first place and his recent outburst had already led to rumours about his future. Although it is clear to understand Capello’s views that Terry is innocent until proven guilty, he probably should have expressed his feelings privately to the FA rather than through the media that’s resulted in all of the coverage surrounding the matter. Had Capello thought about his ways of letting his opinion be known, the outcome may not have been what it is.
Is this bad timing with the Euro’s not that far away? Well, it’s not the best but it’s early enough to employ a new manager and there is sufficient time for the FA to deliberate possible candidates and evaluate the managers that match their criteria.
Surely there has to be an English manager now. Although Capello has a remarkable managerial record, his Italian roots would surely lead to less passion for the England team to be successful. He’s the highest paid manager in the world. Would failure have really bothered him that much? The fact of his resignation obviously shows he isn’t truly committed to the cause and his relations with the FA aren’t as strong anymore. An English manager would be someone who had desire for the team and genuinely wanted to guide their country to victory. Of course the FA can’t choose any English manager just on the basis of their nationality; there has to be someone who has all of the other qualities required to be a managerat international level. Experience, confidence, tactical intelligence and a leader who is inspirational is what this job needs.
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| Redknapp is surely up for consideration. |
Harry Redknapp certainly possesses these attributes and must be one of the top choices for the job. With him being found innocent of tax evasion charges then nothing really stands in his way other than his club. Jose Mourinho, although not English, has won trophies everywhere he’s been and has already stated his intention to return to England as he prepares to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. He may have said he wanted a return to the Premier League, but the England job may also attract him. One thing for sure is that there will be plenty of Tottenham fans worried in the outbreak of this story. Spurs showed their reluctance to lose Luka Modric when he was wanted by Chelsea in the summer transfer window last year-they will be more reluctant to lose their manager, and will want a lot of compensation if he is to leave for this momentous job.
There is still a decison needed to be made on the next captain of England.Only time will tell who will be the next England manager.
