Here's another, somebody mentioned Michael Laudrup .
Laudrup started his coaching career as assistant to the national coach Morton Olsen in 2000. He was successful there, and took his first head coaching job in charge of Brondby in the Danish league. In his first season he revamped the team, bringin through youth and making the team more offensive. He won the Danish Cup in his first season, and after twicce finishing runners up in the league led the team to the double in 2005. He again finished runner up in 2006 (along with his assistant, the ex Arsenal man John Jenson) and at the end of the season they left to take over at Getafe in la Liga. He was there only one full season, but Getafe impressed many (you'll have to ask Sabre) with their brand of attacking football, and they reached the final of the Spanish Cup as well as the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup.
In September 2008 Laudrup took over as coach of Spartak Moscow. However he lasted only seven months there before being sacked after a 3-0 defeat by dynamo Moscow. At the end of this year Spanish media reported that the Dane was about to take over as manager of Athletico Madrid, but ultimately he and the club couldn't agree terms. He remains in search of work.
Based on his record he wouldn't be for me, but I'm sure he'd take the job.
Should there be a vacancy....... - Possible managerial alternatives.
by Benny The Noon » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:39 pm
Mick can you do one for capello please ?
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Benny The Noon wrote:Mick can you do one for capello please ?
Do your own you lazy bugger
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Well i could copy Wiki but its massive there
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by Benny The Noon » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:44 pm
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello (born 18 June 1946) is an Italian football manager and former professional player. He is the current manager of the England national football team, having started the role in January 2008 after the dismissal of Steve McClaren, who was sacked after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. He is the second foreigner to have managed the England side, the other being McClaren's predecessor, Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.
Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has managed throughout his career, with Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, and Juventus. Capello is one of the few coaches to claim championship victories in four major European cities (Milan, Madrid, Rome, and Turin). He has won a major league championship in seven of his 16 seasons as a coach and oversaw one of the most dominant UEFA Champions League victories of all time.[citation needed]
During Capello's second spell at Real Madrid he captured the La Liga title on the last day by topping FC Barcelona on head-to-head results. In spite of his success after years of Madrid underachievement, Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón sacked him in the summer of 2007.
After being appointed England manager on 14 December 2007, Capello announced that the role would be the last of his managerial career. Capello's contract with the Football Association came into effect on 7 January 2008, and will run for two-and-a-half years, with a possible two-year extension. On 24 January 2008, Capello was named president of the League Managers Association,[1] a customary role given to the English national coach.
Milan – first spell
His first experience was leading Milan in the last six games of the 1986/87 Serie A season, replacing Nils Liedholm and achieving the UEFA Cup qualifications in a play-off with Sampdoria. However, the following season, Arrigo Sacchi became the new Rossoneri manager and Capello stepped aside, but still worked for the society.
Capello made his second and best remembered coaching experience in the early 1990s again with Milan, replacing Sacchi and leading a team including the likes of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Paolo Maldini, and Franco Baresi to four Serie A titles in five years with a team nicknamed "The Invincibles". Milan were at this time bankrolled by the vast wealth of the Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi. Under Capello, Milan remained unbeaten for 58 league games between 19 May 1991 and 21 March 1993, which included an entire season where they were unbeaten in the league. They were finally defeated 1–0 by Parma after a goal from Faustino Asprilla.
With a style that spurned the traditional Italian stereotype of Catenaccio, in 1994 Milan routed the favourites FC Barcelona 4-0 to win the UEFA Champions League, earning them a reputation of one of the great sides of the modern era. Although Milan lost the Serie A title in 1995 - finishing a disappointing fourth - Capello signed off from his six-year stint with the Rossoneri by regaining the league championship the following year. He was replaced by Uruguayan coach Oscar Tabárez who was sacked after only a few games.
[edit] Real Madrid – first spell
By now, Capello had earned himself a reputation as one of Europe's leading coaches. He had also become known as a disciplinarian, unafraid of clamping down on his players, even his leading stars, if he felt they were not pulling their weight for the team.[citation needed] He had a single season in charge of Real Madrid, guiding the club to the Spanish league title in 1997. Real managed to edge out their bitter rivals FC Barcelona by just two points. Despite his tenure with Los Merengues lasting only a year, he was credited[citation needed] with bringing in a number of players such as Roberto Carlos, Predrag Mijatović, Davor Šuker, and Clarence Seedorf who helped the club establish their Champions League dominance over the next few years.
[edit] Milan – second spell
Capello then returned to Milan for a brief and less successful spell. Milan finished the Serie A 1997-98 season in 10th place, 30 points behind the champions Juventus, by which time Capello had already departed the club.
[edit] Roma
After a short break he moved to Roma in 1999, winning the 2001 Scudetto. That was Roma's first major honour in a decade and only the third ever time they had been crowned Champions of Italy. There was also a widespread belief that he had done a secret deal to succeed Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.[4] The final years of his tenure were also marred by accusations that he engineered the departure of several key players to sabotage the club. To this day, Capello is reviled by the vast majority of Roma fans.[5] This is despite the fact that he led the club to their only Scudetto since 1999.
[edit] Juventus
In 2004, Capello left debt-ridden Roma to sign with Juventus. Juventus won the 2004–05 and 2005–06 Scudetto under Capello's leadership, but were later stripped of their trophies due to involvement in the Italian match-fixing scandal, although there is no indication that Capello was involved. The scandal engulfed the Turin club, and in 2006 they were relegated to Serie B by the authorities.
In July 2006, with Juventus in the midst of the aforementioned match-fixing scandal, Capello resigned as Juventus manager. Press reports strongly linked him with a move back to Real Madrid; new club president Ramón Calderón had publicly stated his hope that Capello would return for a second stint at the club and on 5 July 2006, the official Real Madrid website announced Capello's appointment.[6]
Capello was criticised by Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero, whilst leading players Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson also left for Real Madrid, with some believing that Capello had privately persuaded the players to follow him. In the wake of the club's enforced relegation, Juventus were struggling to hang on to their leading players.
[edit] Real Madrid – second spell
Capello during his second spell with Madrid.
Capello arrived at a Real Madrid side suffering one of the longest spells without a trophy in their history. He quickly drew the disdain of Real's ardent supporters because of his defensive playing style. In interviews, Capello responded to those critics by saying that the beauty of attacking plays was old. He said that results were much more important than playing beautifully. He also added that "those days are over." His remit was to bring the title back to Madrid, a task that had been too much for five other coaches since 2003. In Spain, he was commonly referred to as "Don Fabio".[citation needed]
At Real Madrid, Capello had several high-profile falling outs. He was criticised for not playing David Beckham because of his contract wranglings and Ronaldo, who struggled for fitness and form. Capello also feuded with his compatriot Antonio Cassano; the two had previously had disputes at Roma. Capello had not played Cassano for over a month at Real Madrid and the young striker reportedly shouted out at him "Have you got no shame? I fought for you in Rome and this is how you repay me."[citation needed] This led to Cassano being suspended by the club.
In March, Real were again eliminated early from the Champions League and were mired in fourth place in the league, six points behind FC Barcelona. On 20 February 2007, Real Madrid were forced to deny rumours that Capello would be leaving after that day's match.[citation needed]
Despite the unrest, Capello recalled Beckham, whose return was pivotal for the team's recovery. A string of successful results in the latter half of the season took Real to the top of the table, while Barça's results became inconsistent. Real Madrid won their 30th league title on the final day of the season by beating RCD Mallorca 3–1 at home. The victory was achieved after Capello substituted an injured Beckham and brought on José Antonio Reyes. Real had been 1–0 down prior to the substitution and Reyes turned the match scoring two goals. Despite winning La Liga, Capello was sacked on 28 June 2007 due to Real's pragmatic style of play at a club with recent memories of the individualistic and free-flowing, but ultimately unsuccessful Galáctico era.[7] While Capello is an admirer of Spanish culture and enjoyed his time in Madrid, he has likened managing Real to living in a goldfish bowl.[citation needed]
[edit] England
[edit] Appointment
After the dismissal of Steve McClaren following the failure of England to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008, Capello was linked, together with several other managers such as José Mourinho, Marcello Lippi, and Martin O'Neill[8] to the England national team position; he then admitted that he was interested in the job.[9]
After Mourinho ruled himself out as a potential candidate for the position, the media immediately labelled Capello as the new favourite. Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger, and Rafael Benítez then voiced their support for Capello and the news that Capello had backed out of long-held TV commitments with Italian state broadcaster RAI further confirmed Capello as the favourite to be England boss. It was initially mentioned that Capello's poor English skills might rule him out of the position, but the Football Association stated that this was not so. He was formally appointed as England manager on 14 December 2007,[10] and commenced his day-to-day role on 7 January 2008, on a four-and-a-half year deal. It is estimated that that his annual pay is £6 million.[11] After being confirmed for the job, he announced it would be his last in football.[12] Capello announced on the day of his unveiling that it was a dream come true to manage the England national team and that he hoped to learn the English language in the following month prior to his first official meeting with the players.[13]
Capello was welcomed by many English fans and the press who hailed his appointment as a triumph, citing in particular his impressive trophy haul and his reputation as a disciplinarian in contrast to the excessive leniency perceived to have existed under his two predecessors.[citation needed] In Italy, news of his appointment was greeted with a sense of pride that one of their countrymen had been selected to coach an elite European team.[14] Equally, his arrival has generated some criticism, notably from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who said, "I would say it is a little surprising that the motherland of football has ignored a sacrosanct law or belief that the national team manager should be from the same country as the players."[15]
[edit] Friendlies
[edit] 2008
England's first match with Capello as manager was at Wembley against Switzerland on 6 February 2008. Much of the speculation approaching the game had centred on whether Capello would award David Beckham his 100th international cap.[16] Another aspect that generated a lot of interest was Capello's choice of captain. Several regular starters under Steve McClaren admitted they were uncertain of their future selection. On 31 January 2008, it was confirmed that a number of senior players including Sol Campbell and Beckham had not been selected for Capello's debut squad, with the Italian citing 'fitness reasons' for dropping former captain Beckham, who had not played a professional game since 21 November 2007.[17] After recent erratic form, Paul Robinson also missed out on the squad. Debut call-ups were handed to two players: Curtis Davies and Gabriel Agbonlahor, both of Aston Villa. Capello decided to give the captain's armband to Steven Gerrard for his first game in charge, beginning his rotation policy.
Jermaine Jenas scored Capello's first goal as England manager in the 40th minute against Switzerland at Wembley. Shaun Wright-Phillips restored the lead after the 61st minute, shortly after coming on as a substitute. After a slow start, England won the game 2-1, handing Capello his first victory in his first game as England manager.[18] He was warmly welcomed by the England fans before the game commenced.
For his second game in charge, an international friendly against France, Capello did finally award Beckham his landmark 100th cap. He also rotated the captaincy, giving the armband to Rio Ferdinand. England lost the game 1-0 after a Franck Ribéry penalty, marking Capello's first defeat as the national coach.[19] Capello's third game in charge was against the United States on 28 May 2008. He named Chelsea's John Terry as the captain for this match. England comfortably won an unremarkable game 2-0. [20]
On 31 May 2008, Capello named David Beckham as captain for the match on 1 June 2008 against Trinidad and Tobago. It was Beckham's first game as captain of England since the 2006 FIFA World Cup. England comfortably won the game 3-0.[21] On 19 August 2008, Capello announced that John Terry would be named permanent captain for the second time in his career.[22][23] On 20 August 2008, England drew 2-2 at Wembley with the Czech Republic.[24]
England rounded off 2008 by beating Germany 2-1 on 19 November. A John Terry header secured the win for England, in the 83rd minute, inflicting the first defeat Germany had suffered in Berlin in 35 years.[25]
[edit] 2009
In the spring of 2009, England played two more friendlies, losing 2–0 to European champions Spain and beating Slovakia 4–0.[26]. In the summer of 2009 England played another friendly against Holland, coming back from 2-0 down to secure a 2-2 draw away from home. Slovenia were beaten 2-1 In Wembley in the same year.
[edit] World Cup 2010 qualifying
England opened Capello's first competitive campaign with a 2–0 victory over Andorra, in Barcelona, on 6 September 2008.[27] Four days later, on 10 September, England played Croatia, the team that had qualified for the previous competition (UEFA Euro 2008) at their expense. England won 4–1; Arsenal's Theo Walcott was particularly impressive in scoring three goals[28] The next qualification game was at Wembley just over a month later, on 11 October 2008, against Kazakhstan. The game remained goalless at half-time, but England went on to win 5–1.[29] A fourth straight win on 15 October 2008 made this England's best ever start to a World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Belarus 3–1.
On 1 April 2009, England beat Ukraine 2-1 at Wembley. On 6 June, they travelled to Almaty to beat Kazakhstan 4-0, and four days later, they returned to Wembley to beat Andorra again 6-0, making it seven wins out of seven in this qualification campaign.[30] A notable feature of the campaign has been the goals of Wayne Rooney: eight in seven games (all in the last six). With two in the friendly against Slovakia in March 2009, Rooney has scored ten goals in his last eight England games.
On the 9th of September 2009, Capello successfully guided England to qualification to the 2010 World Cup following a 5-1 win at home to Croatia
Fabio Capello (born 18 June 1946) is an Italian football manager and former professional player. He is the current manager of the England national football team, having started the role in January 2008 after the dismissal of Steve McClaren, who was sacked after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. He is the second foreigner to have managed the England side, the other being McClaren's predecessor, Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.
Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has managed throughout his career, with Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, and Juventus. Capello is one of the few coaches to claim championship victories in four major European cities (Milan, Madrid, Rome, and Turin). He has won a major league championship in seven of his 16 seasons as a coach and oversaw one of the most dominant UEFA Champions League victories of all time.[citation needed]
During Capello's second spell at Real Madrid he captured the La Liga title on the last day by topping FC Barcelona on head-to-head results. In spite of his success after years of Madrid underachievement, Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón sacked him in the summer of 2007.
After being appointed England manager on 14 December 2007, Capello announced that the role would be the last of his managerial career. Capello's contract with the Football Association came into effect on 7 January 2008, and will run for two-and-a-half years, with a possible two-year extension. On 24 January 2008, Capello was named president of the League Managers Association,[1] a customary role given to the English national coach.
Milan – first spell
His first experience was leading Milan in the last six games of the 1986/87 Serie A season, replacing Nils Liedholm and achieving the UEFA Cup qualifications in a play-off with Sampdoria. However, the following season, Arrigo Sacchi became the new Rossoneri manager and Capello stepped aside, but still worked for the society.
Capello made his second and best remembered coaching experience in the early 1990s again with Milan, replacing Sacchi and leading a team including the likes of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Paolo Maldini, and Franco Baresi to four Serie A titles in five years with a team nicknamed "The Invincibles". Milan were at this time bankrolled by the vast wealth of the Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi. Under Capello, Milan remained unbeaten for 58 league games between 19 May 1991 and 21 March 1993, which included an entire season where they were unbeaten in the league. They were finally defeated 1–0 by Parma after a goal from Faustino Asprilla.
With a style that spurned the traditional Italian stereotype of Catenaccio, in 1994 Milan routed the favourites FC Barcelona 4-0 to win the UEFA Champions League, earning them a reputation of one of the great sides of the modern era. Although Milan lost the Serie A title in 1995 - finishing a disappointing fourth - Capello signed off from his six-year stint with the Rossoneri by regaining the league championship the following year. He was replaced by Uruguayan coach Oscar Tabárez who was sacked after only a few games.
[edit] Real Madrid – first spell
By now, Capello had earned himself a reputation as one of Europe's leading coaches. He had also become known as a disciplinarian, unafraid of clamping down on his players, even his leading stars, if he felt they were not pulling their weight for the team.[citation needed] He had a single season in charge of Real Madrid, guiding the club to the Spanish league title in 1997. Real managed to edge out their bitter rivals FC Barcelona by just two points. Despite his tenure with Los Merengues lasting only a year, he was credited[citation needed] with bringing in a number of players such as Roberto Carlos, Predrag Mijatović, Davor Šuker, and Clarence Seedorf who helped the club establish their Champions League dominance over the next few years.
[edit] Milan – second spell
Capello then returned to Milan for a brief and less successful spell. Milan finished the Serie A 1997-98 season in 10th place, 30 points behind the champions Juventus, by which time Capello had already departed the club.
[edit] Roma
After a short break he moved to Roma in 1999, winning the 2001 Scudetto. That was Roma's first major honour in a decade and only the third ever time they had been crowned Champions of Italy. There was also a widespread belief that he had done a secret deal to succeed Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.[4] The final years of his tenure were also marred by accusations that he engineered the departure of several key players to sabotage the club. To this day, Capello is reviled by the vast majority of Roma fans.[5] This is despite the fact that he led the club to their only Scudetto since 1999.
[edit] Juventus
In 2004, Capello left debt-ridden Roma to sign with Juventus. Juventus won the 2004–05 and 2005–06 Scudetto under Capello's leadership, but were later stripped of their trophies due to involvement in the Italian match-fixing scandal, although there is no indication that Capello was involved. The scandal engulfed the Turin club, and in 2006 they were relegated to Serie B by the authorities.
In July 2006, with Juventus in the midst of the aforementioned match-fixing scandal, Capello resigned as Juventus manager. Press reports strongly linked him with a move back to Real Madrid; new club president Ramón Calderón had publicly stated his hope that Capello would return for a second stint at the club and on 5 July 2006, the official Real Madrid website announced Capello's appointment.[6]
Capello was criticised by Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero, whilst leading players Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson also left for Real Madrid, with some believing that Capello had privately persuaded the players to follow him. In the wake of the club's enforced relegation, Juventus were struggling to hang on to their leading players.
[edit] Real Madrid – second spell
Capello during his second spell with Madrid.
Capello arrived at a Real Madrid side suffering one of the longest spells without a trophy in their history. He quickly drew the disdain of Real's ardent supporters because of his defensive playing style. In interviews, Capello responded to those critics by saying that the beauty of attacking plays was old. He said that results were much more important than playing beautifully. He also added that "those days are over." His remit was to bring the title back to Madrid, a task that had been too much for five other coaches since 2003. In Spain, he was commonly referred to as "Don Fabio".[citation needed]
At Real Madrid, Capello had several high-profile falling outs. He was criticised for not playing David Beckham because of his contract wranglings and Ronaldo, who struggled for fitness and form. Capello also feuded with his compatriot Antonio Cassano; the two had previously had disputes at Roma. Capello had not played Cassano for over a month at Real Madrid and the young striker reportedly shouted out at him "Have you got no shame? I fought for you in Rome and this is how you repay me."[citation needed] This led to Cassano being suspended by the club.
In March, Real were again eliminated early from the Champions League and were mired in fourth place in the league, six points behind FC Barcelona. On 20 February 2007, Real Madrid were forced to deny rumours that Capello would be leaving after that day's match.[citation needed]
Despite the unrest, Capello recalled Beckham, whose return was pivotal for the team's recovery. A string of successful results in the latter half of the season took Real to the top of the table, while Barça's results became inconsistent. Real Madrid won their 30th league title on the final day of the season by beating RCD Mallorca 3–1 at home. The victory was achieved after Capello substituted an injured Beckham and brought on José Antonio Reyes. Real had been 1–0 down prior to the substitution and Reyes turned the match scoring two goals. Despite winning La Liga, Capello was sacked on 28 June 2007 due to Real's pragmatic style of play at a club with recent memories of the individualistic and free-flowing, but ultimately unsuccessful Galáctico era.[7] While Capello is an admirer of Spanish culture and enjoyed his time in Madrid, he has likened managing Real to living in a goldfish bowl.[citation needed]
[edit] England
[edit] Appointment
After the dismissal of Steve McClaren following the failure of England to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008, Capello was linked, together with several other managers such as José Mourinho, Marcello Lippi, and Martin O'Neill[8] to the England national team position; he then admitted that he was interested in the job.[9]
After Mourinho ruled himself out as a potential candidate for the position, the media immediately labelled Capello as the new favourite. Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger, and Rafael Benítez then voiced their support for Capello and the news that Capello had backed out of long-held TV commitments with Italian state broadcaster RAI further confirmed Capello as the favourite to be England boss. It was initially mentioned that Capello's poor English skills might rule him out of the position, but the Football Association stated that this was not so. He was formally appointed as England manager on 14 December 2007,[10] and commenced his day-to-day role on 7 January 2008, on a four-and-a-half year deal. It is estimated that that his annual pay is £6 million.[11] After being confirmed for the job, he announced it would be his last in football.[12] Capello announced on the day of his unveiling that it was a dream come true to manage the England national team and that he hoped to learn the English language in the following month prior to his first official meeting with the players.[13]
Capello was welcomed by many English fans and the press who hailed his appointment as a triumph, citing in particular his impressive trophy haul and his reputation as a disciplinarian in contrast to the excessive leniency perceived to have existed under his two predecessors.[citation needed] In Italy, news of his appointment was greeted with a sense of pride that one of their countrymen had been selected to coach an elite European team.[14] Equally, his arrival has generated some criticism, notably from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who said, "I would say it is a little surprising that the motherland of football has ignored a sacrosanct law or belief that the national team manager should be from the same country as the players."[15]
[edit] Friendlies
[edit] 2008
England's first match with Capello as manager was at Wembley against Switzerland on 6 February 2008. Much of the speculation approaching the game had centred on whether Capello would award David Beckham his 100th international cap.[16] Another aspect that generated a lot of interest was Capello's choice of captain. Several regular starters under Steve McClaren admitted they were uncertain of their future selection. On 31 January 2008, it was confirmed that a number of senior players including Sol Campbell and Beckham had not been selected for Capello's debut squad, with the Italian citing 'fitness reasons' for dropping former captain Beckham, who had not played a professional game since 21 November 2007.[17] After recent erratic form, Paul Robinson also missed out on the squad. Debut call-ups were handed to two players: Curtis Davies and Gabriel Agbonlahor, both of Aston Villa. Capello decided to give the captain's armband to Steven Gerrard for his first game in charge, beginning his rotation policy.
Jermaine Jenas scored Capello's first goal as England manager in the 40th minute against Switzerland at Wembley. Shaun Wright-Phillips restored the lead after the 61st minute, shortly after coming on as a substitute. After a slow start, England won the game 2-1, handing Capello his first victory in his first game as England manager.[18] He was warmly welcomed by the England fans before the game commenced.
For his second game in charge, an international friendly against France, Capello did finally award Beckham his landmark 100th cap. He also rotated the captaincy, giving the armband to Rio Ferdinand. England lost the game 1-0 after a Franck Ribéry penalty, marking Capello's first defeat as the national coach.[19] Capello's third game in charge was against the United States on 28 May 2008. He named Chelsea's John Terry as the captain for this match. England comfortably won an unremarkable game 2-0. [20]
On 31 May 2008, Capello named David Beckham as captain for the match on 1 June 2008 against Trinidad and Tobago. It was Beckham's first game as captain of England since the 2006 FIFA World Cup. England comfortably won the game 3-0.[21] On 19 August 2008, Capello announced that John Terry would be named permanent captain for the second time in his career.[22][23] On 20 August 2008, England drew 2-2 at Wembley with the Czech Republic.[24]
England rounded off 2008 by beating Germany 2-1 on 19 November. A John Terry header secured the win for England, in the 83rd minute, inflicting the first defeat Germany had suffered in Berlin in 35 years.[25]
[edit] 2009
In the spring of 2009, England played two more friendlies, losing 2–0 to European champions Spain and beating Slovakia 4–0.[26]. In the summer of 2009 England played another friendly against Holland, coming back from 2-0 down to secure a 2-2 draw away from home. Slovenia were beaten 2-1 In Wembley in the same year.
[edit] World Cup 2010 qualifying
England opened Capello's first competitive campaign with a 2–0 victory over Andorra, in Barcelona, on 6 September 2008.[27] Four days later, on 10 September, England played Croatia, the team that had qualified for the previous competition (UEFA Euro 2008) at their expense. England won 4–1; Arsenal's Theo Walcott was particularly impressive in scoring three goals[28] The next qualification game was at Wembley just over a month later, on 11 October 2008, against Kazakhstan. The game remained goalless at half-time, but England went on to win 5–1.[29] A fourth straight win on 15 October 2008 made this England's best ever start to a World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Belarus 3–1.
On 1 April 2009, England beat Ukraine 2-1 at Wembley. On 6 June, they travelled to Almaty to beat Kazakhstan 4-0, and four days later, they returned to Wembley to beat Andorra again 6-0, making it seven wins out of seven in this qualification campaign.[30] A notable feature of the campaign has been the goals of Wayne Rooney: eight in seven games (all in the last six). With two in the friendly against Slovakia in March 2009, Rooney has scored ten goals in his last eight England games.
On the 9th of September 2009, Capello successfully guided England to qualification to the 2010 World Cup following a 5-1 win at home to Croatia
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You could have TRIED to edit it a bit Benny
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by bigmick » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:57 pm
Might as well put him in there, the one and only Jose Mourinho (the abridged version).
Mourinho's first job as a coach in his own right was with Benfica in 2000. He started excellently, and in December Benfica beat their big rivals Sporting Lisbon 3-0. However the club changed their president, and amid rumours of the new man wanting to change the coach Mourinho asked for an extended contract to solidify his position. The president stalled and Mourinhi immediately walked.
He took over at Uniaiao De Leriera and led them to their highest ever league position (still stands to this day) of fifth place in the Portuguese league. This got him noticed and he was appointed as manager of Porto in January 2002. Porto were languishing in the lower half of the table and in severe danger of missing out on Europe altoghether, but Mourinho sparked them up and they finished with a run of 11 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats which was good enough to get them up into third place. He announced to an incredulous media that they would definately win the league the following season, which they did. Their record was 27wins 5 draws and 2 defeats. This gave them a points total of 86 points which is a Portuguese record. They also won the UEFA Cup as well, and the Portuguese cup. This was achieved with minimum spending, players such as Jorge Costa who was on loan at Charlton were pulled back, players like Deco promoted from the reserves.
The following season Porto won the league again comfortably. They also won the Champions League beating Man Utd on the way to the final, disposing of Monaco 3-0 to win the trophy. At the nd of the season Mourinho took over at Chelsea.
At Chelsea Mourinho inherited a team which had come a distant second behind Arsenals Invincibles. He invested heavily, improving Ranieri's team with the likes of Drogba and Essien, Carvallho etc. Chelsea steamrollered their way to the title, amassing 95 points (still a Premiership record) and sticking 16 points on top of Ranieri's best ever effort. they also won the Carling cup. In the following season Chsela comfortably woin the title again, and for the second season in a row were ruthlessly efficient in winning 29 matches. In Mourinho's third season, they finished second behind the Mancs six points back. Too many draws held them back and they won only 24 matches. Not long into his fourth season, his relationship with Abrhamovic deteriorated further and Mourinho left.
His next job was at Inter Milan. Roberto Mancini, a very successful coach in his own right made way for "the special one" and in typical style, Mourinho won the league comfortably at his first attempt. They are currently top again by five points. He has recouped very close to break even from a transfer point of view, but did inherit a good and successful team. Inter have qualified for the knock out stages of the Champions League.
You can draw your own conclusions on this one, you don't need me to help.
Mourinho's first job as a coach in his own right was with Benfica in 2000. He started excellently, and in December Benfica beat their big rivals Sporting Lisbon 3-0. However the club changed their president, and amid rumours of the new man wanting to change the coach Mourinho asked for an extended contract to solidify his position. The president stalled and Mourinhi immediately walked.
He took over at Uniaiao De Leriera and led them to their highest ever league position (still stands to this day) of fifth place in the Portuguese league. This got him noticed and he was appointed as manager of Porto in January 2002. Porto were languishing in the lower half of the table and in severe danger of missing out on Europe altoghether, but Mourinho sparked them up and they finished with a run of 11 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats which was good enough to get them up into third place. He announced to an incredulous media that they would definately win the league the following season, which they did. Their record was 27wins 5 draws and 2 defeats. This gave them a points total of 86 points which is a Portuguese record. They also won the UEFA Cup as well, and the Portuguese cup. This was achieved with minimum spending, players such as Jorge Costa who was on loan at Charlton were pulled back, players like Deco promoted from the reserves.
The following season Porto won the league again comfortably. They also won the Champions League beating Man Utd on the way to the final, disposing of Monaco 3-0 to win the trophy. At the nd of the season Mourinho took over at Chelsea.
At Chelsea Mourinho inherited a team which had come a distant second behind Arsenals Invincibles. He invested heavily, improving Ranieri's team with the likes of Drogba and Essien, Carvallho etc. Chelsea steamrollered their way to the title, amassing 95 points (still a Premiership record) and sticking 16 points on top of Ranieri's best ever effort. they also won the Carling cup. In the following season Chsela comfortably woin the title again, and for the second season in a row were ruthlessly efficient in winning 29 matches. In Mourinho's third season, they finished second behind the Mancs six points back. Too many draws held them back and they won only 24 matches. Not long into his fourth season, his relationship with Abrhamovic deteriorated further and Mourinho left.
His next job was at Inter Milan. Roberto Mancini, a very successful coach in his own right made way for "the special one" and in typical style, Mourinho won the league comfortably at his first attempt. They are currently top again by five points. He has recouped very close to break even from a transfer point of view, but did inherit a good and successful team. Inter have qualified for the knock out stages of the Champions League.
You can draw your own conclusions on this one, you don't need me to help.
"se e in una bottigla ed e bianco, e latte".
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by Benny The Noon » Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:14 pm
I think there was a report somewhere that when he got offered a job he wanted a clause in it that would give him the right to leave the club if a spanish club came in for him - that shows where he wants to manage
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by Toffeehater » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:40 pm
Jose would be the only ideal choice bar hiddink who wouldn't come due to his chelsea ties.
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by Aussie Style » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:45 pm
The best man for the job is Rafa Benitez.
The c.u.n.t. owners are the problem. Yes, Rafa can make some questionable decisions but he has the media on his back more then any other manager on the planet so its magnified more so, Mick McCarthey made 10 changes to his team last week..can you imagine if Rafa pulled that sh1t? They'd be writing about it for the next 5 years.
Support the manager and your team.
The c.u.n.t. owners are the problem. Yes, Rafa can make some questionable decisions but he has the media on his back more then any other manager on the planet so its magnified more so, Mick McCarthey made 10 changes to his team last week..can you imagine if Rafa pulled that sh1t? They'd be writing about it for the next 5 years.
Support the manager and your team.
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by Aussie Style » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:47 pm
Toffeehater wrote:Jose would be the only ideal choice bar hiddink who wouldn't come due to his chelsea ties.
Would you REALLY want Maureen in charge?? Fuc.k that off mate. Good manager no doubt..but for us? No chance!
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by Benny The Noon » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:51 pm
Can rule out hiddink now
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8420393.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8420393.stm
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