Beckenbauer scathing remarks against Capello and the state of English football

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Just heard that the morning rags will have our old buddy Franz Beckenbauer splashing his negativity over Capello and his kick and rush style route one football. Trying to psych out the players no doubt in case they meet in the round of sixteen or later.

He is concerned on Capello's gameplan against the US in game one. The state of the Premier league not fostering better English talent with so many internationals in the league(jealousy no doubt) and so on.

Fair enough Franz kick us while we are down but I believe we need to tell him to get stuffed and mind his own business. What I would give to see the Germans crash out by either one of our sides. It may be better than going all the way. Well..............you know what I mean.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/wo...-legend-Franz-Beckenbauer-blasts-England.html

 

[TX Bill]

You know he wouldn't be saying jack squat about the English game had Germany had a tough go of it with Australia.

Some people just don't know how to keep their mouths shut.

 

[Nordecke]

You know he wouldn't be saying jack squat about the English game had Germany had a tough go of it with Australia.

Some people just don't know how to keep their mouths shut.

*Starts to open mouth* "Nevermind"

 

[davek]

I think what he's saying is that, with the raw materials he has to work with, Capello cant do much else than bring on two big lads as the focal point for attack and play to a traditional English team's strengths...which isn't going to cut it anymore at this level. FWIW, I think Beckenbauer is wrong that all there is to fall back on is a kick and rush approach. Capello has fallen into the trap of going route one because he has little faith in players like Defoe or the left behind Bent. Crouch and Heskey should be the forwards of last resort not starters. And he seriously screwed up by not bringing a holding midfield deputy for the injured Barry. Parker should have been included. I think the national team has missed Hargreaves badly in this respect. Settle that midfield down and get someone on the ball who knows what to do with it and everything falls into place (Stevie GBH for his usual four minute Hollywood starring role is not the answer).

In short, I think Beckenbauer is throwing Capello a lifeline there. He's not attacking him - he's excusing him.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

he'd love platini's job

 

[Allezfan]

Spot on, Dave.

I also think Beckenbauer is being too kind to Capello. Last year, there were about 200 english men who played a game in the premier league so the idea that Capello is restrained by the talent available to him is dubious. He had Defoe, Bent, Agbonlahor, Walcott ect to choose from, if he didn't want to play any big lads up front. Instead he picked two players who have been mostly sitting on the bench in the premier league. To me thats on him not on the english game.

I have a lot of respect for old Franz but I think he's talking out of ignorance, there.

 

[chicoazul]

I think Franz is spot on there.

 

[davek]

Spot on, Dave.

I also think Beckenbauer is being too kind to Capello. Last year, there were about 200 english men who played a game in the premier league so the idea that Capello is restrained by the talent available to him is dubious. He had Defoe, Bent, Agbonlahor, Walcott ect to choose from, if he didn't want to play any big lads up front. Instead he picked two players who have been mostly sitting on the bench in the premier league. To me thats on him not on the english game.

I have a lot of respect for old Franz but I think he's talking out of ignorance, there.

I do too. He was a wondeful player and proved himself as a manager. But he's in danger of becoming Mr Rent-a-quote like Pele became in the end.

 

[Rook]

If Ballack was healthy Germany's squad would have looked just as ugly as England's.

 

[ToxtethBlue]

He's not far off really, whilst England aren't Bolton there football is predictable and slow, alot of the time they do revert to a more direct approach. And Capello doesn't really have an abundance of options to change it, certainly not with this generation of players. Whether that changes in the next few years, we'll have to wait and see.

He's just giving his opinion, just like your typical English based pundits/ex players/journalists who call the Germans efficent and dull and the Italian's defensive and old.

 

[atrottel]

It's the Mail.

He's right.

The Kaiser is still an arrogant Bayern tit.

I'm interested to see an evolution to the gameplan of "play two quick midgets on the wings and then ignore them and welly it up to Heskey/Crouch for someone to get on the end of a knockdown". Please note that if you are a pundit "wellying it up to Heskey" is known as holding the ball high up the park and bringing others into play in the second phase.