Capello

[Ara]

Its not just Copello's fault, Its the players, they never seem to be able to rise up, See previous world cups. We got a bunch of over paided players who arn't a team. We are Man City of the International world. Great indiviually but can't play as a team. Lamps and Gerrard are probably the 2 best midfielders in the country for there club but simply can't play together. HOW????? there both paid over 100k and can't play together. There the best of the best we have an there cluess on how to play together.

Don't get me wrong Copello made mistakes, but its also the players fault.

 

[davek]

Graham Taylors View

"The supporters, understandably, are very angry and disappointed with this performance. England have been outplayed - technically and tactically Algeria were ahead of them.

Sooner or later we need an explanation from Fabio Capello on the team-selection policy. When you're announcing your team two hours before kick-off, what sort of preparatory work have you been doing for the game if your players don't know what the team is?

If you're the England manager - and I've been there - you've got to expect these questions and I think real football questions should be answered by Fabio.

He doesn't answer them, he's starting to say he doesn't understand the question or gives you back an answer you know isn't correct. He's starting to ask for a translation, which wasn't the case when we were winning games.

I honestly do feel there is something wrong in the camp because nobody was up for this game and yet you would have thought that would've been the first thing they were. Some of the body language suggests all is not well.

We know England have to win their last game and I feel they're in real danger now."

I have to say, he is friggin right. well in turnip.

Capello has made some howlers, for sure. But the team announcement two hours before KO is not one of them. Old Turnip Head doesn't understand what Capello knows about these players today: if they knew well in advance they'd be blurting it out to their pet reporters and feathering their own nest - whilst giving the opposition an insight well in advance of what to expect. That England set up is like a sewing circle full of gossiping old women. I dont blame Capello for keeping them in the dark.

 

[best little spaniard]

Come on, we all knew what the team was going to be days in advance.

And I gurantee it will be the same the next game.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

correct dave, it would be on every social networking site and blog before they had their training bibs off.

 

[Muggins]

Capello has made some howlers, for sure. But the team announcement two hours before KO is not one of them. Old Turnip Head doesn't understand what Capello knows about these players today: if they knew well in advance they'd be blurting it out to their pet reporters and feathering their own nest - whilst giving the opposition an insight well in advance of what to expect. That England set up is like a sewing circle full of gossiping old women. I dont blame Capello for keeping them in the dark.

There are arguments for both announcing the team early and not, both have valid points.

Its the other 5 points Turnip makes. He sounds like he is speaking as a fan. which i like.

Communication is everything.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

The squad.

Playing Englands best attacking MF on the wing.
Playing Emile Heskey who is past his best, excusing the sentiments or skills he used to have ( ball winning, holding up play )
Picking Jamie Carragher, who decided his Club was more important years ago.
Picking Emile Heskey
Starting with Emile Heskey
Continuing to have faith in Emile Heskey.

I personally think Rooney needs a rest, or at least start on the bench for the Slovenia game and go with Defoe/Crouch. For his sins, Crouch has a very,very good internation record.

----------------James
------------Carra Terry Dawson
Johnson---------------------------Warnock
Lennon------Lampard/Barry------------Milner
--------------Gerrard----------------
----------------Defoe-----------------

 

[Chang Elephant]

Carragher has played great to be fair to him.

Sending off waiting to happen, and should have happened last week. To be fair his voice is squeaky though.

 

[davek]

There are arguments for both announcing the team early and not, both have valid points.

Its the other 5 points Turnip makes. He sounds like he is speaking as a fan. which i like.

Communication is everything.

Well, I dont think he's right about two of those other points:

1) He says Capello has looked for translators to avoid answering questions - I haven't seen a recent pre or post match interview where he's used a translator (also, who is Taylor to dermine how much Capello understands/doesn't understand what questions he's being asked?).

2) He says the team weren't up for it. They looked up for it to me. Plenty of workrate and they dominated the second half completely. They just didn't have the smarts to open Algeria up in the box. Now that last point is down to a lack of composure - that's what's defeating England at the moment.

Where Capello can be criticised is his substitutions, which have been pretty woeful. The like for like changes are puzzling me. Capello should have some faith in Joe Cole to find a way through the thicket of defenders, imo. He knows what he can do at his best. There must be something wrong there between Capello and Joe Cole.

 

[best little spaniard]

Well, I dont think he's right about two of those other points:

1) He says Capello has looked for translators to avoid answering questions - I haven't seen a recent pre or post match interview where he's used a translator (also, who is Taylor to dermine how much Capello understands/doesn't understand what questions he's being asked?).

2) He says the team weren't up for it. They looked up for it to me. Plenty of workrate and they dominated the second half completely. They just didn't have the smarts to open Algeria up in the box. Now that last point is down to a lack of composure - that's what's defeating England at the moment.

Where Capello can be criticised is his substitutions, which have been pretty woeful. The like for like changes are puzzling me. Capello should have some faith in Joe Cole to find a way through the thicket of defenders, imo. He knows what he can do at his best. There must be something wrong there between Capello and Joe Cole.

But if that's so, why did he even take him?


I'm still fuming about the King call. Just about every person in England could have told you that King would not be able to last.


Im convinced he's picked this squad to lose.

 

[Muggins]

Well, I dont think he's right about two of those other points:

1) He says Capello has looked for translators to avoid answering questions - I haven't seen a recent pre or post match interview where he's used a translator (also, who is Taylor to dermine how much Capello understands/doesn't understand what questions he's being asked?).

2) He says the team weren't up for it. They looked up for it to me. Plenty of workrate and they dominated the second half completely. They just didn't have the smarts to open Algeria up in the box. Now that last point is down to a lack of composure - that's what's defeating England at the moment.

Where Capello can be criticised is his substitutions, which have been pretty woeful. The like for like changes are puzzling me. Capello should have some faith in Joe Cole to find a way through the thicket of defenders, imo. He knows what he can do at his best. There must be something wrong there between Capello and Joe Cole.

Agreed Taylor has no way of 100% knowing if Capello understands or not.

However, watching the post match interview, Capello was dodging questions left right and centre. He even gave the same answer to two completely different questions, so even though Taylor wasn't 100% accurate, i still get where he is coming from.

I personally did not think they were 'up for it' either. This can obviously be interpreted in lot's of ways.

My interpretation is :

-No one was creating space, no-one wanted the ball, "here you have it" was the attitude, no-one wanted to take the game by the scruff of the neck, they just hoped everything would turn out well. which it never does.

-No movement. England do this thing where they stand on the spot and play long passes to each other. Then hoof it anyway. Then lose it.

-England were passing the ball round in their own half - centre back - left back - goalie then back to centre back, all while the clock is ticking down. Then we'd lose the ball due to bad ball control which was due to the man being marked, which was due to no movement.

-Every free-kick was "let's do a set piece" instead of taking a free kick short and running at them playing 1-2s or a ball in behind. Waste of time these set pieces as no-one can even deliver a corner.

-No positive forward football. Just when England start going forward, they go back and end up giving it to David James who....hoofs it to Heskey, who loses the ball due to bad ball control which was due to the man being marked, which was due to no movement, and not being up for it.

100% agree on your point about Capellos substitutions. Does he know what he is doing??? really???

Very few people agree with Capello. They just say "I have faith in Capello". Which is basically a disclaimer in case somehow he pulls it off.

 

[Rook]

I still don't know for the life of me don't know why whoever the manager is the team consistently plays like the pitch is 25 yards wide. Nobody gets wide. The formation doesn't help either with what appears to be Gerrard---Lampard---Cole lined up one behind the other.

Why Carragher was put on the plane let alone starting is beyond me as well. England has more depth at that position than any team in the world.