According to everyone out there, Fabio Capello is set to be the next English manager. The Italian is supposed to get £4m a year to take care of business in England. Not an easy job right now but most people think he is the right one to do it (well, if not him, then who?). The former AC Milan, Real Madrid, Roma and Juventus coach will be finalizing all the formalities this afternoon and final news should arrive in a couple of hours.

Capello will probably have some English assistants just so things don’t go “italianized” (but also because that is a condition the FA has imposed!). I guess since he doesn’t speak english, those assistants will surely help.

Capellos strong trainning style should be a good change for the English team. He will also probably be bringing goalkeeping coach Franco Tancredi and Massimo Neri, who is notorius for his tough regime. So whoever is the new squad better prepara for some strong trainning sessions.

According to the Guardian:

The FA party was hugely impressed by Capello’s plans for the job and the freshness of his ideas for the first-team set-up. And he made it clear to his advisers that he was similarly enthusiastic about the opportunity being offered to him.

I guess we’ll be seeing many changes in this new chapter of the English team.

FABIO CAPELLO FACTFILE (from BBC)
1946: Born in San Canzian d’Isonzo, Gorizia, Italy
1964: Makes pro debut for Ferrara side SPAL
1973: Scores as Italy beat England at Wembley for first time
1991: Appointed head coach of AC Milan
1992: Wins first of four Italian league titles with Milan
1994: Milan beat Barcelona 4-0 in European Cup final
1997: Wins Spanish league with Real Madrid
2001: Guides Roma to their first Scudetto for 18 years
2004: Wins Scudetto in first season with Juventus
2007: Guides Real to La Liga during his second spell

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