The appointment of Fabio Capello as the new manager of the England football team was greeted with an inevitable media furore. Some journalists were up in arms because the UK's football authority couldn't find a decent enough English candidate to take on this highly paid yet unenviable role. Capello's credentials are impeccable and despite the challenges (he can't speak English and the press are just waiting for him to trip up) he is already making his mark.
Tonight the England team (and Capello has made some controversial selections) will play its first match under his direction. The match is a 'friendly against Switzerland b ut everyone is keen to see if Fabio has already made an impression on our lacklustre and overrated players.
Many pundits say that English football players are over-paid, over-rated and are not as professional in their approach to training and fitness as their European counterparts. It seems that Fabio agrees! He has implemented a new, strict system of rules that include timekeeping, access to players from WAGs (wives and girlfriends), diet, training and even how they address eachother. He is a consumate, serious professional and he is setting the standard for every manager out there who is managing young, petulant, super-talented players. The key to success is discipline and respect, something the youngsters in our society have no concept of because of the very bad example set by their spoiled role models. So well done Fabio, bring it on, I hope that you show us all that discipline and application will ultimately bring us the results we want.
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