The record reads P9 W7 D1 L1 for England manager Fabio Capello, this i believe to be a decent start for the Italian, a start which becomes more impressive when you just concentrate on his competitive matches, P4 W4 which is some start when you consider three of these games were away from home, lets not forget the 4-1 win against Croatia in the fortress that is the Maksimir Stadium.
The start Capello has made is up there with the best starts of any England manager which is quite remarkable seeing as Steve McClaren just over a year earlier had made the worst start of any England manager. I really believe Capello is something special and i believe the players do too, Fabio's CV tells its own story. As a player he won three Coppa italia and three serie A titles, as coach he won five seria A titles with Roma and Milan he also won two Supercoppa Italiana cups one Uefa Champions league and one European super cup, and not forgetting one La Liga title with Real Madrid.
Fabio Capello is a winner nobody can argue against that and the players realise if they are going to play for England and challenge for honours they need to be winners to. Fabio Capello just like Barack OBama believes in change, and the time for change has come for our England stars.
The WAG culture that has been suffocating our football stars in recent years has been eradicated from the England camp, no longer can players stroll down for dinner in there tracksuit bottoms with mobile in hand. Its smart dress and everyone is at the table right on time so all the players can spend quality time together which Fabio believes to be an important part of a successful group of players, a great example of this was the Spain squad which won Euro 2008 you only had to see Pepe Reina (sub goal keeper) sing and dance around all his fellow players after they lifted the cup, Pepes teammates have a huge amount of respect for him even thought he didn't play much part on the field he played a huge part off it by keeping spirits high and morale at a decent level. The fact is team bonding plays a great part in a successful team not the WAGS on the mobile phones at all hours of the day.
Players have been talking about a fear factor within the England camp and how nobodies place in the team is safe which is such a refreshing change because in recent years the England team used to pick itself with little regard for current form or fitness. A perfect example of this is Mr Centurion himself David Beckham, in recent years he would have been the first name on your team sheet (rightly so) but nowadays he lacks the pace required in the European game so as hard as it may be he needs to be dropped to the bench to make way for the likes of Theo Walcott and Shaun Wright-phillips both very talented youngsters who have bright futures ahead of them.
I like how Capello has made hard decisions but ultimately the right ones, Leaving Owen out of the WCQ's so far is the right decision, based on Owens form and performances he just isnt scoring enought goals or playing well enough to warrant a place in the squad. I know plenty of people who would put Beckham in the first team based on his crossing ability and his maturity and experience however Capello bases his team selection on current form and how well the players are playing thats why Beckham only gets cameo roles at the moment because the pace and skill of players like Theo Walcott are just too good to keep out of the team.
England are heading in the right direction at the moment in nine games we've scored no less than twenty three goals and conceded just seven, if the players are behind Capello which they undoubtedly are then so should we, i believe the more we get behind this team Fabio Capello's great start can continue and who knows maybe we can finally bring the world cup home.
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