Fabio Capello: I could have taken England further if it wasn’t for the players

Fabio Capello has stunned England player and fans by claiming he could have taken the national side further in Euro 2012 than manager Roy Hodgeson if the players had learned to speak Italian. 

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“Roy [Hodgeson] had the advantage of speaking roughly the same language as the players, and I didn’t”: said Capello, in Italian. He continued: “If the players had only made an effort to learn my language then I could have told them what to do, but none of them could be bothered despite having the best part of 5 years to crack it.”

Communication problems between manager and players were always a sore point within the England setup.

An unnamed England player told World of Sports: “Most of the time we had no idea what Fabio was banging on about. Luckily for us he used to wave his arms about a lot and that kind of helped. The only player who didn’t struggle was Frank Lampard as he just did what he wanted anyway.”

When asked to clarify his point in English Capello said: “John Terry’s cat is… how do you say… in the beach.”

Capello’s tenure as England manager came to an abrupt end when he resigned only weeks before his planned holiday in Poland.

Roy Hodgeson responded to the criticism by saying “Unfortunately Mr Capello words strike of disparagement.” A point he reiterated in all 26 langauges that he can speak, including Italian.