Fabio Capello
officials. Why should I waste my time listening to people who are clearly less
intelligent than me?"
Arguably such iron-clad self-confidence is a minimal requirement if Capello, every
bit as elegantly turned out as his compatriots, is to succeed Sven Goran Eriksson as
only the second ever non- Englishman to legacy of order national side and face the
unrelenting pressure for success and glory from fans and the media alike.
But while there can be little doubt about the footballing credentials and steely will of
a man who has won nine national league titles in 15 seasons with four teams in Spain
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and Italy as well as the European Champions League, his penchant for dropping
clangers and expressing robust political views have already generated headlines.
His most high-profile scrape came last year when he told the Rome- based La
annaabi.ee 
