Fabio Capello
turn. I am someone who prays twice a day, in the morning and evening, wherever I
find myself."
Capello's habit of seeking divine inspiration will doubtless be a comfort to the
millions of England fans who got into a similar routine every time the national side
took to the field during the dismal qualification campaign for next year's European
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Championships which resulted in an ignominious failure that it will probably be the
Italian's job to erase from collective memory.
But anyone hoping that Fabio Capello will bring emotional attachment to his
considerable managerial and motivational talents should maybe consider what he said
when asked for the single greatest achievement of his career: "The best moment of my
career? Scoring against England at Wembley in 1973."
That, combined with the complete absence of any attempts to make friends in the