Just take a look at Fabio Capello's managerial CV – it is staggeringly impressive.
Milan (1991-96, 97-98) – Four Scudetti, that Champions League success over Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona, three Italian Super Cups and a European Super Cup. Real Madrid (1996-97, 2006-07) – Two La Liga titles in the two years he was afforded. Roma (1999-2004) – a League title and an Italian Super Cup. Juventus (2004-06) – Two Scudetti that were later marred by the Calciopoli scandal. England (2007- ) – Qualification for the 2010 World Cup made to look embarrassingly easy. Fabio Capello really is one of the most highly-decorated Coaches in world football and his appointment by the English FA should receive more praise, particularly after the Steve McClaren debacle.
His disciplinarian attitude and organisational aptitude make it easy for armchair pundits to label him as the embodiment of the Catenaccio-style, the traditional Italian approach to football.
