Fabio for England Manager? Please!

Fabio Capelo is set to be confirmed as England manager.

And I'm not happy.

I find it amazing that after years of Sven Goran-Erikksson and his fat paycheque that the FA have learned sweet FA.

Now, I'm on record saying that I wanted a coach who was a winner, regardless of his nationality. 

When you look at Capello's record, you cannot deny that this man has the midus touch. Every club he has managed has won the league.

He has managed AC Milan, AS Roma, Juventus, and Real Madrid. Some people might say that the titles were tainted at Juve, but in my opinion, it was still an achievement just to be in that position to do it. The only time he didn't win anything was when he went back to AC Milan in 1997 and they failed to qualify for the Champions League and he got the boot.

So all this praise that I'm giving him must make you wonder: "Why don't you want him?"

Firstly, it's rumoured that he is going to be on a £4Million a year salary. That's a lot of money for someone who has never coached at this level before.

Didn't they pay Erikksson this type of money? Where did it get England?

No where fast.

Secondly, club management is very different from international management. When you manage at a club, if you don't get on with a player or coach, it's quite easy to say "you're fired" and bring a replacement in to tailor your needs.

At the international level, you are limited as to who you can and can't have. It's not so easy to say "I don't like him, I'll replace him with someone else," because you are restricted by the nationality of the players. The style of management required is a different style where you can handle the players in a way thats authoritive, but keeps them on your side as well so you don't lose the dressing room.

This reason is my biggest concern about Capello. I know they are crazy in Spain, but you don't sack your manager after he brought you the league title for the first time in four years unless he caused too much damage in the dressing room.

The way he handled David Beckham was a good example. Instead of letting Beckham play out his Real Madrid career in style and grace, he publicly humiliated him by insisting that he never play for the club again, only to recall him to the side due to injuries, after which Beckham displayed the kind of form that made the bosses at Madrid think: "What the hell have we done in letting him go?".

There are other examples and stories of his dressing room manner from the various clubs he has managed.

There's already talk of replacing John Terry (pictured) as captain because he wants to make his own mark on the team. Don't get me wrong: I'm not for player power. But in international mangement there has to be a line drawn.

All I can say to the FA is: "Be careful what you wish for!"