I haven’t said anything about England in the World Cup for the simple reason that I was certain they wouldn’t get anywhere. To be honest, I’m surprised they even got through the qualifying stages after the showing in their first two matches.
You have to face facts: if you play like England did in the first two – and very important – matches, then add a marginally better third, you have effectively demonstrated your ability in toto. But now the recriminations have started.
England was let down by the players, and only the players. Not the manager, who is one of the best in the world. We have a dilemma, though.
The press has decided that Fabio is to blame (largely because he is a foreigner – they disliked him from the start for that reason, made worse by the fact that he couldn’t speak English). This means that the public will, on the whole, agree (the public is too stupid to have a mind of its own, and has to have one implanted by the media). So on that count, Fabio Capello is history.
Fabio is a hardliner. He stopped the orange hags – sorry, WAGs – going out to steal the limelight. Originally seen as a good decision, it is being questioned now as a bad one (after the Algeria match, pundits on BBC radio were arguing that the WAGs would have taken the focus – and pressure – off the players).
Fabio still cannot speak English fluently, and still has an interpreter handy. The press has repeatedly picked up on that – mainly because they can’t speak English fluently either – for entirelydifferent reasons, though – and so find it hard to understand what he is saying. This was especially evident in the post match interview yesterday, where they were asking him if he would resign.
Britain is inherently racist in spite of being multicultural. The media pundits have been demanding a Harry Redknapp or other good ol’ Brit to take the helm. The press and media forced Sven out – and he was easily the best England manager of all time. Now they’re trying it with Fabio.
If Fabio resigns, he will be getting himself out of a sorry non-football mess that he will probably never be able to resolve, and which will give him ulcers! But in all honesty, the England football team needs him. He is the best – the players just aren’t.