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Vidicious · 26th March 2008, 22:39

This got me thinking, if Capello fucks up with England, I have no doubt he will be perceived as a clown, crap manager etc by the English media and others. Which is wrong obviously, he has a very impressive CV. But i was just thinking, how can international management be a true reflection on the quality of a manager? Lets compare club manager to international manager.

Club manager works with his players every day of the week pretty much, has his game at the weekend with them and if his team aren't living up to expectations, fair enough, he takes criticism. He makes the transfers and has a lot of time to work with them on the training ground during the week.

International managers on the other hand, only have roughly a week before a match to gel players from different clubs together and has no say in transfers for example(obviously). In other words, I believe international football is 95% down to the pure quality and teamwork of players that the country has to offer. If the talent and teamwork isnt there, theres not much the manager can do in all honesty, as he has little time to work with them. So if Capello gets slated, and im sure he will, it wont be deserved in my opinion.

Im not picking on England and Capello in particular, I'm just using them as an example. If Capello does not deliver for England, many people will believe that hes crap, a clown, simply because he cant work miracles with players who just arent up to that standard.

So a manager can not really be judged on international management, in my opinion. Your thoughts?

26th March 2008, 22:39	#1 (permalink)
Vidicious Flop Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Alves will still be a flop. Posts: 1,113	International managers This got me thinking, if Capello fucks up with England, I have no doubt he will be perceived as a clown, crap manager etc by the English media and others. Which is wrong obviously, he has a very impressive CV. But i was just thinking, how can international management be a true reflection on the quality of a manager? Lets compare club manager to international manager. Club manager works with his players every day of the week pretty much, has his game at the weekend with them and if his team aren't living up to expectations, fair enough, he takes criticism. He makes the transfers and has a lot of time to work with them on the training ground during the week. International managers on the other hand, only have roughly a week before a match to gel players from different clubs together and has no say in transfers for example(obviously). In other words, I believe international football is 95% down to the pure quality and teamwork of players that the country has to offer. If the talent and teamwork isnt there, theres not much the manager can do in all honesty, as he has little time to work with them. So if Capello gets slated, and im sure he will, it wont be deserved in my opinion. Im not picking on England and Capello in particular, I'm just using them as an example. If Capello does not deliver for England, many people will believe that hes crap, a clown, simply because he cant work miracles with players who just arent up to that standard. So a manager can not really be judged on international management, in my opinion. Your thoughts?