The England manager in an interview with FIFA magazine talked about his experience at the helm of the founder’s of the the beautiful game. Fabio hopes to develop his team into a force to the reckoned with on the international stage, and he believes that having a good player between the sticks and a killer up front are the key.

“Every team, no matter what formation they use, actually have a system that I call the '9-1' formation. By that I mean that nine players primarily have defensive duties, and up front there is one lone striker who is supported by his team-mates rushing up to join him in attack. The crucial difference often lies in the quality of the goalkeeper and the striker, with Spain’s Iker Casillas and Fernando Torres or Italy’s Gianluigi Buffon and Luca Toni fine examples.”


Fabio Capello aslo hopes to bring to the English football a mixture of the styles from other countries in Europe, including the way the current European Champions play their game. “In Italy, it is all about tactics and playing for a result, whereas in Spain, the focus is on technique and pace. In England, the game is based on aggression and non-stop action… I want to give England a little taste of Latin football.”