|
|
Chelsea's Andre Villas-Boas believes Fabio Capello will be a tough act to follow for next England manager
The Portuguese coach has spoken of his surprise following the resignation of the Italian and claims there are few managers in world football who could match his CV
09-Feb-2012 8:52:46 PM
By Jake Watson
Getty Images
Chelsea manager Andre Villa-Boas believes that the new England manager will face a tough challenge of replacing Fabio Capello.
The Italian stepped down from his position on as the national manager following showdown talks with FA chief David Bernstein on Wednesday.
| INTERNATIONAL CAREER STATS |
 |
| GAMES |
WINS |
DEFEATS |
WIN % |
|
| ENGLAND | 2007-2012 |
42 | 28 |
6 | 66.66% |
| CLUB CAREER STATS |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| GAMES |
WINS |
DEFEATS |
WIN % |
|
| REAL MADRID | 2006-2007 | 48 | 27 |
10 | 56.25% |
| JUVENTUS | 2004-2006 |
105 | 68 |
13 | 64.76% |
| ROMA | 2001-2004 |
152 | 71 |
32 | 46.71% |
| AC MILAN | 1997-1998 | 34 | 11 |
12 | 32.35% |
| REAL MADRID | 1996-1997 |
39 | 25 |
3 | 64.10% |
| AC MILAN | 1991-1996 |
208 | 121 |
22 | 58.17% |
With much success at the top level of club management, the likes of Real Madrid and AC Milan to name but two, and Villas-Boas believes it will not be an easy task replacing Capello.
“Yes it surprised me for sure,” Villas-Boas said in an article on London24.com.
“It will be very difficult for the FA to find a man who has Fabio’s CV because he is one of the best in the world.
“He is a successful manager for most of the clubs. Spectacular qualification for Euro 2012 comes to an end before the tournament which is hard to take for the English national team. Bearing in mind there is still plenty of time for the tournament to prepare.”
England have announced that Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce will take interim control for the friendly against the Netherlands on February 28.
How do you stay up with football when on the move? With http://m.goal.com – your best source for mobile coverage of the beautiful game.
Inside Goal.Com
-
Vote for your Goal.com World Player of the Week
Have your say on who you think should win Goal.com's weekly honour
-
Euro 2012 a timely respite for depressed Spain
With 24 per cent unemployment, wage cuts and little hope for improvement in the short term, the continental competition will at least take people's minds off their sad situation
-
Welbeck impresses but it's a bad day for Johnson
Ashley Young has also all but secured his place in the starting line up against France while Steven Gerrard put a good shift in. Here's how the Belgium friendly affected the England player's chances of featuring in Euro 2012
-
Five players Rodgers could sign for Liverpool
The new Reds boss was unveiled to the press on Friday and must immediately begin work on revitalising a thin squad with some additions in the transfer market
-
Lambert the latest in EPL manager merry-go-round
The Scot officially left Norwich City on Saturday to become the second new boss in June, following the appointment of Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool on Friday