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The Capello Index: Rating the key moments and decisions in the former England manager's four-year reign
From stripping John Terry of the captaincy, to agreeing a new contract just a week before the 2010 World Cup, a look at how the Italian fared as Three Lions manager
09-Feb-2012 11:01:31 PM
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ANALYSIS
By Danny Hart
The world of football was stunned on Wednesday evening when the FA confirmed that Fabio Capello had resigned as England manager. The 65-year-old, who had expressed his anger to an Italian television station about the governing body's decision to strip John Terry of the Three Lions captaincy, stepped down after holding talks with FA chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne.
From a near-perfect qualification campaign for the 2010 World Cup to disaster at the tournament itself, the former Real Madrid coach has enjoyed the highs and lows of the Three Lions hotseat. Here, Goal.com looks back at Capello's key moments and decisions during his four-year spell as England manager.
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By Danny Hart
The world of football was stunned on Wednesday evening when the FA confirmed that Fabio Capello had resigned as England manager. The 65-year-old, who had expressed his anger to an Italian television station about the governing body's decision to strip John Terry of the Three Lions captaincy, stepped down after holding talks with FA chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne.
From a near-perfect qualification campaign for the 2010 World Cup to disaster at the tournament itself, the former Real Madrid coach has enjoyed the highs and lows of the Three Lions hotseat. Here, Goal.com looks back at Capello's key moments and decisions during his four-year spell as England manager.
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CAPELLO INDEX
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| EVENT | DATE |
RATING |
| 1 |
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Signed new deal before World Cup | June 2 2010 |
100 |
| Had a clause removed that would have made it possible for his contract to be terminated after the World Cup, which may well have been exercised had the agreement not been struck. |
| 2 |
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Beat the World and European champions | Nov 12 2011 |
90 |
| Guided an experimental England side to an unlikely victory over Spain, with a Frank Lampard goal enough to see off Vicente del Bosque's near full-strength team in a Wembley friendly. |
| 3 |
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Omitted Theo Walcott from World Cup squad | June 1 2010 |
80 |
| Decided against taking the Arsenal winger, who made a huge impact in qualifying with a hat-trick against Croatia, after a poor second half to the campaign for club and country. |
| 4 |
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Dropped Robert Green at World Cup | June 18 2010 |
60 |
| Made the bold decision to drop the goalkeeper after just one appearance in South Africa, with the West Ham man having gifted USA an equaliser in their opening group game. |
| 5 |
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Resigned as England manager | Feb 8 2012 |
55 |
| Stepped down as Three Lions boss after holding talks with the Football Association at Wembley on Wednesday over their decision to strip Terry of the captaincy. |
| 6 |
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Stripped Terry of the England captaincy | Feb 5 2010 |
45 |
| The captaincy was taken away from Terry after it emerged that the defender had allegedly been having an affair with the ex-girlfriend of international team-mate Wayne Bridge. |
| 7 |
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Reappointed Terry as captain | March 20 2011 |
30 |
| Took the captaincy away from the injury-hit Rio Ferdinand to hand it back to Terry, who he claimed had been punished enough after losing the armband a year earlier. |
| 8 |
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Ended David Beckham's international career | Aug 11 2010 |
25 |
| Angered the Beckham camp by revealing after a win over Hungary that the player's international future was over, before suggesting he could play in a farewell friendly. |
| 9 |
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Launched the Capello Index | May 10 2010 |
15 |
| Received heavy criticism for putting his name to the Capello Index weeks before the World Cup, a system created to analyse the performance of players - including his own. |
| 10 |
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Knocked out of World Cup by Germany | June 27 2010 |
0 |
| Criticised again for his team selection after England were torn to shreds by Germany and knocked out of the World Cup in embarrassing style by their arch rivals. |
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