Monday 4 February 2008

Capello said something that

interested me when he appointed Stuart Pearce last week. He said "Stuart will sit next to me on the bench during matches. I always said it was my intention to appoint an Englishman in the staff". And in Stuart Pearce he couldn't have chosen a more English Englishman famous for overreacting after scoring penalties. As far as token gestures go this is a most pleasing one for England fans I feel. Capello is clearly not too familiar with Pearce's touchline habits however. I can't imagine him doing much "sitting" when England are playing. He is more than likely to be remonstrating from the touchline in animated fashion, as anyone who recalls his time as coach at Man City will testify.

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