Super Sunday

The big 4 are all in action this Sunday with Liverpool especially trying to reclaim lost momentum in the title race. This had been the only time since the inception of the Premier League when it was realistically possible for 4 teams to win the league.

With these two games meaning so much the reality will most likely be disappointment for the neutral.

Capello's Style

The most surprising piece of information gleaned from reading the sports news over the past week has been the ambivalence shown towards the style of football Capello promotes. While the England team has not had admirers for many years I have always naively believed that the fans wanted attractive attacking football. The style that Capello promotes is winning with ruthless efficiency which has been known to alienate many fans.

The main contender to Capello after Mourinho withdrew was Lippi who delighted many neutral fans during the World Cup with his team playing attractive and fair football. This surely is what England fans would have preferred but after the dour losing teams witnessed from Eriksson and McClaren maybe fans don't care how they win anymore.

English Candidate

In the past few days many English managers and pundits have complained about the appointment of another foreign coach for England. Southgate, Coppell and Ince have all complained that the chance has not been given to a British manager. But who out of all the British managers in the Premiership would be on such a list that could compare to the quality of Capello?

The only Englishmen in the top half of the Premier League are Redknapp and Curbishley, one of whom was tainted, somewhat unfairly, by the recent corruption investigation.

The truth is that none of the current English managers deserve the chance to manage England and until they win trophies will not in the future either.