The English Football Association announced on June 28 that it told national team manager Fabio Capello that it will let him know in two weeks time if he will remain in the job. Capello met with Dave Richards, and FA board member Dave Richards and told him that he definitely wants to remain with the team even though they failed miserably at the World Cup and were ousted 4-1 by Germany in their biggest World cup loss ever.

Capello, of Italy, said that he’s turned down lots of other job offers from big clubs because he wants to stay with England. He is under contract till 2012, after the European Championship. However, England inexplicably extended his deal just before the World cup began. He reportedly earns six million pounds a year.

Capello’s team steam rolled through the World cup qualifying campaign by topping their group and winning nine out of 10 games. But the World Cup was a different story as England finished second in Group C with a win and two draws before Germany beat them in the knockout stage.

The Italian has previously managed AC Milan and Real Madrid, and stated that he understands the FA’s and Richards’ position. He said that he talked to Richards about injecting some youth into the team and rebuilding it. If that’s the case, some familiar names such as Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Emile Heskey, Rio Ferdinand, and John Terry could soon see their international careers come to an abrupt end.

Capello mentioned that his players were tired from a long season and that led to their downfall. However, he failed to mention why he didn’t give them a longer break after the season ended and why other Premier League players in the World Cup seem to be playing fine.

He added that the German league has a midwinter break that seems to have helped them stay fresh. But his reasoning doesn’t really explain why his players continuously gave the ball away, as it takes just as much physical effort to give the ball to an opponent as it does a team mate.

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