Post by mesi10 on Jan 10, 2024 21:49:09 GMT -7
Italian coach Fabio Capello considered this Monday that Spain "was wrong" to dismiss coach Julen Lopetegui, after he formalized his agreement with Real Madrid two days before the start of the World Cup in Russia.
Capello, who coached Madrid between 1996-97 and 2006/2007, also said that the white club had "arrogance" in negotiating with Lopetegui without previously informing the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), in an interview with the Rai Radio station. .
"I encourage Fernando Hierro, who has been my player, but I think Spain was wrong to dismiss Lopetegui, it is not done that way," said Capello, who turns 72 this Thursday.
"There was arrogance on the part of Real Madrid in negotiating with the coach (Lopetegui) without notifying the team, but we know what Florentino Perez is like, but the Federation was wrong to dismiss the coach," he added.
WORLD CUP CRACKS. When analyzing the first matches that have been played in the World Cup in Russia, the Italian coach maintained that the level "is not very high" and that the teams are more focused on a conservative game rather than on offensive tactics.
However, he praised the great start of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo , who made his debut with a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw against Spain in the first group B match.
"He has arrived at this competition Binance App Users Data physically in great condition. The first penalty (in favor of Portugal) originated from his dribbling at a speed that had not been seen lately," he considered.
On the other hand, he pointed out that the Argentine Lionel Messi , who missed a maximum penalty in the 1-1 draw against Iceland, paid for the lack of brilliance of the rest of his teammates.
"After missing the penalty, Argentina's game got worse and Messi couldn't do what he normally does at Barcelona. This Argentina doesn't have Barcelona's midfield, they are too slow, predictable," he said.
"The mistake was looking too much for Messi to score after missing the penalty. Messi didn't seem in great shape to me, but let's wait, this has just begun," he added.
Regarding the Brazilian Neymar , who also did not have a good game in the 1-1 draw against Switzerland, Capello assured that the Paris Saint Germain forward still needs to regain his rhythm after the serious ankle injury suffered in February.
"He always has a change of pace, but you can see that he lacks brilliance and he seems worried about his ankle. Brazil came onto the field very calm, undervaluing the rival, they thought they would win and they didn't put pressure on it," he explained.
For the Italian,
"Pelé, Maradona and also Messi are from another planet. Pelé was the man who led the team, invented goals and gave assists, it is something completely different," he said.
Capello, who coached Madrid between 1996-97 and 2006/2007, also said that the white club had "arrogance" in negotiating with Lopetegui without previously informing the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), in an interview with the Rai Radio station. .
"I encourage Fernando Hierro, who has been my player, but I think Spain was wrong to dismiss Lopetegui, it is not done that way," said Capello, who turns 72 this Thursday.
"There was arrogance on the part of Real Madrid in negotiating with the coach (Lopetegui) without notifying the team, but we know what Florentino Perez is like, but the Federation was wrong to dismiss the coach," he added.
WORLD CUP CRACKS. When analyzing the first matches that have been played in the World Cup in Russia, the Italian coach maintained that the level "is not very high" and that the teams are more focused on a conservative game rather than on offensive tactics.
However, he praised the great start of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo , who made his debut with a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw against Spain in the first group B match.
"He has arrived at this competition Binance App Users Data physically in great condition. The first penalty (in favor of Portugal) originated from his dribbling at a speed that had not been seen lately," he considered.
On the other hand, he pointed out that the Argentine Lionel Messi , who missed a maximum penalty in the 1-1 draw against Iceland, paid for the lack of brilliance of the rest of his teammates.
"After missing the penalty, Argentina's game got worse and Messi couldn't do what he normally does at Barcelona. This Argentina doesn't have Barcelona's midfield, they are too slow, predictable," he said.
"The mistake was looking too much for Messi to score after missing the penalty. Messi didn't seem in great shape to me, but let's wait, this has just begun," he added.
Regarding the Brazilian Neymar , who also did not have a good game in the 1-1 draw against Switzerland, Capello assured that the Paris Saint Germain forward still needs to regain his rhythm after the serious ankle injury suffered in February.
"He always has a change of pace, but you can see that he lacks brilliance and he seems worried about his ankle. Brazil came onto the field very calm, undervaluing the rival, they thought they would win and they didn't put pressure on it," he explained.
For the Italian,
"Pelé, Maradona and also Messi are from another planet. Pelé was the man who led the team, invented goals and gave assists, it is something completely different," he said.