Real Madrid sack manager Capello

 

Capello was fired after leading Real to their first title since 2003

 

Real Madrid have sacked coach Fabio Capello - just 11 days after the Italian led the Spanish giants to their first league title since 2003.

 

The 61-year-old still had two years to run on his contract at the Bernabeu, but drew criticism for his tactics.

 

Real president Ramon Calderon told Marca newspaper: "We've laid the foundations, but we need to find a more enthusiastic way of playing."

 

Getafe's German coach Bernd Schuster is tipped to succeed Capello.

 

Capello, who joined Real last summer from Juventus on a three-year contract, had also guided Real to the Spanish title during his one previous season in charge in 1996-97.

 

Calderon brought Capello to the Bernabeu last July and charged him with the task of reining in the players and clearing out dead wood on the playing staff.

 

Spanish pundits believe Capello paid a price for his treatment of England's David Beckham.

 

After Beckham confirmed he was joining LA Galaxy at the end of the season, Capello publicly declared he would never consider Beckham for the first team again.

 

Capello was forced to back-track on that, and it was Beckham's form which inspired Real to the title.

 

Capello's dismissal underlined that Real show little sentiment when it comes to firing successful managers.

 

Real's last Spanish title victory in 2003 was not enough to keep Vicente del Bosque in the job, while German Jupp Heynckes was sacked after guiding Real to the Champions League title in 1998.

 

Real's sporting director Predrag Mijatovic said: "We have taken the decision not to continue with Fabio Capello next season.

 

"It was a difficult decision but a unanimous one based on an exhaustive report I made to the board.

 

"We don't think Capello is the right person to lead Real Madrid into the future given what we want this club to achieve.

 

"Now we have time to think over who will be the next head coach."

 

Capello, who previously managed AC Milan and AS Roma in addition to Real and Juventus, maintained his record of winning a league title with every club he has managed

 

Source: BBC Sport

 

Seems the Madrid board are very annoyed at the fact he let Beckham go and who can blame them with the form he was in last season.

 

there's gratitude for you :w00t:

 

anyone want to put odds on Wenger leaving Arsenal in the next few days due to his "heartache of Dein's departure"

there's gratitude for you :w00t:

 

anyone want to put odds on Wenger leaving Arsenal in the next few days due to his "heartache of Dein's departure"

 

I'm sure they'll want to talk to him. And it'll give him the chance to have a couple meetings with his old mate Thierry Henry.

I wouldn't be suprised if Wenger leaves for Madrid now either.

 

I know in the article it mentions Real Madrid trying to get Bernd Schuster as Capello's replacement, but I just don't see it.

Real Madrid have named Bernd Schuster as their new coach following the sacking of Fabio Capello.

 

The 47-year-old German has ended his two-year association with Getafe to take over at the Bernabeu.

 

"His teams play entertaining football," said Real president Ramon Calderon. "He will handle a dressing room of stars."

 

Schuster identified Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas as a player he admires, saying: "He is one of the few players in his position that can carry a team."

 

The new coach stopped short of naming Fabregas as a target but his lavish praise of the 20-year-old will worry Arsenal fans.

 

Rumours that Fabregas could leave Arsenal grew stronger when Thierry Henry opted to leave for Barcelona.

 

However, the midifielder recently insisted he would be staying at the Emirates Stadium.

 

Meanwhile, Getafe have moved quickly to replace Schuster, appointing Dane Michael Laudrup as their new coach on a two-year contract.

 

Former Barcelona and Real Madrid player Schuster led Getafe to the Spanish Cup final and ninth place in La Liga last season.

 

He had previously coached Fortuna Koln, FC Koln, Xerez, Shakhtar Donetsk and Levante.

 

Schuster had to buy himself out of his contract at Getafe before making the switch to Real after Calderon had said he would not pay a transfer fee to sign a coach.

 

Real claimed they had talks with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, PSV Eindhoven coach Ronald Koeman and former Brondby coach Michael Laudrup.

 

However, last week Arsenal denied that Real spoke to Wenger.

 

Source: BBC Sport

 

Not so sure why he wanted to go to Real Madrid, I mean I think this is their 7th coach in 4 years! :lol: Can't be confident of having too much job security, and he wants to sign Fabregas apparently...

 

 

:lol: that's like appointing a League One manager to Man Utd :lol:

 

I give him to Xmas

 

He certainly isn't going to have the big pulling power like past coaches have