Premier League managers offer to help Fabio Capello revitalise England

Posted Friday, September 03, 2010 by theguardian.com

• LMA writes formal offer of assistance to England manager
• Ferguson, Wenger and Hodgson could be part of think-tank

Premier League managers offer to help Fabio Capello revitalise England
Leading Premier League managers have offered to advise England's Fabio Capello on how to improve the national team.

Several Premier League managers have offered to help Fabio Capello rebuild the England set in the wake of this summer's disastrous World Cup campaign.

According the chief executive of the League managers' Association, Richard Bevan, the coaches – including Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and Roy Hodgson – have written a letter to Capello suggesting the England manager use the vast knowledge and experience of such leading figures in the English game to help improve the national team.

Although Capello has been in informal contact with Premier League managers in the past, this constitutes a formal offer of assistance, which the Football Association has acknowledged is "in the system" at their Wembley headquarters.

"We want to work closely with England," Bevan told the Telegraph. "There were mistakes made in the World Cup but the feedback I've had from managers is 'how do we help the England manager?' We can help Fabio by ensuring he has access to a think tank."

One aspect of the help being suggested is how best to develop Capello's eventual successor.