Cannavaro: ‘Fabio Capello is the best coach in the world’

Posted Friday, October 07, 2011 by Talksport.co.uk

Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro has told talkSPORT that England manager Fabio Capello is the best coach in the world.

The ex-Juventus and Real Madrid manager has been under-fire since the Three Lions’ poor performances in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

But the former FIFA World Player of the Year insists that Capello, who he has played under twice during his distinguished career, can lead England to glory in Poland and Ukraine next summer.

He said: “I think Fabio Capello is the best coach in the world. He was with me in Italy and in Spain. I hope he will win the European Championship.

“England have a good team, it will be a good opportunity for them to play in the European Championship and I think maybe they’ve got an opportunity to win it.”

Cannavaro also believes that nationality doesn’t matter when it comes to managing international teams all that matters is the quality of the coach.

He added: “If you have great ideas and if you have great experience it’s not important if you’re from Italy or from Spain or from
England. It’s important that you work very hard and you sometimes win.”

And asked if he would ever manage in England, he replied: “I hope so because England is a great country for football.”