The Spanish Press
February 20th, 2007 by Javi B.The Spanish press, especially Marca, is determined to get rid of Capello, aside from the constant shower of critism that has no end and is quite tiring to read, it runs rumors of his resignation, his wanting to resign for a payout to free him from his contract, the club being sick of him, etc. etc, none of which there is any proof. They continually run articles talking about Michel becoming the coach of Real Madrid and run polls of who should be the manager.
Aside from all that, they insert supposed ‘facts’ about Capello into their writing in an attempt to convince their audience of what a terrible job he’s doing. Well, hello, we’ve been through 6 coaches in 3 seasons and none of the rest did any better. Most of them received the same crticism, at the time they were coaching, and it was just as tiring to read then as it is now. Real is tied with Valencia on points and 4 behind Sevilla and Barcelona, so everyone is pretty much at the same level. Does the press spend night and day criticising Frank Rijkaard and the other coaches?
We all know that buying great players doesn’t make a great team, much of it comes down to chemistry, and Real just hasn’t found the right combination yet. Marca says Capello has run 2 different projects in the same season and doesn’t have a clear idea of what to do with the team. I would say that’s accurate. If one thing doesn’t work, you try something else, you keep trying things until you find the solution. It would be silly not to.
So Marca, give me a break, please. Stop criticising all the time, try supporting for a change. Try letting Capello and Real Madrid be, to do their work, and please don’t continue to run rumors to destabalize a team on the same day of an important Champions League, it’s a bit sickening. You may be able to brainwash some but others, like myself, will just become fed up and read other newspapers.