Fabio Capello’s England Illusion, Part Two: The Turn

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Published: October 3, 2010

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The qualifying to get into the World Cup had been a huge success for both Fabio and England. It wasn’t that England weren’t expected to qualify, it was that England weren’t expected to do it with such energy and strength. Old rivals from the Euro 2008 qualifying, Croatia, were expected to push England until the last game, with an equally strong showing from fellow Eastern Europeans, Ukraine. Apart from one slip up, after qualification had already been secured, each nation in the group was comfortably brushed aside by England. Hopes were again high for the World Cup and everything appeared to be going to plan.

A matter of months later and England have some warm up friendlies against Mexico and Japan, as well as a training pitch game against the Platinum Stars. The squad that had been selected for the World Cup was not too different from the squads seen throughout the qualifying campaign. It retained all the key players and had a strong feel about it right from the start. With one or two surprises—mainly in Theo Walcott being left out—the core of the team was the same as ever, and nobody cast a single bad word.

The first friendly match came along, against Mexico, and England waited to see their heroes back in action. Most would say that from this point on the nation continued waiting to see their heroes again. It didn’t appear to be the same side from qualifying that was playing in the friendly. Although England ensured a 3-1 win, with a few rare moments of skill, the overall mood was more downbeat. The newspapers declared that England were lucky to get a result like that against one of the most underrated nations in world football. Still, the public tried to keep their heads up; it had only been one game and everyone still knew what the team could do.
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