Football Quotes by Fabio Capello

I am very proud and honour-red to be the England manager.

— Fabio Capello

Christiano knows English, Messi knows football

— Fabio Capello

A team needs leaders to drive it forward, but you never know how it will end.

— Fabio Capello

The only thing that I know about Feyenoord, is that they are from the country of Ajax

— Fabio Capello

I have always been in love with football. As a child, I started playing football.

— Fabio Capello

Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable.

— Fabio Capello

If you want to score a goal, you have to hit the target.

— Fabio Capello

I always play to win, as I proved at AC Milan, Real Madrid, Roma and Juventus. I want my players to have…

— Fabio Capello

I only ever call up the best players, or at least the players who are the most suited to the way I…

— Fabio Capello

In my entire life I have never seen a player of such quality and personality at such a young age, particularly wearing…

— Fabio Capello

I am not interested in the Italian national team. I prefer to have a new experience, outside of Italy.

— Fabio Capello

The first World Cup I followed was Sweden 1958. I watched the games on TV. Brazil won that World Cup by defeating…

— Fabio Capello

The goalkeeper is very, very important, as much as a striker. Anyone who wants to win a title has to have a…

— Fabio Capello

Every manager dreams of a job like this [the England job] and I will be sure to learn English within one month.

— Fabio Capello

I never had any problems with the players. I would say that my English is better than Gary Lineker's Spanish.

— Fabio Capello

In Italy, it is all about tactics and playing for a result, whereas in Spain, the focus is on technique and pace.…

— Fabio Capello

Look, in my life, I played one World Cup: the greatest thing. I used to wait in anticipation for the squad announcement.…

— Fabio Capello

Being at a World Cup is a sacrifice? Twenty days is a sacrifice? What about the people there working for the team,…

— Fabio Capello

At home we never mention football. Not with my wife, not with my sons, not with my mother. Sometimes they will see…

— Fabio Capello

I will never close the door to the national team on anyone, but you also have to remember that in modern football,…

— Fabio Capello

Cristiano is an explosive type of player, with great technique, but he's still not as gifted as Messi in my opinion. Messi…

— Fabio Capello

I'm happy with my language progress - the only difficulty when I tour Premier League matches is that different people talk to…

— Fabio Capello

Here the football is more physically strong. The Spanish are more technical. In Italy more tactical. In England... you have to run.…

— Fabio Capello

It's all about the climate. I had a long discussion about it when I went to Scotland to see Andy Roxburgh. I…

— Fabio Capello

He will be England captain one day. Jack Wilshere is a real leader. I saw how he spoke with the referee and…

— Fabio Capello

Every national side plays according to their characteristics and the kind of entertainment they like.

— Fabio Capello

I have a contract and I refused a lot of opportunities to be the manager of important clubs because I want to…

— Fabio Capello

We deserved to lose and it was a good result for us, considering the way we played in the second half.

— Fabio Capello

Having the team with leaders - John Terry is one, Gareth Barry is a leader - is very, very important. These players…

— Fabio Capello

If you're speaking of a fantasy player, then it has to be Leo Messi as he's so unpredictable. He's an absolute genius.

— Fabio Capello

My English might not be good enough to talk politics but there is no difficulty if we are talking about football.

— Fabio Capello

When he's on fire, he is impossible to stop. He dribbles like a winger, but is still able to score 20 goals…

— Fabio Capello