Fabio Capello seems safe in his job with England after the Football Association hierarchy has offered a large amount of support. Premier League chairman, Sir David Richards, who is the head of ‘Club England’ is being urged to offer his recommendation to the FA board that Capello is kept at as the England boss even thought the team failed at the World Cup.
FA director of football development, Sir Trevor Brooking, is also understood to want Capello to fulfil his contract which runs until 2012.
Brooking is said to feel that replacing Capello will not solve the English football team’s problems and a group of FA board members also feel the same way.
Instead, Brooking is expected to argue that a better funding marsterplan be created so that young players will be attracted to the sport and also that coaches be increased at the youth level.
Also adding to the argument to keep Capello is his ten years of experience with the AC Milan academy as he could offer valuable input into how to develop the talent of young players.
In addition, a few FA figureheads think that the club could save £9m by not firing Capello and spending time and money looking for a replacement. Instead, the money could be spent on youth development.
In addition, the last two years left on Capello’s contract would offer Stuart Pearce the opportunity to gain more experience as Capello’s assistant and at the under 21 level.