Capello targets final
Posted by ashertrix , Thursday, May 13, 2010 8:22 PM
Fabio Capello insists he will regard it as a failure if England do not make it to the World Cup final this summer.
The Three Lions are among a number of sides tipped for success in South Africa as the days tick by to the start of the world's showpiece tournament.
Capello has named his provisional 30-man training squad for a camp in Austria, which he will trim down to 23 on 1st June.
The Italian coach also revealed the influence of the media in England, but believes he can deal with the pressure and hopes to take his side to the final stage of the competition.
"Every day the media here comes up with something new," he told Italian newspaper La Stampa. "And the media has a lot of clout, they really influence public opinion.
"But you have to recognise that, at the same time, they have the pulse of English society.
"It's part of the job and that's why I'm here. If we don't at least reach the final, we will have failed."
Capello had some critical words for the former regime under manager Steve McClaren, while he also spoke about his decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy
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