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After his stint with England, Fabio Capello’s reputation has taken a hit that he has never really experienced before, throwing an interesting spin to his new role as Russia manager. Still, he has shown an ability to come back from failure before. In his only other management failure, Capello returned to a decaying Milan side, where Oscar Tabarez and Arrigo Sacchi had struggled to deal with the aftermath of Capello’s prior success. He didn’t see the end of a season in which Milan finished a lowly 10th, outside of even Intertoto Cup qualification, yet just three years later he had another scudetto to his name. Let us transport you to 1999 – before the dawn of the new millennium, the fall of the twin towers or London winning a European Cup. Having accepted responsibility for Milan’s failure, Capello took a year out, spending some time as a highly-rated co-commentator while enjoying his first break since he entered football as a teen. Suitably rested, Capello was ready to get back into football, but as he didn’t want to go abroad, there were few choices for him to pick from: Juventus, Internazionale, Lazio and Fiorentina were all happy with their coaches and [...]
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