{"id":85841,"date":"2025-05-08T23:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T23:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/85841\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T23:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T23:18:22","slug":"ex-england-boss-fabio-capello-blames-arrogance-of-manager-for-champions-league-semi-final-elimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/85841\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-England boss Fabio Capello blames &#8216;arrogance&#8217; of manager for Champions League semi-final elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Fabio Capello did not mince his words when speaking about manager\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>He said the tactical approach of losing boss was &#8216;a bit arrogant&#8217; 4<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>LISTEN NOW: <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Are Arsenal even close to achieving big things?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-216\/will-griffee.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WILL GRIFFEE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  15:19 EDT, 8 May 2025   |  Updated:  18:32 EDT, 8 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Fabio Capello has accused <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/fc-barcelona\/index.html\" id=\"mol-fb17db70-2c3c-11f0-9f64-eb2b924618c2\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcelona<\/a> boss Hansi Flick of arrogance in the Catalan side&#8217;s <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/champions_league\/index.html\" id=\"mol-fb291980-2c3c-11f0-9f64-eb2b924618c2\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a> elimination against <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/inter-milan\/index.html\" id=\"mol-fb19fe50-2c3c-11f0-9f64-eb2b924618c2\" rel=\"noopener\">Inter Milan<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/lamine-yamal\/index.html\" id=\"mol-fb257000-2c3c-11f0-9f64-eb2b924618c2\" rel=\"noopener\">Lamine Yamal<\/a> and Co were on the cusp of advancing to the final before Francesco Acerbi scored a dramatic equaliser late on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Then Davide Frattesi slotted the winner in extra time to make it 7-6 on aggregate in an extraordinary tie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Capello felt Flick&#8217;s approach harmed Barcelona, telling <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/capello-flick-arrogant-barcelona-loss-inter\/\">Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a>: &#8216;Inzaghi was smart in taking advantage of the opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Flick was a bit arrogant as he continued playing man-on-man.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Inter and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/psg\/index.html\" id=\"mol-fb1ee050-2c3c-11f0-9f64-eb2b924618c2\" rel=\"noopener\">PSG<\/a> will meet in the Champions League final on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich after the French side overcame <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/arsenal\/index.html\" id=\"mol-fb178d50-2c3c-11f0-9f64-eb2b924618c2\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> 3-1 on aggregate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9022427c9e00de4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98191873-14693143-image-a-6_1746732733661.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Fabio Capello accused Hansi Flick of being tactically arrogant in Barcelona's defeat\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Fabio Capello accused Hansi Flick of being tactically arrogant in Barcelona&#8217;s defeat<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d5d0b1c3bb3b7fa2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98192031-14693143-image-a-7_1746732860582.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Flick embraces Lamine Yamal after Barcelona's elimination by Inter Milan on Tuesday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Flick embraces Lamine Yamal after Barcelona&#8217;s elimination by Inter Milan on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The former England, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Roma and Juventus coach previewed the showpiece game, saying the midfield battle will be key.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It will be a balanced final, but everything starts from the midfield,&#8217; he reasoned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Inzaghi\u2019s trio struggled in Barcelona, but they played a good game on Tuesday. Inter\u2019s midfielders have impressed me even if they\u2019re understandably not at their best at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Inter can rely on Lautaro and Thuram up front, another positive factor that should not be overlooked.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And the 78-year-old is hugely impressed with PSG, who he believes have a well-rounded side with threats everywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He added: &#8216;You have to start with the goalkeeper, who helped the French side go to the final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;However, beyond Donnarumma, Luis Enrique\u2019s team is well balanced and has a very strong midfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They are not physically imposing, but they have top-quality dynamism and tactical awareness. They press immediately, trying to win the ball back, even if yesterday they seemed a bit unsettled by Arsenal\u2019s pressing.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-403c7fe6031fb34e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98190559-14693143-Fabio_Capello_accused_Hansi_Flick_of_tactically_being_arrogant_i-a-32_174673100670.jpeg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Fabio Capello accused Hansi Flick of tactically being arrogant in Barcelona's defeat\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Inter scored a dramatic winner in extra time after their late leveller in the semi-final<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Dou\u00e9, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, and Kvaratskhelia are excellent dribblers, and they can punish you if you don\u2019t handle them well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Marquinhos still plays a crucial role in defence, and there\u2019s a similarity with Inter, the wing-backs Hakimi and Mendes. Like the Nerazzurri, they are very effective when pushing forward. Maximum focus will be needed on the flanks.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In his decorated managerial career, Capello managed to win the Champions League once, leading AC Milan to victory in the 1993-94 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He retired from management in 2018 after being sacked by Chinese side\u00a0Jiangsu Suning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Ex-England boss Fabio Capello blames &#8216;arrogance&#8217; of manager for Champions League semi-final elimination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fabio Capello did not mince his words when speaking about manager\u00a0 He said the tactical approach of losing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5008],"tags":[884,161,199,748,1614,92,393,94,4884,41287,8883,93,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-85841","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-england","8":"tag-ac-milan","9":"tag-arsenal","10":"tag-barcelona","11":"tag-britain","12":"tag-champions-league","13":"tag-dailymail","14":"tag-england","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-great-britain","17":"tag-hans-dieter-flick","18":"tag-inter-milan","19":"tag-sport","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114474772567396488","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}