LMA: Capello bad choice

The League Manager's Association head John Barnwell has hit out at the FA for deciding to inteview Fabio Capello for the job and believes that England should go for a coach closer to home, and appoint an Englishman.

"If he is chosen then we would offer our support to Fabio Capello, but we would prefer for an Englishman to manage the England team," said the LMA chief executive.

"Football is a worldwide game, and internationals are about putting the best of your country against the best of another country. That includes players and coaches.

"If you have to go and hire someone from another country that devalues what you have done.

"If we are saying there is no English coach able to do the job then that is an indictment on our game.

"It shows there must be something deeply wrong, and the development of our young coaches is a major concern."