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  • Guardiola sponsored you, Capello blasts EPL coach

    Guardiola sponsored you, Capello blasts EPL coach

    Italian managerial legend, Fabio Capello, has hit out at Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi, claiming he is “third tier”.

    De Zerbi joined the Premier League side in September 2022, leading them to a sixth-place finish and the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

    But the Seagulls have struggled under him this season.

    They currently sit in 10th place with two fixtures left.

    Brighton were also eliminated from the FA Cup in the fifth round, knocked out of the Carabao Cup in their first game and failed to get past the last 16 in the Europa League.

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    “I would put De Zerbi in the third tier.

    “There is a lot of talk about him as one of the top coaches because Guardiola sponsors him, but this year he is tenth or eleventh in the standings.

    “What has he won in his career? Let’s look at his CV: he has only won one cup in Ukraine,” Capello told Sky Sports.

  • UCL: Capello blasts Tuchel over blunders against Real  

    UCL: Capello blasts Tuchel over blunders against Real  

    Italian coaching legend Fabio Capello tore down Thomas Tuchel for ‘incredible mistakes’ in the Champions League semi-final as Bayern Munich capitulated to Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid.

    Capello is a regular pundit on Sky Sport Italia for their European coverage and was in the studio for Wednesday’s encounter.

    The first leg ended 2-2 in Munich and Bayern were leading 1-0 at the Bernabeu until crumbling to a pair of Joselu goals at the 88th  and 91st  minutes.

    Capello saw only one man to blame and that was Bayern Munich manager Tuchel.

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     “He used up with all the substitution slots badly, so he was unable to make the fifth change. There were players with cramp, like Pavlovic,” said Capello. “Tuchel committed a strategic error and someone like him cannot make such incredible mistakes.”

    Bayern Munich had been forced into an early change when Serge Gnabry went off injured after 27 minutes, but his replacement Alphonso Davies had opened the scoring.

    Tuchel replaced attacking players Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane before the 85th  minute.

    On the other hand, Real Madrid coach Ancelotti proved his experience at this level, particularly with a tournament that he has won four times already.

     “Ancelotti got the substitutions right, he knew that Real Madrid could turn it around in the final 15 minutes.”

    When it came to his tactics, Capello argued that Ancelotti’s greatest strength is keeping things perfectly simple.

     “It’s what he said before the game, he just puts players in a position to give their best, to feel free and express themselves to their maximum potential.”

    Real Madrid will now go on to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday June 1.