Fabio Capello's time as coach of Real Madrid appeared to draw to a close last night with his side's departure from the Champions League. After Madrid's 2-1 defeat against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, Real's sporting director, Predrag Mijatovic, refused to confirm that Capello would be in charge for the derby against Barcelona on Saturday night.
Asked if Capello would take charge on Saturday, Mijatovic replied: "Right now, I can't say." When he was told that the response did not seem to be a resounding vote of confidence, he would only concede: "For the moment he is our coach."
When Capello was questioned about his position, he replied: "My future depends only on the president." Pushed as to what that meant, he snapped, "Right, thanks," and walked off.
Capello took charge of Real in July but his first season has far from gone to plan. The team have exited the Champions League at the first knockout stage and sit fourth in La Liga, six points behind the leaders Sevilla, having scored only 32 goals in 25 league matches.
Real have drawn their past three games in La Liga, including at home to Real Betis and Getafe, and patience with Capello has worn thin. There have been calls from fans for the coach and the club's president, Ramón Calderón, to resign and last month the club had to deny a report that Capello was planning to leave.
its just a matter of time b4 he get boot out of RM..
earlier in e season he made a big promise tat RM this season will not lose more then 4 games..
nw look at their results..
if this wkend they lose to Barca,
hohoho gd luck to him, man..
mourinho mourinho mourinho...the stage is set for his grand entry from Chelski....
Capello goes Chelsea, Mourinho goes RM...
Goodbye Fabio Capello,
hope you have enjoy your stay in real madrid
it has always been the trend at RM to sack coaches who fail to succeed