David Beckham and Fabio CapelloI couldn’t help but smile when I saw this photo on Real Madrid.com. Look at all those folded arms! On Sunday Capello was almost beside himself on the sidelines, in some shots of him, he looked so red faced and apoplectic that I had visions of him exploding in a plume of smoke and nothing but scorch marks on the grass remaining. Yes David Beckham, your new hair-dryer, er I mean Manager, reminds me a little of someone from your past!

Now Fabio I know we shouldn’t have let Levante score when they were down to 10 and I know we probably should have finished the match at 6-0 rather than 4-1 but you don’t collect honey by kicking over the beehive, (that said Fergies “I’ll kill you if you don’t play better” style of motivation seems to be somewhat effective?!) I just hope the balance between criticism and confidence-building is right. Read the article Capello slams victorious Real here.

Here’s hoping we can win tomorrow and that Capello has no cause for complaint. For anyone into statistics UEFA has put out a press kit ahead of tomorrows match with every conceivable detail you can download it here.

See photos and read article about the team arriving in Lyon

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