Hodgson: favourite
The FA fear Fabio Capello is preparing to quit
if England fail
to beat Slovenia on
Wednesday.
Less than three weeks after removing an escape clause from a
contract which expires in 2012, Capello is believed to be concerned
about splits in the squad which he feels have undermined his World
Cup plans.
Roy Hodgson would be the FA's top choice if they were
to lose the Italian and the Fulham manager is trying to stall
committing to Liverpool until after England's game on
Wednesday.
Victory in Port Elizabeth would secure a place in the last 16
but the damage may have been done as far as Capello is
concerned.
When he was asked about his future after the draw against
Algeria, he replied that it was too soon to say. But yesterday
Adrian Bevington, managing director of Club England at the FA,
denied there were problems.
'There is certainly no disharmony from what I've seen,' he said.
'The mood is very good and very focused on the match against
Slovenia and trying to get the win we need to take us through.'