Fabio Capello is in his final 24 hours as Real Madrid
coach.
A board meeting that was supposed to take place on Monday was
postponed due to the celebrations of Real Madrid's basketball win
over Barcelona.
However, the meeting will take place tomorrow, during which Pedja
Mijatovic will present a detailed report of all that has transpired
over the last nine months.
Spanish daily AS insist that there is absolutely no chance of
Capello staying on, and that an announcement will be made after the
meeting.
It is understood that most in the board back Calderon, and have
refused to be blinded by what even they consider to be a rather
fortuitous La Liga win.
The general consensus seems to be that there have been some massive
problems, as much with Capello's style of management, those that
have been covered by Barcelona and Sevilla allowing them into the
title race.
That he is single-handedly responsible for the exits of Ronaldo and
David Beckham, both of whom have hit top form since January, is
hardly helping Don Fabio's cause. The board seem to believe that
the two were scapegoated for Madrid's, and in fact Capello's
failures.
Also, contrary to Capello's claims yesterday, he will receive
compensation for only one of his remaining two years.
The meeting will also decide on how much time Bernd Schuster will
be allowed to find his way out of Getafe. It is understood that he
will hasten his exit the moment Capello is sacked, but Madrid do
not want to wait for long.
