AVB: Don’t blame Chelsea for Capello’s resignation
The Football Association stripped Chelsea defender John Terry of his England captaincy without consulting coach Fabio Capello, resulting in the Italian handing in his resignation on Wednesday evening.
But Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas is distancing the club from the FA’s decision even though it was Chelsea who asked for delay in the trial commencing until after Euro 2012.
The FA board made their decision pending the outcome of Terry's trial in July on a charge of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand - a charge Terry denies.
Villas-Boas stressed:
"We had our preference of course, but I am not sure if it was that preference that made an impact on the court's decision to delay the case.
"Whatever the consequences of events that ran after, we had nothing to do with it." "It was a court decision in the end.
Villas-Boas feels England will struggle to find another coach of Capello's calibre - but suggested it would be an "outstanding" progression were the Football Association to appoint Harry Redknapp.
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