Fabio Capello managed Real Madrid in two different stages. The second lasted one season in 2006-2007, and the coach does not have very good memories of his time in the locker room, even years later he still considers it unprofessional. Italian told about his experiences Ronaldo, Cassano, Roberto Carlos, Guti, Beckham, Raúl and the company during the opening of the academic year of the University Institute of Linguistic Mediators (Limec) in Milan.
“One day Van Nistelrooy came and said to me: ‘The dressing room smells of alcohol’. It was true.” According to Capello, one of those responsible was Ronaldo Nazario and I decided to fire him; he was someone who liked to party and encouraged the group to date him,” recalls the Brazilian. “That year I weighed 94 kilos.” Four years ago, “I weighed 82 kilos at the 2002 World Cup in Korea. “I told him to lose weight… he reached 92.5”To explain.
In fact, the Italian had warned Milan not to sign him: “Berlusconi asked me for advice, and I advised him against it. I told him that I was a party animal and that I only wanted to surround myself with women.” He wasn’t very convincing: “He said to me: ‘Okay, thank you Fabio.’ Days later, Ronaldo signed for Milan.
But he didn’t just have problems with Ronaldo. De Cassano assures that he behaved very unprofessionally: “I would order fries before every game. something unacceptable. I was more angry at the cook than him. I didn’t understand.” He has a not-so-fond memory of the press surrounding the white team from his time at Real Madrid: “If you go abroad you have to understand where you work, communication is everything and in Spain radio dominates and newspapers influence the public.