Does Capello Secretly Regret Joining the English Game?

Does Capello have any regrets?

In recent times the issue of the England captaincy has been widely discussed. For the record, my opinion on the matter is that Terry shouldn’t be allowed to lead his country in these circumstances even if he is innocent until proven guilty.

Capello’s views on the matter have been made rather public, possibly so public he’s inadvertently breached his own contract. This made me begin wondering whether the experienced disciplinarian secretly regrets not hanging up his… er… tactics board? instead of taking the job at the England helm.

He made his mark on football as a disciplinarian, playing what is
often conceived as “dull, boring anti-football tactics”. But when
decisions such as who shall  be his captain are taken out of his hands,
this eliminates the purpose of that role. What Capello didn’t realise
and is just finding out for himself now, is that the England managerial
role is very much a role of playing puppet to the FA and the media’s
spotlight. Two roles that do not fit his personality or managerial
style.

My reasoning here is not only that he’s damaging a near perfect record in the game, which will be damaged further if my nation comes up short at the Euros, but that the England job has often been seen as a poisoned chalice. He’s been questioned by the media and fans throughout his reign, often for things out of his own control. I seriously doubt he anticipated the scrutiny he’d come under when applying for the job and I wonder if he secretly is regretting that move.

He had no previous experience in the English game prior to getting the job, as has been pointed out by many of his critics, so he was under no obligation to answer the cry from the FA when we failed to qualify for the Euros. He was of an appropriate age and wealth, even then, to put his feet up for the rest of his days, do you reckon he’d have wanted to had he known what English football was like?