LONDON — New manager, same old England. Or Englantalia.
Fabio Capello's reign started with a 2-1 win over Switzerland. It was the sort of result and performance we could have expected from any England team at Wembley against one of Europe's most ordinary sides.
There was nothing revolutionary about the Italian version of England apart from the manager's news conference.
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