Source: Daily_Mail
What the back pages say on Monday, August 9: Fabio Capello farce as Wes Brown joins quit list
DAILY MAILFabio Capello's bold new era started in total farce yesterday with Paul Robinson and Wes Brown announcing their England retirements hours after they were recalled and Michael Carrick playing for Manchester United when the Italian thought he was injured. [LNB]ALSO: Sir Alex Ferguson last night refused to rule out a move for Mesut Ozil after it emerged that Manchester United are in talks with Werder Bremen to sign the Germany defender.[LNB] Club man: Brown (left) will focus his full attention on Manchester United now[LNB]THE SUNFabio Capello was last night reeling from a double snub by two players he brought back into his new-look England squad. [LNB]ALSO: Alex Ferguson roared out a title warning to Chelsea after lifting the Community Shield.[LNB]DAILY MIRRORSir Alex Ferguson kicked off the season with a major shock - by publicly apologising after winning the Community Shield. [LNB]ALSO: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will ask Manchester City to give him keeper Shay Given - after being warned off his team-mate Joe Hart.[LNB]DAILY STARFabio Capello was left red-faced and humiliated at Wembley yesterday to cap a nightmare start to the new season for the England boss. [LNB]ALSO: Sir Alex Ferguson last night insisted Manchester United were in a great positionto wrestle the Premier League crown from Chelsea this season.[LNB]DAILY EXPRESSFabio Capello suffered a series of embarrassments at Wembley yesterday as he appeared to be snubbed by Ashley Cole, and was shocked to see Michael Carrick playing on the day two of his new squad turned their backs on England. [LNB]ALSO: Fabio Capello's attempts to restore credibility to his England tenure suffered a double blow last night when Wes Brown swiftly followed Paul Robinson in turning his back on international football.[LNB]THE INDEPENDENTWorld class: Germany star Ozil[LNB]Sir Alex Ferguson kept open the possibility of Manchester United signing the 21-year-old German World Cup star Mesut Ozil last night, after his side signalled their intent to win back the Premier League title from Chelsea with a convincing win in the Community Shield. [LNB]ALSO: Fabio Capello's attempts to rebuild confidence in his England regime after this summer's dismal World Cup finals showing was undermined when Wes Brown and Paul Robinson responded to call-ups for Wednesday's friendly against Hungary by withdrawing from the squad and retiring from international football.[LNB]THE TIMES[LNB]Fabio Capello, the England manager, suffered a second embarrassing rejection in less than 24 hours last night as Wes Brown followed Paul Robinson in announcing his retirement from international football. [LNB]ALSO: Stuart Broad escaped a suspension but was fined half of his match fee after pleading guilty to a moment of petulance that capped a long, hot day in the field for England.[LNB]THE GUARDIAN[LNB]Manchester United are considering turning their interest in Mesut Ozil into a formal offer providing Sir Alex Ferguson can convince the club's owners that the Germany international represents a bargain, available from Werder Bremen for as little as £13.5m. [LNB]ALSO: The England fast bowler Stuart Broad may face a one-match ban after petulantly throwing the ball at the Pakistan batsman Zulqarnain Haider yesterday as the home side were frustrated in their attempts to win the second Test in Birmingham within three days.[LNB]DAILY TELEGRAPH Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday suggested that he might be interested in signing Germany international Mesut Ozil, who is regarded by many as a possible successor to Paul Scholes. [LNB]ALSO: First Paul Robinson, then Wes Brown. Though neither is a principal figure in the England set-up, their decisions not to come to the Hungarian ball can be seen as a vote of no confidence in Fabio Capello's leadership. [LNB]
