Euro 2012: Fabio Capello has his say about 'lacklustre Wayne Rooney' | Football | The Guardian: ""After seeing the latest [England] game, I think Rooney only understands Scottish," Capello said.
The Italian, who resigned as England's manager in February in protest at John Terry being stripped of the captaincy, was then asked to explain his remarks. "He only plays well in Manchester … where Sir Alex Ferguson speaks Scottish," he replied.
Capello might have had on his mind that Rooney had spoken earlier in the tournament about there being benefits working with an English manager, saying it meant there were "no words lost in translation and we understand what the manager wants from us". That had brought a sharp response from Italo Galbiati, one of Capello's assistants. "He's ungrateful," Galbiati said. "Capello made himself understood and respected.""
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