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Lampard, 29, likened Don Fabio to ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, with whom Lampard had a great relationship.
Mourinho himself had a chance to take up the England post and received heavy backing from the public and some sections of the media, but eventually opted out, and Capello was announced as the manager soon after — Lampard, speaking exclusively to The Sun, has expressed his delight with the ex-Milan coach's appointment.
A Winner
“Capello is like Mourinho in that he has an aura — something special which marks him out against other coaches," mused the England international.
“He has won at the very highest level and you can compare him to Mourinho in that sense — and that is very exciting for me AND for England.
“He’s a proven winner. The credentials for the new England manager were he must have won trophies at the top level.
“He has won titles in two of the top leagues in the world. He’s such a big name and brings charisma and a sense of leadership to the job.”
The Right Man
Streams of negative press followed England's failure to qualify for this summer's European Championships, after a disasterous qualifying campaign led by Steve McClaren that saw the Three Lions lose points at absolutely crucial periods.
There have been various competing theories surfacing as an attempt to explain or somehow justify this footballing embarrassment; Lampard, brushing aside the past, has placed his faith in Capello's outstanding tactical knowledge of the game.
“It excites me that the manager is very tactically aware," he declared.
“It’s something that we are used to at Chelsea.
“In the last few years we have shown we are able to adapt and change mid-game to give ourselves the best chance of winning.
“And with the success Capello has had, he clearly has that ability as a coach."
Lampard also looks forward to playing a 'European' style of football under the former Real Madrid coach, and has no problem with Capello's disciplinarian approach to management.
“It’s the European style of football and, hopefully, that will improve us as individuals and as a team," he explained.
“You need to be an intelligent player to take those things on board and apply them on the pitch.
“He has a reputation of being a strict disciplinarian and I think that can only be good.
“A lot has been said that the team is undisciplined and now we’re going to get kicked into shape but it’s not like that at all.
“If you’re an England player — and we have top players here — then you enjoy discipline and you just want to win.
“You will follow the manager’s instructions — whatever he says — to get the team going in the direction of winning matches.
“We needed someone of that stature. Especially after the disaster of not qualifying for Euro 2008.
“We must now all look forward and I hope — and believe — Capello is the right manager to take us forward."
Lampard, somewhat viewed as a quintessential English player, has perhaps somewhat surprisingly stated that he had absolutely no preference or bias towards having an English coach in charge of the national team.
“It’s a very good appointment. I didn’t buy into the whole idea that we MUST have an English manager.
“As far as I am concerned, the only must is that we have to have the best person for the job.”
Boo-Boys Help No One
With the February 6 friendly encounter against Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland imminent — and Capello's inaugural squad to be announced imminently — Lampard is hoping for a fresh start and degree of forgiveness from the England fans. Towards the end of England's wretched qualifying campaign, the Three Lions faithful miraculously began booing their own players — even at home, in the sanctuary of the new Wembley.
“I hope it does mean a clean slate," said the ex-West Ham midfielder.
“I will never understand someone who goes to a game and boos their own team. It doesn’t help anyone.
“Now it’s definitely a fresh start. “The manager has come from outside English football — and that helps.
“Everyone will be trying to impress and everyone is on an even keel and that means everyone has a chance to show what they are worth to England.
“We have not been helped by the negative feeling which has emerged from the fans. I’ve been booed personally and the whole team got booed during the Croatia game.
“You can understand the frustration of the fans but it doesn’t help."
A Lift
The Chelsea star was eager to underline just what this appointment meant to the players and the fans — how it has created an air of almost unparalleled optimism already — and is ready to do all he can to lead England into the new era.
“The players need to be big enough to take responsibility and I know that the manager will," he said.
“His presence will give everyone a lift — there is certainly a genuine excitement among the public about his arrival.
“Hopefully, it will bring us success and we need the fans behind us too.
“When they see us doing our best to put right what has been going wrong then, hopefully they’ll give us their backing.”
Lampard has been capped 60 times for England, scoring 14 goals

source:goal.com