"I realized that the problem was in the mind of the players. Now we are better. We need time and we will continue to work. It is important to be a psychologist but we need good players to win. Good psychologist, bad players -- it is impossible to win. We want to be better."

-- Italian coach Fabio Capello, who took over as England coach in 2008, saying his main success of the year was changing the mentality of the players, who often performed well for their clubs but not for the national team. (Reuters)