Fabio Capello walked away from the England job last night, bringing an end to four years that started with such optimism, only for it to prove yet another false dawn.
To adapt a Sven-Goran Eriksson phrase, the Italian's time at the helm could be summed up thus - first half good, second half not so good.
It is not quite that simple, but this trip through Capello's highs and lows reveal, it is not far off.
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