desmond,
I normally respect your post so I am going to criticize too harshly, beside as sallyinzaghi mentioned correctly the whole purpose of this thred is not to criticize Capello but merely pointing out that we may not get the biggest stars in the summer. Nonetheless, I believe you are completely wrong on this point.
Yes, I too wanted Deschamp baldy here. As a matter of fact, he is in my top 5 fav present/ex Juve player ever, and thus I would have loved to see him coach Juve and re-juvenate the aging and declining team (which we unfortunately are) into world beaters again - a fairy tale story.
Nontheless, Capello, IMO, is too good to good to turn down. He has won trophies in Milan, Real and Roma - a coach who has proved that he can handle pressure at big clubs.
Now the real point. So what makes Capello excellent coach that he is? And how does that fit into current Juve situation?
The Capello's main strenght, IMO, is not his motivational, or developing player ability but critical analytical mind that translate well in knowing team's strenghts and weakeness and which players will remedy problems.
This is evident in his past activites. At Real, he bought Suker, Carlos, Seedorf, Mijatovic and co., which provided a basis for an era, and at Roma, he signed Cassano, Emerson, Samuels, Chivu, Mancini, Montella, Bati and co. and won the championship. This analytical ability fits in well with the current Juve need's IMO, because the main reason why we underperfomed this year is that our players are simply not good enough. If you see Milan's lineup and Roma's and compare them with ours, then the difference in the quality of players are stark, and thus we definetely need to some re-inforcement if not complete major overhaul, simply because we have no "core competence" to speak of. While Deschamp has proved to be a good inspirational leader, and fantastic coach at developing some players in last couple of years, there is not enough evidence to suggest that he is good at Calcio Mercato. With Capello that is the last worry we can have.
I am certain that Moggi appointed Capello with this in mind. I believe that some you guys are underestimating or overestimating him too much - he is no god, but a capable guy who generally knows what he is doing.
If we can see that we are lacking big time players to challenge Milan and Roma then Moggi will know this as well. From his perspectives, there is nothing more helpful than a coach who knows which kind of players he needs simply because his job will become much more simpler.
Furthermore, Moggi, himself, IMO, is in hot seat due to his lack of transfer move last summer that proved costly to our entire season. Hence, I reckon Moggi will be active in the Calcio Mercato, and I expect him to bring some quality players. Emerson might be the start. And my gut feeling suggest that we are in race for Mexes, and Gilardino.
BTW, Zebina and Kapo are quality signings considering that they are free. We need some depth. Furthermore, I think we can do with a signing of young budding fantasista.