This isn’t a review, but a list of the major facts. Also check how other English managers did in their first game ( at the bottom of this post).
Game- England vs Switzerland
Venue- Wembley
Date- February 6, 2008
Score – 2-1 to England
Goalscorers – Jermaine Jenas, Eren Derdiyok, Shaun Wright Phillips ( in that order)
England starting lineup- David James, Wes Brown, Matthew Upson, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, David Bentley, Jermaine Jenas, Gareth Barry, Steven Gerrard ( C), Joe Cole, Wayne Rooney
Referee- Felix Byrch
 How did Steve McClaren do in his first game as England manager ?
England 4-0 Greece ( John Terry, Frank Lampard, Peter Crouch *2)
How did Sven Goran Eriksson, currently Manchester City boss, fare in his first game in charge of the Three Lions ?
England 3-0 Spain ( Nick Barmby, Emile Heskey, Ugo Ehiogu)
 How did King Kevin do ?
England 3-1 Poland ( Paul Scholes *3, Jerzy Brzeczek)
How did Glenn Hoddle do ?
China 0-3 England ( Nick Barmby*2, Paul Gascoigne)
My source for this being Hoddle’s first game in charge came from the BBC article when England beat Spain 3-1 in Sven’s reign.
That is about how far I went. If anybody went to Venables, Graham Taylor and co. let me know 🙂
I believe that Capello’s methods will instill a belief and confidence in the players that will rub off on them and produce a trophy winning team.