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bye bye di canio

• bye bye di canio

• bye bye di canio

  rustee1 > 22/09/2013, 22:12

  Sunderland have sacked head coach Paolo Di Canio after Saturday's 3-0 defeat at West Brom left them bottom of the Premier League title.
  
  The 45-year-old Italian has won two of his 13 matches since being appointed in March and the Black Cats have one point from five games this season.

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  StrumSolo > 23/09/2013, 10:11

  Bloody hell.
  
  I think we could all have seen it coming eventually, but whoever takes over will still have a squad full of players that know piss all about each other.
  
  Honestly thought they'd give him til Christmas, a bit of time to gel the squad. I guess he must have rubbed too many people up the wrong way.
  
  Roberto Di Matteo is evens to take over. Do you think he (or anyone) can get them playing? For me there's still a doubt as to whether the majority of the summer signings are even good enough.

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  RussyRover > 23/09/2013, 11:55

  I can't say it's that much of a surprise, especially after the controversy surrounding him on his arrival. That must have rubbed some people the wrong way and perhaps just looking for the right excuse to say tata... and he gave them that excuse by making Sunderland evens favourite to be relegated..
  
  Whoever finally takes over will indeed have the proverbial poison chalice, and avoiding relegation will have to be their sole priority, so will Di Matteo take the job knowing they'll probably be in the championship next season? But footie is a funny thing, it might just click for him or Gus Poyet who's also rumoured to be in the frame... Watch this space, as they say...

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  rustee1 > 23/09/2013, 13:16

  i was suprised he went so soon, but i guess his very direct manner pissed to many people off. i doubt his players wanted to play for him anymore.

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  StrumSolo > 23/09/2013, 13:21

  (23/09/2013, 13:16)rustee1 Wrote: i was suprised he went so soon, but i guess his very direct manner pissed to many people off. i doubt his players wanted to play for him anymore.

  
  I can see how the old faces who've been there a few years might have got annoyed at him coming and shaking things up...
  
  But most of them have only been there 5 mins. If he's managed to piss them off so quickly he must have been a proper dick.

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  rustee1 > 23/09/2013, 13:24

  you know how fragile these footballers are these days. if he had no problem ripping his team in public i can only imagine what he said to their faces, i doubt their ego's could handle it.

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  StrumSolo > 23/09/2013, 13:29

  (23/09/2013, 13:24)rustee1 Wrote: you know how fragile these footballers are these days. if he had no problem ripping his team in public i can only imagine what he said to their faces, i doubt their ego's could handle it.

  
  Understandable though. He criticised them way too often but what probably did for him is that he never blamed himself. No player is going to respect that sort of behaviour, and rightly so.

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  rustee1 > 23/09/2013, 13:33

  yeah he did come across as selfish and didn't really want to take responsibility. i just don't think he has the right temperament for management, bit similar to roy keane.

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  StrumSolo > 23/09/2013, 13:37

  (23/09/2013, 11:55)RussyRover Wrote: I can't say it's that much of a surprise, especially after the controversy surrounding him on his arrival. That must have rubbed some people the wrong way and perhaps just looking for the right excuse to say tata... and he gave them that excuse by making Sunderland evens favourite to be relegated..
  
  Whoever finally takes over will indeed have the proverbial poison chalice, and avoiding relegation will have to be their sole priority, so will Di Matteo take the job knowing they'll probably be in the championship next season? But footie is a funny thing, it might just click for him or Gus Poyet who's also rumoured to be in the frame... Watch this space, as they say...

  
  Certainly going to be difficult for whoever takes over. Hard to keep up with all the ins and outs but I've just had a look at their squad. This looks their best 11 to me...
  
  Westwood/Mannone
  
  Andrea Dossena, John O'Shea, Carlos Cuéllar, Wes Brown
  
  Adam Johnson, Ki Sung-Yueng, Sebastian Larsson, Gardner/Cattermole, Emanuele Giaccherini
  
  Steven Fletcher/Jozy Altidore
  
  Just about good enough to stay up if their heads are right I reckon, though the defence is a worry.

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  rustee1 > 23/09/2013, 13:40

  yeah it's gonna be tough for them. did you end up betting on them to get relegated. you were pretty sure they would, doubt the price is anywhere near as good now.
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