09 Mar 2014 20:31:12
Gianfranco Zola is being targeted to replace Brian McDermott following a run of poor results.
Despite Cellino slaughtering the players and defending the gaffer after yesterday's shambles, Massimo Cellino feels McDermott isn't capable enough to take this football club forward on the pitch.
It is understood Cellino will attempt to persuade Zola to take the helm in the summer. This also depends on the football league approval although Cellino's camp are extremely confident he'll be approved.
I like Zola but why did he walk from Watford when things took a turn for the worse??
Andy MOT
NO THANKS!
Apart from being an Italian what has Zola achieved as a manager? Mr Cellino wants Leeds United to be promoted into Premier League asap and to remain there to provide maximum returns on his financial investment so if approved by FL would make a marquee signing for manager's post (not just a 6'x 4' tent!) Total rubbish. Please try harder.
The way massimo cellino is talking in the papers, about kicking their butts one by one maybe he could be a good bet for owner/ coach?
10 Mar 2014 09:33:42
This has been a rumor I considered fueling for a while, Zola is the perfect fit. Has a Cagliari history, is Sardinian as per Cellinio and has experience at this level of management with multiple italian loans. Could be worse, could be better.
Bring back o'leary at least he'll show heart and disire, it's gone on to long now different manager+players but same excuses getting sick of it, if we're going to lose at least show some effort into it.
10 Mar 2014 11:16:46
Di canio is an Italian who kicks butts. Sunderland lost him credibility though
10 Mar 2014 12:15:24
BMD I have reserved and paid for a seat home on the reading bus where you can reminise at leisure. now **** off. I have seen more life in a tramps vest than what your teams display,
P.S. take your brother in getting fatter, DH, with you please
Mr T.
Zola, di matteo no no no, proved nothing as managers.
Oleary no again found out at villa for being tactically inept.
Bmc is the man give him time with cellinos money he will do it.
Snoopy MOT
Wft
Di Matteo proved nothing?
He won the European cup as a coach
Unbelievable
No he took chelski for 2 matches, AVB basically won that trophy and if he us such a good European cup winning coach then why has no other club in the world offered him anything.
We don't need an unproven coach, I stick by my statement.
Snoopy MOT
10 Mar 2014 17:00:36
Di matteo where is he at the moment?
Pretty sure Di Matteo beat Napoli, Benfica and Barcelona over two legs and Bayern and winning the FA Cup
I disagree because this isn't Championship Manager and one must have some managerial skills to achieve what he did
So Roberto Di Matteo has proved nothing as a manager! Really?
At MK Dons he has a win rate of 51.92%
At WBA a win rate of 48.19%
At Chelsea a win rate of 57.14%
He won promotion with WBA. The FA Cup with Chelsea and the Champions League
Compare that to McDermott
Slough 34.4%
Woking 44.71%
Reading 44.97%
Leeds 39.02%
One promotion
Well Snoopy who is proven here?
AVB built the side, it's just the chelski wouldn't play for a coach who made them train hard, so they waited and played well for there chum, abramovich new it too that's the only reason he hired him.
Di matteo is not in a job because every chairman worth his salt won't touch him as they see what I see.
Snoopy MOT
Good call. Would have no problem with Zola -had Watford playing some good stuff last year. Would be happy with Di Matteo as well. Compared to what we have at the moment! Just such a shame Poyet's taken -he's the one I would have wanted. Chapel A
Snoopy is that wood or trees you are seeing
. Nevermind changing managers. It’s all too late. 11 years of lies. Adminstration gets closer and closer
BeestonWhiteBlue&Gold
Snoopy -how can you say AVB built the side when he was manager of Chelsea for exactly the same period of time as Di Matteo (8 months!). The core of that side (Drogba, Lampard, Terry, Cech), and its ethos, was built by Mourinho. Chapel A
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