When I say Cup Coward, it goes for all cup competitions, including the failed starts we've had in Champions League two years in a row (the last two group games two seasons ago saved us) Do you recall how bad we were for both of those seasons against weak, weak, weak sides? Even against Bayern after the first leg, he didn't change a thing to counter the complete dominance we encountered - not a single tactical change. Even when a game is going bad, he STILL decides to make subs at the 80th minute.
He's a Lion in Serie A, but a Coward in Cup competitions. He rarely gets his team's motivations to the right level, or his tactics right, when it comes to cups.
I still love him to death as a coach, and have high hopes that this aspect of his coaching will steadily improve.