++ [ originally posted by nosubstitute959 ] ++
I agree Tardelli made mistakes, but that's his 4th official match (Sudan's match...Ismail Youssef) and he seems to be correcting his mistakes. He needs to be given the chance to do what he can.
Egypt sacks Tardelli
Egypt has sacked 1982 World Cup winner Marco Tardelli as national team coach following last Saturday's World Cup qualifying loss in Lybia, the Egyptian Football Association announced on Monday.
Tardelli was appointed Egypt boss in May with a specific purpose of getting The Pharaohs to Germany 2006, but fourth place in the African Zone qualifying Group 4 with seven points from five games was simply not good enough for the 50-year-old's employers.
During Tardelli's seven games at the helm, Egypt won four, drew once and lost twice - but it was the two defeats on the road to the World Cup that ultimately cost the Italian his job.
Just hours before his sacking, Tardelli had said he wanted to see out his contract, which expired after the 2006 African Nations Cup finals in Egypt.