Any Manager at a decent club, must surely have some say in the fitness regimes of his players. ESPECIALLY if they are consistently picking up injuries. Its illogical to suggest that the medical staff do more than advise and treat. The fitness coaches advise and train. The manager oversees everything, from diet, to training, to tactics, to recovery...indeed, he likely doesn't set the schedules, but MUST SURELY BE CONSULTED by all involved before any treatment is given.
Its bothers me, a little, how so many people on these boards seem so eager to defend Ciro...and focus more on the Board as the culprits of our demise. When it is the actual performance levels of the team, which is hurting us all, and before anyone can reach to the board for blame, they have to go through Ciro...True, blanc and secco are wretched, but they did okay over the last year OTHER THAN SACKING CIRO BEFORE XMAS.
I can not blame Blanc for our tactical patheticness, or for the injuries, or for the lack of spirit and heart in the team. They are all Ciro's responsibilities...Club legend or not, they are the jobs of a manager.
I have a half decent idea of how a football club is run, and a decent manager makes himself aware of EVERYTHING to do with his players...this may be as little as a dietician suggesting to the manager 'lets try this XXXX diet, for XXXXX...i think it will help him, because of XXXX' and the manager says...Yes or No.
Its a lot of work for one man, which is why assistant managers are SO IMPORTANT. Who is Ciro's assistant??? Does he even have one???Or just a few coaches to train the players how CIRO wants them trained?