Our biggest problem is that the best managers are involved in challenges which are ongoing. I would not include Rafa in that 'best managers' group. Though would have supported him and the team had he come here...I don't rate him tactically, or in terms of building a team. But anyway. the best managers are busy. Its unfortunate that we have the world cup coming. Because we need a manager NOW, not late june/july. We need to start building something, after stripping out the dead wood...like Trez, Amauri, De Ceglie, Sali, Canna, Legro, Zebina, Grosso. Perhaps also sell Momo. It is going to be very hard for him to get into a two man midfield with Melo/Marchisio and Poulsen involved. I prefer Poulsen to Momo, because he makes fewer mistakes, far fewer, and his passing is better...
My point is...we need someone as soon as possible. Someone who can work WITH Marotta if he comes, for the whole summer break.
Who is available to us??? out of the best managers?? capello?? NO. Wenger? NO. Mourinho? NO....There are other managers out there, like Didier and Blanc, Hitzfeld, Magath...but none of these are lacking likely more enticing offers elsewhere, or happy in their present roles.
Benitez would of cost us a ridiculous 4m per season. that is truly shocking, for a manager coming off a wretched season in england. I would rather pay del neri half that money, have Marotta and him try to build a team, making use of our decent players already in the squad..and those two, coming fresh from Samp's most succesful season for many moons. Success breeds Success, more than failure breeds Success. And I do place importance on FORM of managers.
Just because Lippi won the world cup with italy in 06, it has near to zero bearing on his chances of winning it this year...
I don't see how Del Neri can be compared unfavourably with Zach. Zach was out of work for years...NOBODY WANTED HIM. whilst Del Neri was working, clubs WANTED HIM. That is a big enough difference for me. It is VERY odd for any decent team to hire a manager who has been out of work for so long...Zach was coming from the unemployment line where he had been sitting for some time. Del Neri is coming from SUCCESS.
I will get behind whoever comes, but I am far happier to have an italian, whether Del Neri or Prandelli, than Rafa, who I sincerely believe would waste millions of our money, and then leave.
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