The Official Alberbo Zaccheroni Thread (17 Viewers)

[only-juve]

I still can't get what the point of firing Ferrara and hiring Zacch in his place !! Not just we didn't qualify to the CL next season but we're most likely are paying Ferrara his salary right now plus Zacch's salary :faq1:

Classic example of an ignorant management 101, this should be written in books

 

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[K.O.]

Zac: 'I didn't do a bad job at Juve'

Saturday 8 May, 2010

Alberto Zaccheroni is confident Juventus can be motivated in their final two games. “I think overall I didn’t do a bad job.”
The Coach was brought in to replace Ciro Ferrara, but failed to qualify for the Champions League.

“I have a contract until June 30 and I’m sorry that I was unable to achieve the result we had set,” said Zac.

“Unfortunately in football results are what count. Aside from Sampdoria, Inter and Roma, no team has amassed more points since I took over. Therefore considering the injuries we had, I think overall I didn’t do a bad job.”

Juventus are out of the running for fourth, but still face a battle with Napoli to avoid the Europa League preliminary round.

“The season finishes earlier this year, so a preliminary round tie at the end of July would not be a disaster,” argued Zaccheroni.

“I am very motivated, as I want to end the season on a high and so do my players. We’re facing a Parma side that is still fit and fired up.

“Is there still enthusiasm within the squad? There can’t be, because the season has not been positive. In my career I have only led Udinese and Milan for an entire campaign and would’ve liked to take Juve by the hand from the start. It would’ve been a different season.”

FI

Motherfucker

We made fools out of ourselves when we signed this joker.

 

[Red]

He didn't do a bad job.

He did a mediocre job because he is a mediocre coach.

 

[K.O.]

He did a fucking terrible job.

 

[JBF]

I agree.

 

[The Curr]

In fairness to him, he was given the job at a very difficult time. He inherited a squad that had been (poorly) assembled without any consultation with him and had no transfer window to make changes to it.

 

[Ken]

In fairness to him, he was given the job at a very difficult time. He inherited a squad that had been (poorly) assembled without any consultation with him and had no transfer window to make changes to it.

Certainly true.

He still made some pretty poor decisions though. Ah well, the season's almost over, this guy will be out of here.

 

[The Curr]

Certainly true.

He still made some pretty poor decisions though. Ah well, the season's almost over, this guy will be out of here.

That's another thing. He knew all along that he wouldn't be here next season. That's hardly a great motivator.

 

[Ken]

All-in-all a poor decision to appoint him. Add to that he didn't do well himself when he got here, and you get a terrible season.

 

[The Curr]

All-in-all a poor decision to appoint him. Add to that he didn't do well himself when he got here, and you get a terrible season.

What other options did we have when we appointed him?

 

[Ken]

None, probably. But did he really do better than Ferrara, in the end? Firing Ferrara was the right thing to do, but only if you can improve, get a 'fixer' like Hiddink.

Ofcourse, that's easy to say at the end of the season though. I thought he'd be able to do a better job when he got appointed. So it's not that I'm trying to say I knew it all along. I simply didn't think we could stay on that terrible level, or get worse.

 

[The Curr]

None, probably. But did he really do better than Ferrara, in the end? Firing Ferrara was the right thing to do, but only if you can improve, get a 'fixer' like Hiddink.

Ofcourse, that's easy to say at the end of the season though.

I think firing Ferrara was the right thing to do, even if it meant hiring Zaccheroni.

 

[JBF]

In fairness to him, he was given the job at a very difficult time. He inherited a squad that had been (poorly) assembled without any consultation with him and had no transfer window to make changes to it.

Just take a look at how many formations he played in his short spell, He started with the inherited 4-3-1-2 then after two draws he opted for his favorite 3-4-3 formation that got us a win with a poor poor display, then he changed it again to the 4-3-2-1 then back to the 4-3-1-2. All this when the only good results actually happened were the ones when Candreva, Alex and Diego had moments of magic while our shitty defense kept on the habit of conceding goals, it even improved in that aspect with the sending off becoming a habit in the team.

Not to forget his idiotic subs ofcourse when he throws Brazzo for Diego in a league match that we'll end up drawing. He's a shitty coach with shitty results.

 

[Ken]

Well, I was calling for Ferrara's head aswell as the next guy, so I thought it was the right decision. I wish we could've gotten someone better though.

I thought Zac would be able to do a better job. But like playing with that 3 man defense was just absolutely shocking.

 

[The Curr]

Just take a look at how many formations he played in his short spell, He started with the inherited 4-3-1-2 then after two draws he opted for his favorite 3-4-3 formation that got us a win with a poor poor display, then he changed it again to the 4-3-2-1 then back to the 4-3-1-2. All this when the only good results actually happened were the ones when Candreva, Alex and Diego had moments of magic while our shitty defense kept on the habit of conceding goals, it even improved in that aspect with the sending off becoming a habit in the team.

Not to forget his idiotic subs ofcourse when he throws Brazzo for Diego in a league match that we'll end up drawing. He's a shitty coach with shitty results.

He started with the inherited 4-3-1-2 because he had only one day of training with the squad before his first match. Not enough time to change anything.

He then tried the 3-4-1-2 because three at the back has been his thing over the years. Fair enough. It's not as if 4 at the back had been getting us brilliant results.

3-4-1-2 didn't work. Everyone here hated it. If we'd stuck with it for the rest of the season you'd be screaming from the rooftops about it.

There's very little difference between 4-3-2-1 and 4-3-1-2 with a support striker. Not a huge upheaval to change between the two.

 

[Salvatore]

He can talk about the points he gained all day and night if it makes him happy, doesn't reverse the way we lost certain games. Napoli, for example.

 

[JBF]

He started with the inherited 4-3-1-2 because he had only one day of training with the squad before his first match. Not enough time to change anything.

He then tried the 3-4-1-2 because three at the back has been his thing over the years. Fair enough. It's not as if 4 at the back had been getting us brilliant results.

3-4-1-2 didn't work. Everyone here hated it. If we'd stuck with it for the rest of the season you'd be screaming from the rooftops about it.

There's very little difference between 4-3-2-1 and 4-3-1-2 with a support striker. Not a huge upheaval to change between the two.

Actually there is, when you play Diego and Candreva in the 4-3-2-1 you'll get not only a solid midfield but also a good support to your lone striker and more freedom for the shitty L&R backs. While the 4-3-1-2 is more of a predictable formation with the usual lone striker trying to hold the ball and wait for support that would never come unless he manages to fight 3 defenders and then the ref would blow his whistle and signal a foul. As it has been said over and over in this forum, a 4-3-1-2 with shitty fullbacks would never work whereas in 4-3-2-1 or a 4-3-2-1 the support strikers would cover for the lack of creativity from not only the fullbacks but the midfield too.

You're right though, Zacc really didn't change anything hence all the talk about how shitty he is. Im sure any respectable coach who had his chance would have done better, And that's why we had to end up with him

 

[Ken]

With the time given and defensive problems, I think it was a terrible idea to play with 3 defenders though. Too many players had to adjust to a new role, which they simply didn't have the time for.

 

[Bianconero81]

Such a garbage coach; a true loser with a true loser's mentality. Only Roma, Inter, and Sampdoria amassed more points than us? Is that supposed to be considered an achievement? He thinks that he would have done better had he been handed the reins from the beginning? Talk about being delusional. I am sure he would have done worse!

One thing is true though; he didn't do a bad job. It was just plain awful!

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

Even without a manager we could do better.