Kaizero Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I see Sir Alex is open to returning to Man Utd if LVG gets sacked Only if he could be Ryan Giggs assistant. That's not a Giggs joke. That's what he actually wants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Francesco Guidolin appointed head coach alongside Alan Curtis Eh, thought they said Curtis was in charge for the rest of the season? Swansea have gone from "the model" for a small club to a complete shambles Not a lot of Swansea fans would disagree with that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Francesco Guidolin enjoyed success at Udinese Press AssociationLast updated: 17 January 2016, 20:38 GMT Former Udinese boss Francesco Guidolin is set to be named Swansea's new head coach. The Italian, who will work alongside Alan Curtis at the Liberty Stadium, has an interesting CV. Here, Press Association Sport's James Cann looks at five things Swans fans should know about their new man. 1 He knows a thing or two about Swansea's next opponents When Guidolin called time on his four-season stint as Udinese boss in May 2014, he kept working with the club's owners, the Pozzo family. His brief was to supervise the three teams under the Pozzos' control - namely Udinese, Granada, and Watford. And when Slavisa Jokanovic left Vicarage Road in the summer, Guidolin was almost asked to step in before the position ultimately went to Quique Sanchez Flores. 2 He could have moved to England nine years ago "I would be pleased to have a professional adventure in England." In October 2007 an out-of-work Guidolin thanked QPR for their interest in him but turned down the chance to replace John Gregory. The Loftus Road job went instead to Luigi De Canio - with then-owner Flavio Briatore determined to bring some Italian flair to the Shepherd's Bush outfit, who were then struggling in the Championship. 3 He failed to win big in Monte Carlo Guidolin has coached outside of Italy only once before in his career. He signed a two-year deal with ambitious Monaco in 2005 but left the principality after a poor 10th-placed finish in his first season. The Venetian was soon back at Palermo, the club he had previously restored to Serie A after a 35-year absence. Under his stewardship, the Sicilians finished fifth in 2007 to reach the UEFA Cup. 4 He is a promotion expert This may be a bitter pill to swallow for Swans fans but it could well taste a lot sweeter in a year's time. Guidolin forged his career in Italy on masterminding a series of improbable promotions. His unfancied Vicenza side climbed out of Serie B to win the Coppa Italia and qualify for Europe in the late 1990s. He got the best out of Luca Toni as the striker hit 30 goals to fire Palermo into the top flight and when Parma suffered a shock relegation in 2008, Guidolin helped them bounce back immediately. 5 He turned Alexis Sanchez into the player he is today Guidolin cannot claim to have recruited Sanchez himself - the Chilean arrived at the Stadio Friuli two years before him, in 2008 - but he certainly got the best out of the man from Tocopilla. He is credited with transforming Sanchez from a winger into the creative forward who now provides such a formidable goalscoring threat for Arsenal. Sanchez was key to Udinese's fourth and third-placed finishes in Serie A, which brought about entry to the Champions League's qualifying rounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 A little insight for you, this is the awful thing you get when fans own 20% of the club, a statement telling you exactly whats going on. This tells us why it took so long to get a replacement manager, the strings attached that managers wanted to come to Swansea. As a side it talks about player search, apparently we nearly tied up a deal for striker, it would have been high wages and taken most of the Shelvey money but he wanted a relegation clause.. A FREE TRANSFER!!!! http://www.swanstrust.co.uk/2016/01/23/where-do-we-go-from-here-part-2/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Sounds like you're being conned into not signing anyone. When talks of agent fees, signing on bonuses are mentioned you know it's an excuse. You need to spend the Shelvey money but i'll be delighted if you don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Chile hire Juan Antonio Pizzi as manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Chile hire Juan Antonio Pizzi as manager Never heard of him I'll be massively jealous of whoever gets Sampaoli though, I can maybe see him going to Chelsea in the summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Chile hire Juan Antonio Pizzi as manager Never heard of him I'll be massively jealous of whoever gets Sampaoli though, I can maybe see him going to Chelsea in the summer Ex Barca forward? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Chile hire Juan Antonio Pizzi as manager Never heard of him I'll be massively jealous of whoever gets Sampaoli though, I can maybe see him going to Chelsea in the summer Yeah it'll be interesting to see what kind of manager he (Pizzi) is for them, what style he'll bring. Chile's run the 3-3-3-1/3-5-2 with great success since Bielsa arrived in 2007 and their player pool has been made to fit the system, by and large. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Just been announced on SSN that Pellegrini will leave Man City at the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Hello Pep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Pep confirmed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Good for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Worst kept secret ever. Been obvious for ages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Look forward to him doing it on a wet weekday evening away at Stoke etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Will be entertaining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 About time Pep took on a challenge Funny if Pellegrini wins the Champions League now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 About time they replaced Pellegrini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Great for the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Not jealous at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Will be interesting to watch next season. Love that they blew up SSN's deadline day nonsense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I thought he might've took the Man Utd job, seeing as that's always been his desire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Welcome to the pressure cooker of the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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