Rossi - Ferguson would fail in Serie A

Tuesday 28 June, 2011
Rossi: 'Ferguson would fail in Serie A'



Former Palermo Coach Delio Rossi blames Presidents for ruining Italian football. “Sir Alex Ferguson could never succeed in Serie A.”

The tactician had numerous run-ins with Palermo patron Maurizio Zamparini, but was sacked and is currently without a club.


“I took teams to Europe and won the Coppa Italia, reaching another Final this season,” he said of his time at Lazio and Palermo. “My results speak for themselves, but evidently that’s not enough. In any case, I had choices and was not intrigued by the proposals.”


Rossi believes Italy should learn some lessons from Manchester United, particularly in terms of patience.


“Sir Alex Ferguson could never succeed in Serie A,” he told the Corriere dello Sport.


“We make decisions based on weekly results. There is all this talk of long-term projects, then three weeks later it has all gone back to front. I’d love to know how Inter can go from Jose Mourinho to Leonardo to Gian Piero Gasperini. They are too different.


“The truth is a Coach in Italy has a different function compared to overseas. Here we know Presidents because they are always in the headlines, whereas many of us don’t remember the name of the President at Arsenal or Manchester United.


“I agree with Pep Guardiola, who said a great club makes a great Coach. If at the start of every season 10 or 11 clubs have changed management, it means some decisions weren’t thought through

you gotta have iron balls to say that

RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:

Ganso wrote:you gotta have iron balls to say that

you didnt read the article did you? the title is misleading, all he is saying is that coaches in seria A dont get enough time to build their ideal teams, which is old news really

“Sir Alex Ferguson could never succeed in Serie A,”

Well the criticism was aimed at the Italian Presidents.

Ganso wrote:
“Sir Alex Ferguson could never succeed in Serie A,”

He was implying that Ferguson wouldn't succeed because he wouldn't be given the time to make his own team and stamp his own impression on the club, which is what Rossi is complaining about. Bare in mind it took Ferguson a few years to actually win a trophy with United.

OP, you're title is as miselading as goal.com articles

pdolson wrote:OP, you're title is as miselading as goal.com articles

Don't blame me


http://www.football-italia.net/jun28bb.html

True.Wasnt Ferguson on the brink of being sacked after not winning anything in his first 5 years.IIRC winning the FA cup was what saved him and then he never looked back.
He wouldnt have survived in La Liga or Bundensliga either.English clubs have more patience than other major leagues.Maybe something to do with the difference in role of coaches viewed in England.

Very true, though Zamparini really is a special case.

Agree wit him

There is close to zero job security in Italy.....Inter was the best team in the world 4-0 up against Spurs in half time....45 minutes later, they were in official crisis.

Fergie was trophyless for 6 years....Italian presidents would have sacked him in 1988 if not sooner.

Seriously, is there any other nation thats as blind to their footballs shortcomings as Italians are?
Their football isnt elite anymore, its not a tough mountain to climb.. If youre a success in England or Spain, you will urinate all over Italian football.
Learn a lesson ffs

Well, in other leagues you don't have batshit crazy Presidents that people ask themselves how the hell they got there in the first place.

Thank God for the Agnellis.

(ok, we've had a revolving door policy of managers recently, but that's not down to the president. It was down to people who ran the club with no footballing knowledge.)

He is right. One trophyless season would mean lights out for Ferguson in Italy.