May 30

Inter Milan Sack Mancini

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Following weeks of speculation, the Italian champions have sacked their coach Roberto Mancini.

Roberto Mancini, looking as though he’s had something rather large and hot ……

Now let’s get this sacking into perspective a little. Mancini must be just about the most successful coach in Inter’s recent history. He’s won the last 3 championships or Scudettos in Italy and he still gets sacked! OK, Inter nearly lost an 11 point lead and the title went down to the final day, but he still won it. Talk about a cut throat business. I was going to say “game”, didn’t seem appropriate.

Anyway, Mancini’s future has looked in doubt ever since Inter were knocked out of the Champions League by former Champions Liverpool in the last 16. Not just because he lost but because after the game he sensationally announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season, i.e. now. (Looks like he was right then!) He quickly changed his mind though the next day, but you have to think that the damage was already done. Surely he must have lost the confidence of both the boardroom and the changing room after such comments. He’s been treading water ever since.

Even the statement issued by the club, refers to Mancini’s post match comments. It states:

“FC Internationale have informed Roberto Mancini that he has been sacked as coach. In particular because of the comments made by the coach at the end of the Inter-Liverpool match. You can read the full statement at www.inter.it

Mancini and Inter’s President Massimo Moratti had a short meeting yesterday and I hope Mancini made him pay because he actually had 4 years still left to run on his contract. But I bet it wasn’t too clear cut after the comments made after the Liverpool game. If you say you’re leaving, you’re not going to get your compensation for being sacked, are you?

Reports have suggested that Mancini had also alienated the medical staff at the club too. He certainly knows how to make friends, doesn’t he? Apparently Mancini criticised their methods. You get the feeling that even if Inter had beaten Roma in last Saturday Italian Cup Final it still wouldn’t have saved his job.

Of course his departure from Inter now leaves the door open for one Mr. Abramovich in Chelsea to pick up his Vertu phone and give Roberto a call. It also leaves the door open the other way for the Italian learning Special One to slip into the San Siro. Ciao Jose!

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