Di Canio on sky sport italy: "I did some mistakes at my experience at Sunderland, but THE PROBLEM was and is the board: no rules, no football mentality, no connection club to team, no programmes for future, players that arrived at training late or called to say "I am in the traffic so I cant arrive at training ground". I wanted british players but they bought players from 13 different countries. The only good thing are the fantastic fans, the best expecially for away games in all the League. If no changes inside the club.....will be a disaster for a long time as Nottingham or Blackburn."
He's right what he says. but I'm not sure it is the Board's problem that the players were late for training. He was supposed to be controlling that side if it Previous managers signed bad players - true. But he was employed for day to day player stuff Keano wouldn't be crying to the Board about that
He's got some valid points. He's still a lose cannon and would be a massive massive risk bringing him back. If we were to go back to a previous manager, it would be Keane for me. Well, big Sam first but I don't think that'll ever happen
Oh, Paulo the prophet returns with more truths. We'd have a squad that we'd love, built out of iron who'd run through walls for us by now, regardless of what league we'd be in imo.
Yet other managers have said they got on well with Short. I want to see Paulo's suit (the 3-0 win at guess where) in the new museum on bridge street ! I hope he did not wash the trousers either.
The tough players Keane and Di Canio say the board was the problem. The softer managers say the board was absolutely not the problem. What does that tell you?
I read what Poyet said the other day & thought it was utter tosh. Think this guy is far more on point.
PDC was right all along,a bit less Mussolini and tad more Machiavelli and he would have been unstoppable. Still love the bloke, worth going to the match just to watch him, no wonder West Ham fans still idolise him. He reminds me a lot of Clough and that does me.
He was along the right lines with a lot of things. His delivery was something to be desired, however. Hence he’s still unemployed.
His standards were too high. He was hugely motivated as a player and exp3cted the same from his players when he became a manager. I loved Paolo as a player and I loved him as our manager.
We need a new brush at the club imo. gutted when Big Sam left but as with all the others, too much baggage, we need a fresh start without any history, the future looks bright to me, and I did not think I would be saying that a week ago.
Loved DI Canio have him back in a heart beat it was the whingers that got him sacked the guy would run through walls for the club also the team if he built it
