Today’s ‘calcio’ received a surprise with the announcement of Genoa, classified 17th in Serie A, of the dismissal of their coach Alberto Gilardino. His replacement is ready and, in the absence of official confirmation, it will be Patrick Vieira, former French international, former Arsenal captain and coached at Nice and Crystal Palace, among other teams.
Appointed in December 2022 in charge of the youth team, Gilardino led Genoa to promotion to Serie A in 2023, but in the current season its results are mediocre and leave the team one point away from the relegation positions after two wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in 12 rounds played.
They fired him when the results improved
However, his dismissal came as a surprise when results improved with a win against Parma (0-1) and a draw at home against Como by Cesc Fàbregas (1-1) in two days before the national team break.
“The club thanks Mr. Gilardino for the goals achieved together in recent years and wishes him the best for his career,” Genoa said in its statement.
No team since July
Everything indicates that Patrick Vieira’s arrival will be made official tomorrow the oldest active club in Italy founded in 1893. The French coach has been unemployed since he stopped managing Strasbourg in July.
He began his coaching career with Manchester City’s under-23 team (2013-2015) before managing MLS’s New York City FC (2016-2018). He then coached French side Nice (2018-2020), Crystal Palace (2021-2023) and Strasbourg (2023-2024).
A complicated reunion with Balotelli
Vieira will reunite with Mario Balotelli, Signed by Genoa on October 28, after playing for Nice in the 2018-19 season. The elusive Italian striker arrived at the Côte d’Azur club in August 2016, but he only played 10 games in Ligue 1 in half a year of difficult coexistence with the French technician.
Balotelli had to leave in January 2019 for Marseille because of Vieira’s ‘sin’ and we’ll see how he takes it in the locker room. Supermario recently confessed that “I would never have left Nice if I didn’t have a problem with Vieira.”
If as a coach he did not win any titles, in his playing career Vieira He was champion of the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with France and also became an important part of Arsenal’s successful spell where he won the Premier League three times, the FA Cup four times and the Community Shield three times between 1998 and 2002.
Gilardino is the fourth coach to be dismissed in Serie A this season after Luca Gotti (Lecce), Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Juric, who were all sacked by Roma.
Source: La Verdad
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