Paulo Di Canio

[grumpy01]

So the first managerial casualty has happened.However,Chairman is to blame as he chose Di Canio in the first place.

[bibblebub]

will he keep his chin up?

[Mattk]

Admittedly a dismal start but to be sacked in mid-September having bought many new players who maybe haven't gelled yet seems a tad knee jerk to me.

[alexanderd]

He brought in too many new players and some of them do not speak english. Should never have been given the job in the first place

[ChillDoubt]

Why is it always the manager who gets sacked and never the players?
He's a fairly passionoate guy, if the players played with the same intensity and commitment they'd be doing a decent job!

[davetuc]

Obviously a bit of a nutter with questionable political views, but you have to look at the players as well. He described them as having heads 'full of sh1t' and at least he was prepared to speak his mind. Di Canio, for all his faults, was always a hard working trainer and player, so probably sees these young players for what they are......overpaid preening prima donnas. Just watch out Sunderland....Tony Pulis is on his way!!!

[Peter Pedant]

Whenever I see di Canio, I think of the soap ad where there is woman in a bubble bath and a footballer only with a loin cloth walks in on her,
and says "mi scusi "
and she murmurs no matter.....

is it him ?

[Sqad]

Sunderland were a poor side last season and a much poorer side this season.

Di Canio kept them up last season, but no manager can keep them up this season.

Why sac Di Canio?

[Dee-M-See]

By the look of things it won't be long before, David Moyes joins him

[andy-hughes]

It appears (and I am no football fan, so do not speak from a vantage point of any knowledge) that Mr Do Canio was employed on the basis of his intense self-belief which swept people along, into thinking that he could work miracles.

Once the novelty wore off, and is 'maverick' style was not matched by results and goals, combined with a dressing-room mutiny - it ia clear that he is not the right manager for this club.

It may be that is decidedly 'European' temprement is not suited to the Premiership - it remains to be seen if he becomes employed in this country any time soon.