Tardelli to be assitant

**boovidge** · 14/02/2008, 8:36 PM

Originally Posted by RiffRaff

Would have liked it to be Gentile for purely sentimental reasons - probably the dirtiest win-at-all-costs defender i can remember. But Tardelli had the same mentality. For those who dont remember that Italian team - check some of the "tackles" in the this England v Italy game in the 70's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gRKEM_wRMI

Would love to see Ronaldo, Drogba or Henry play against these defenders!

Yeah i'd love to see more cheating too

**cornerflag** · 14/02/2008, 8:53 PM

Originally Posted by greendeiseboy

....can you just imagime how the team are feeling

im hoping Keane is interviewed at the end of this spurs game on setanta. it will be obvious what he will say but im hoping the captaincy question is asked

EDIT: Bah they never did interviews after the game

**DonO'Bate** · 14/02/2008, 9:31 PM

Originally Posted by RiffRaff

Would have liked it to be Gentile for purely sentimental reasons - probably the dirtiest win-at-all-costs defender i can remember. But Tardelli had the same mentality. For those who dont remember that Italian team - check some of the "tackles" in the this England v Italy game in the 70's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gRKEM_wRMI

Would love to see Ronaldo, Drogba or Henry play against these defenders!

In my opinion the dirtiest win-at-all costs defender was and forever will be Dermot "Bite Your Legs" Keely with Gentile a distant second.

**ofjames** · 14/02/2008, 11:14 PM

it will be interesting to know what exactly robbie keane makes of tardelli's appointment, seeing as he was the man who froze him out at Inter Milan, leading to his ultimate departure to Leeds

**Superhoops** · 14/02/2008, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

peed off we didn't appoint Venables

everyone claiming the credit now!

**Sligo Hornet** · 15/02/2008, 6:11 AM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

I would love if we qualified ahead of Italy

I'd love it if we qualified ahead of ANYONE!

This is another fantastic appointment.......still can't believe we have these two world class, and hugely respected football "greats" working for US!

It certainly has put a spring in my step this week

**Wolfie** · 15/02/2008, 8:06 AM

Originally Posted by ofjames

it will be interesting to know what exactly robbie keane makes of tardelli's appointment, seeing as he was the man who froze him out at Inter Milan, leading to his ultimate departure to Leeds

I'd imagine Keane will take it as an opportunity to prove a point.

Time has moved on and Keane is a far more established player and I'd say Tardelli would have no issue with him anyway. Its not as if we have 4 or 5 World Class Strikers to choose from.

**amaccann** · 15/02/2008, 8:08 AM

Not a bad appointment. I take it this closes the door to Brady.

**paul_oshea** · 15/02/2008, 9:30 AM

tardelli was fired though from two of his jobs...

**NeilMcD** · 15/02/2008, 9:33 AM

No Brady was never going to be coming in as a full time assistant. Brady will be a coach who travels over for the matches etc.

**Ozymandias** · 15/02/2008, 9:59 AM

ah jayssu where does this leave pat devlin.....every silver lining has a cloud

**Delbertt** · 15/02/2008, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

tardelli was fired though from two of his jobs...

Yeah he was fired by a few teams but thats why he's only our assitant and not manager

He won the U21 european championship with italy which ain't bad

**tetsujin1979** · 15/02/2008, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

tardelli was fired though from two of his jobs...

He was fired from 2 management positions, he's a coach here under Trapattoni.
Quite frankly I'm ready to give Trapattoni carte blanche to do whatever the fcuk he likes, simply because there's no way in hell I can justify any criticism of him. He had been there, done that and bought the t-shirt before I started watching football, never mind starting posting on internet forums!

**NeilMcD** · 15/02/2008, 10:51 AM

Simple is that Tardelli is more qualified than Staunton Mc Donald andAlan Kelly put together, who made up our management team. I know Bobby Robson was sick most of the team. Also Tardelli s also more qualified than arguably Brian Kerr also.

**tetsujin1979** · 15/02/2008, 11:12 AM

From http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....fth_time_lucky

Reports from Ireland have suggested that Cassell could be headhunted as a performance director as they seek to overhaul their youth structure after Giovanni Trapattoni agreed to become their head coach.

But Cassell said he had not yet received an approach.

To be honest, with the conveyor belt of players coming through the Academy system at Eastlands, I can't see Cassell leaving City, or them letting him leave

**back of the net** · 15/02/2008, 12:35 PM

will interesting for keane with tardelli being the man who deemed him surplus to requirements at inter milan after lippis sacking

**tetsujin1979** · 15/02/2008, 1:06 PM

Originally Posted by back of the net

will interesting for keane with tardelli being the man who deemed him surplus to requirements at inter milan after lippis sacking

This was discussed last night on off the ball, they made the point that very little of the buying and selling of players in Serie A is done with the approval of the manager, it's usually a "general manager" who handles that, and the manager coaches the team.

**noby** · 15/02/2008, 1:15 PM

Plus, wasn't Keane just a teenager from Wolves then? No shame in not making it at Inter. A nothing story, me thinks.

**Wolfie** · 15/02/2008, 1:19 PM

Originally Posted by noby

Plus, wasn't Keane just a teenager from Wolves then? No shame in not making it at Inter. A nothing story, me thinks.

A nothing story. It's a completely different set of circumstances to what transpired almost 10 years ago.

**Drumcondra 69er** · 15/02/2008, 1:20 PM

Originally Posted by noby

Plus, wasn't Keane just a teenager from Wolves then? No shame in not making it at Inter. A nothing story, me thinks.

He was a �13m signing from Coventry rather then a teenager from Wolves at the time. Relatively big signing.

Fair point also made about the manager not having the same input into transfers in Italy as elsewhere but I think the issue was the fact that Tardelli wouldn't play Keane while he was in charge. but that's football, I wouldn't expect KEane to be anything less then professional over this, Terry Venables wouldn't play him for Leeds either (prefering Nick fukkin Barmby) and flogged him to Spurs but Robbie said he wouldn't have any problem working for him had he got the job...