Venezia gave coach Giovanni Stroppa one final chance against Atalanta, but the Lagunari suffered their sixth consecutive loss, and the management pulled the plug on the coach, reaching an agreement with Davide Nicola, Sky reports.
The Arancioneroverdi splurged on a few foreigners in the summer, but that hasn’t translated into early results, even though their performances have generally been acceptable.
With the relatively quick firing of Stroppa, Venezia avoided the same mistake they made in their previous two Serie A campaigns. They took too long to move on from Paolo Zanetti and Eusebio Di Francesco and got relegated. The former would have likely returned if they didn’t convince Nicola.
Their previous gaffer once again didn’t last long in the top flight. The same thing happened at Crotone and Monza. He has totaled 3 wins, 3 draws, and 29 losses in his last three stints. The new boss will be formally introduced after rescinding his contract with Cremonese. He was axed mid-season due to a steady decline. He got the job done in challenging situations at Crotone, Udinese, Genoa, Torino, Salernitana, and Empoli.
Our Take on Venezia Firing Stroppa and Appointing Nicola
It was fair to give the former another chance after a great campaign, but his style is unfortunately too reckless to work out. They would have needed to score two or three goals per game to snatch decent results. It’s early, and their squad is better than several other relegation strugglers, but it hasn’t come together yet. Perhaps they should have done like Frosinone and overhauled it a little less to have more continuity. Their new boss is as good as it gets in this spot. They shouldn’t have wasted the break bringing him in.
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