Palermo boss Giuseppe Iachini says the change of Coach at Cagliari is cause for concern, and expects a ‘compact team’ with ‘quality and speed’.
The Isolani took the Christmas break to sack Zdenek Zeman in favour of former West Ham Coach Gianfranco Zola, who will be looking for a fresh start in his debut match against Palermo.
In spite of the difficult moment for Week 17’s visitors, the Sicilian hosts’ Coach believes they can cause trouble.
Palermo boss Giuseppe Iachini says the change of Coach at Cagliari is cause for concern, and expects a ‘compact team’ with ‘quality and speed’.
The Isolani took the Christmas break to sack Zdenek Zeman in favour of former West Ham Coach Gianfranco Zola, who will be looking for a fresh start in his debut match against Palermo.
In spite of the difficult moment for Week 17’s visitors, the Sicilian hosts’ Coach believes they can cause trouble.
“The fact that they changed Coaches cannot be underestimated,” said Iachini in his pre-match Press conference.
“We'll have to be careful about the details at first and it will take a great game from us.
“Cagliari have an important attack, they've been playing together for years.
“We know very little, we haven't had other games to analyse, even though we researched Zola's games in England over the past years.
“He has a great knowledge of football, a great Coach who will be looking to bring his ideas. I'm expecting a compact team, looking to give us trouble, with great quality and speed upfront.
“We'll have to respond to that with an adequate coverage.”
Iachini also praised Zola as a player, as the two men confronted each other in their careers as footballers.
“He, along with players like [Diego] Maradona, [Roberto] Baggio, Zico, and [Michel] Platini, was a player who lent unpredictability.
“So we used to beat him up good!” joked Iachini, who played as a defensive midfielder.
Palermo will be playing Cagliari today at the Stadio Renzo Barbera at 15:00 local time.