Sevilla Coach Vincenzo Montella jokes he can’t be the new Italy boss because he doesn’t have “grey hair” – but Roberto Mancini and Claudio Ranieri do.
The search goes on for an Azzurri CT after Gian Piero Ventura was sacked, as Gigi Di Biagio did not impress enough during his two friendlies in charge.
They were a 2-0 defeat to Argentina and 1-1 draw away to England.
Sevilla Coach Vincenzo Montella jokes he can’t be the new Italy boss because he doesn’t have “grey hair” – but Roberto Mancini and Claudio Ranieri do.
The search goes on for an Azzurri CT after Gian Piero Ventura was sacked, as Gigi Di Biagio did not impress enough during his two friendlies in charge.
They were a 2-0 defeat to Argentina and 1-1 draw away to England.
“There is no possibility of me becoming the Italy Coach as of now, because I am very happy at Sevilla and on top of that there has been no type of contact either,” Montella told Fox Sport Italia.
“Besides, I think that to be the Italy Coach you need grey hair and I have very little.”
Does that mean Montella sides more with silver foxes Carlo Ancelotti or Mancini?
“I’ve seen Roberto a few times and he has a lot of grey hair… I think Billy Costacurta will know who to choose for the long-term. Before finding a Coach, the Federation must decide what direction to take.
“There are so many good tacticians in Italy. Just think of Ranieri, who had a lot of international experience, is a balanced guy and has always adapted to the teams he worked with.”
Former Leicester City boss Ranieri, currently in France with Nantes, also has grey hair.