Ventura: ‘Gattuso needs time’
Former Italy CT Giampiero Ventura defends Milan’s Gennaro Gattuso - “if you choose a Coach you have to give him time”. The former midfielder is under pressure at San Siro,…
Former Italy CT Giampiero Ventura defends Milan’s Gennaro Gattuso - “if you choose a Coach you have to give him time”. The former midfielder is under pressure at San Siro,…
Paulo Sousa is the favourite to replace Eusebio Di Francesco at Roma and reportedly negotiating a contract termination with Tianjin Quanjian. The tension is rising at Roma after a poor…
Giampiero Ventura has wished Italy successor Roberto Mancini ‘good luck’ ahead of his competitive debut but admits Napoli are no longer the ‘anti-Juventus’. Italy kick off their Nations League campaign…
Giampiero Ventura claims he ‘stopped going to Ikea’ after Italy’s World Cup playoff defeat to Sweden. Ventura became public enemy in Italy following their failure to qualify for the Russian…
Giampiero Ventura believes Italy have ‘so many players with potential’ but warns the technical aspect remains ‘secondary’. Ventura failed to take Italy to their first World Cup for 60 years,…
Giampiero Ventura believes the current Torino team is “the strongest ever built by Urbano Cairo”. The former Italy CT took the Granata into the Europa League in his time on…
Former Inter striker Julio Cruz believes the Nerazzurri, not Napoli, must be ‘the anti-Juventus’. Ex-Italy CT Giampiero Ventura declared on Tuesday that Napoli were still Juve’s biggest threat in Serie…
Former Italy CT Giampiero Ventura declares “there’s been a lot of talk about the anti-Juventus, but it’s still the Napoli that got 91 points”. The Bianconeri have won the Scudetto…
Giampiero Ventura has confessed that he would not take the Italy job again. “I need daily contact with the players.” Ventura was sacked after he oversaw Italy’s first World Cup…
Former Italy CT Giampiero Ventura insists he has ‘a fierce desire’ to get back into coaching. Ventura has been out of work since failing to take Italy to the 2018…
Former FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio again tore into Gian Piero Ventura and implies the Coach made up a Mario Balotelli player veto. Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World…
Former FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio says Mario Balotelli was his ‘favourite’ Azzurri player but hints some of his teammates were ‘vetoing him.’ Despite two productive seasons with French club Nice,…
Former FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio says the biggest mistake of his tenure was not to give Antonio Conte the pay-rise he wanted. The current Chelsea boss led the Azzurri to…
Giampiero Ventura assures ‘I have a huge desire to bounce back’ from his failed Italy tenure but accepts ‘I can’t make any mistakes this time’. Ventura won an award for…
Giampiero Ventura admits ‘my biggest mistake was not resigning sooner’ as Italy CT but claims he was the target of an ‘unprecedented’ smear campaign. Ventura was sacked for failing to…
Former FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio claims “I was almost able to convince” Paulo Dybala to play for Italy. The Argentine international has Italian ancestry, and while he’s always been clear…
Mario Balotelli admits it “hurt” to be left out of the Italy squad for four years and he cares more about other black Italians than his own experiences with racism.…
Giampiero Ventura declares “I hope my holiday will end soon” but admits “I’ll never train a national team again”. The former Italy CT failed to take Italy to the World…
Giampiero Ventura claims he tried to resign as Italy CT, but refused after Sweden as “it would've been like admitting to being the only one responsible”. The former Torino Coach…
It’s reported Giampiero Ventura has terminated his contract with the FIGC by mutual consent, paving the way for Roberto Mancini. The Coach was still under contract until June 2018, despite…