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Italian football club Cagliari sacks coach Zola
Rome: Italian Serie A strugglers Cagliari fired coach Gianfranco Zola on Monday due to the club’s poor results the season.
Zola took over from Zdenek Zeman before Christmas, but the former Chelsea forward just saw his side lose six of the 10 games along two wins and two draws under his steering, reports Xinhua.
“Cagliari announces the dismissal of Gianfranco Zola and his staff from the first team,” said a statement by the Sardinia-based club, which has fallen into danger of relegation from Italy’s top flight.
Cagliari could now call back Zeman for the remainder of the season as they bid to beat the drop.
“The decision was not an easy one given the greatness of a man who has written unforgettable pages in the history of Cagliari and who has represented Sardinia with prestige on the international stage,” added the statement, paying tribute to Zola.
Zola is still considered one of the island’s best footballing experts despite having only played for Cagliari after his more famous seven-year spell with English Premier League giants Chelsea.
Cagliari are currently third from bottom, four points shy of Atalanta.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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