Rosenior vs. Capello, Costacurta Clash: Manager Suggests "Chelsea Move for Garnacho Is Ridiculous
Capello and Costacurta react as Rosenior gives Garnacho Chelsea note: ‘Out of his mind’ Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior made headlines on Tuesday, handing a note to Alejandro Garnacho in the dying minutes of a 3-0 loss against PSG: ‘He’s out of his mind,’ said Fabio Capello, while Alessandro Costacurta added: ‘As a footballer, I wouldn’t have seen it as a way to get the players on my side. ’ Chelsea were eliminated from the Champions League Round of 16 on Tuesday, suffering a 3-0 home loss against title holders PSG. The Blues were knocked out with a 2-8 aggregate defeat, but despite the obvious outcome in the dying minutes, their coach, Rosenior, continued to give tactical instructions to his players.
At minute 84, he handed a note to Garnacho, who had been introduced a few minutes earlier. The Argentine winger didn’t seem overly eager to relay the coach’s tactical instructions to his teammates, especially since the match was practically over. Italian journalist Paolo Condò, one of the most popular in the country and a member of the Ballon d’Or voting board, joked that Garnacho was thinking, ‘I should have joined Napoli.
’ Pundit Paolo Di Canio, a former West Ham, Lazio and Juventus striker, added: “Look at the way he entered the field. I was also a bit of a prude, but these new coaches are almost philosophers now. “It seems like a joke, but it’s not.
They strongly believe that even the attitude in the final minutes is important. They believe in it. I see many who do the same thing despite losing 3-0.
They want to show they study until the end; it’s the new generation. I understand it, but I’m like: ‘What are you doing? ’ Capello: Chelsea players will ‘laugh’ at Rosenior Capello and Costacura were surely tougher on the Chelsea boss: “He’s out of his mind,” said Capello.