Genoa, Italy – Big news don drop for football world as Patrick Vieira, the fine Arsenal legend, don waka go leave im post as head coach for Genoa. How e take happen? No wahala, make I clear am for you.
Last Friday night, Vieira gather una small chat with the club management, and both parties gree say, “E don reach time to split. Nothing wey dey work, and we no dey win matches!” As e stand now, na dem dey hold the last position for Serie A table – talk about big wahala! (If dem fit find bottom for football, na dem be am.)
Since Vieira take charge in November 2024, e no fit carry win for league match dis season. Omo, na wah! The only two sweet wins wey e get na for Coppa Italia, but as per league, dem don collect six beats out of nine matches. No even talk about how dem chop 2-0 for dia last match where dem face Cremonese at home. E be like say dem fit start dey sell match tickets for dem bottom position again soon!
Genoa management come release statement wey talk say dem grateful for all the work wey Vieira and him team don do, but una know say dey gree on top of mutual consent. Just last week, club owner Dan Sucu don dey shout say e still believe in Vieira, but una know how football be – wahala don show face, and e no dey wait for anybody. (I fit hear him voice: “E be like say we no fit use this plan again o!”)
For Vieira, dis no be first time wey e dey face trouble. For him playing career, e don collect plenty trophies, win the World Cup with France and everything. But as manager, e wan dey dodge big losses like person wey wan escape ogbono soup wey too thick! After showing promise last season where he carry dem from 17th to 13th place, dis season come be like say dem don collect bad juju. With 10 wins and 12 draws from 37 games, e fit don dey wonder wetin go happen next.
Now, dem don appoint Roberto Murgita and Domenico Criscito as interim coaches to carry the team waka. The big question be, fit dem turn dis thing around? Time go tell. Next match na against Sassuolo, wey dey hold 10th position for the league table – no be small task o! (E fit be like test for dem wey dey find their feet in Serie A.)
As for Vieira, e don move from New York City to Nice, Crystal Palace, and now Genoa. E be like say e dey travel more than some of our politicians! Let’s see wetin go happen next as e dey search for the next challenge in im career.
One thing wey sure be say, dis football matter no dey get break, and Vieira go need strong chin to carry the next move, or e go dey for dem sidon look club naija. But for now, na wah for Genoa o!
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