Edoardo Garrone, Vice-President of Sampdoria, reiterated that Ciro Ferrara is not their second-choice manager, as they had shortlisted him before his appointment.
I Doria pursued Rafael Benitez with extreme dedication, holding meetings with his advisors in London and in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 as well. However, after many talks and negotiations, the club was not able to persuade his advisors and representatives
to opt for the Marassi outfit.
Benitez gave a statement which stated that the ambition of the club did not meet his own; however, he wished the club the best of luck for the future and in their appointment. I Samp asked for permission from the Italian national
board to pursue their U-21 coach, Ciro Ferrara. It did not take too long for the two parties to reach an agreement.
Garrone made it clear that despite their ambition to sign Rafa Benitez, Ferrara was not second best for the post. He was talking to Radiosportiva and during his interview, he went on to comment:
“We thought of him because he was a great champion and is the clean face of football that we believe we can work with for a major project. With him we are ready to explore all the options of the market for a new cycle.”
Ferrara’s appointment has seen the departure of their coach, Beppe Iachini, who had signed on for the coming season. Iachini guided Sampdoria to the Serie A, however, he is not deemed good enough to lead the Sampdoria project for
the coming seasons.
Garrone went on to commend the services their former coach had rendered to the club, and mentioned that he holds him in the highest regards. He went on to state that they owe much of their future long-term project to the coaching
abilities of Iachini.
However, he went on to state that they have a vision of a long term project, and they feel it would be best filled out by Ciro Ferrara. He went on to state:
“To him we owe much for the great work that he managed, but for a long term project we thought of a different choice. Anyway, we separated with great respect.”
Sampdoria were promoted to the first tier of Italian football at the first time of asking, after they were relegated in the previous season.
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