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Cesare Prandelli Signs Four-Year Italy Contract, But Luciano Moggi Questions The Move
Moggi has questioned Prandelli's appointment after the coach reportedly signed his Italy deal...
30-Jun-2010 7:40:00 PM
By Salvatore Landolina
Cesare Prandelli has signed his four-year deal with Italy and the FIGC have confirmed he will be unveiled on Thursday at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, but Luciano Moggi has questioned whether he can restore face.
Calciomercato.com reports Prandelli signed his deal at the FIGC's headquarters in Rome on Wednesday in the presence of FA president Giancarlo Abete and vice-president Demetrio Albertini.
He will coach Italy until 2014 when the World Cup is staged in Brazil, but his first aim will be to rejig the bunch of flops that played crashed out of South Africa and help the Azzurri qualify for Euro 2012.
However, former Juventus director Moggi has questioned whether Prandelli is the man with qualities suffient for the Azzurri purpose.
Moggi told Radio Toscana: "Prandelli? Italy needs a selector more than a coach.
"Therefore it will be a difficult job for him. If he doesn't have the players, there aren't many around with quality in Italy at the moment, then it will also be a dark night for him too."
Riccardo Montolivo will be a certainty under Prandelli, but Moggi feels he has yet to master the ropes in midfield.
"Montolivo has time to improve, but he is not a champion like Andrea Pirlo."
Sticking with Fiorentina, the club have been linked with a €25 million transfer of Juan Manuel Vargas to Juventus.
"I don't think Giuseppe Marotta will spend €25m on Vargas," stated Moggi.
Last week Vargas rejected a link with Real Madrid, claiming he wants to stay at the Artemio Franchi.
Calciomercato.com reports Prandelli signed his deal at the FIGC's headquarters in Rome on Wednesday in the presence of FA president Giancarlo Abete and vice-president Demetrio Albertini.
He will coach Italy until 2014 when the World Cup is staged in Brazil, but his first aim will be to rejig the bunch of flops that played crashed out of South Africa and help the Azzurri qualify for Euro 2012.
However, former Juventus director Moggi has questioned whether Prandelli is the man with qualities suffient for the Azzurri purpose.
Moggi told Radio Toscana: "Prandelli? Italy needs a selector more than a coach.
"Therefore it will be a difficult job for him. If he doesn't have the players, there aren't many around with quality in Italy at the moment, then it will also be a dark night for him too."
Riccardo Montolivo will be a certainty under Prandelli, but Moggi feels he has yet to master the ropes in midfield.
"Montolivo has time to improve, but he is not a champion like Andrea Pirlo."
Sticking with Fiorentina, the club have been linked with a €25 million transfer of Juan Manuel Vargas to Juventus.
"I don't think Giuseppe Marotta will spend €25m on Vargas," stated Moggi.
Last week Vargas rejected a link with Real Madrid, claiming he wants to stay at the Artemio Franchi.
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