A new world record? Probably. A unique story? Definitely.Simone Inzaghi has already booked his place in the Champions League final, and Carlo Ancelotti could make it an all-Italian tactician clash in Istanbul.Inzaghi: ‘They asked me to reach the Top 16’, Pioli: ‘We ruined everything in the first game’However, many of their compatriots are spending their coaching days in some modest or obscure places around the globe. And share almost equally exciting stories, only not in terms of accolades and successes but in the number of sackings. The news coming from Romania is genuinely unbelievable, as FCU Craiova waived Nicolo Napoli. Only not for the first, but for the ninth time! You’ve read it right.Nicolo Napoli sacked for the 9th (!!!) time by FCU Craiova in the Romanian top-flight.Ex-Debrecen boss Joao Janeiro to replace him starting this summer. pic.twitter.com/RNNqV0pkBL— Emanuel Roşu (@Emishor) May 16, 2023 “I am calm, I have no pressure, I have nothing. I don’t know, we’ll see what happens at the end of the championship. No problem, I can go to another team, that’s not the problem. That’s life as a coach, I can go somewhere else, or I can go home,” said Nicolo Napoli, 61, at the end of the goalless draw between Hermannstadt and Craiova, what will turn out to be his last in this ninth attempt.##NAJAVA_MECA_7261852##Only a few hours later, the club owner Adrian Mititelu announced on Facebook:”To make things clear, the contract between the club and Nicolo Napoli ends on June 30 and will not be extended. For the next season, the team’s new head coach will be the Portuguese Joao Janeiro, based on a recently concluded contract, for one year with an option for another year.”Mititelu, though, didn’t bother to explain why he provided Napoli with the chance to do the same job for the ninth time since he’s very familiar with the Italian’s services.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Napoli, the former Juventus defender back in the late 80s and early 90s, made his first appearance in the Craiova dugout almost 20 years ago. It was in 2004 when he got his first job with the Romanian top-flight slot, but he was sacked after just two months in charge. Still, it didn’t prevent Mititelu from hiring him again (2007) and again (2011) and again (2013) and again (2018) and again (2020) and again (2022). Yep, talking about a toxic yet (un)breakable relationship.
