Fitzel will not take Malta team coach job
MFA President Norman Darmanin Demajo said this afternoon that Dusan Fitzel has decided to continue working for the Czech FA and will therefore not return to his old job as Malta national team coach.
Fitzel was asked if he was interested in returning as Malta coach and although he was keen to return, he told Bjorn Vassallo, the MFA CEO, that he was staying put to see through the initiatives he's taking to boost Czech football.
Coaches who have applied for the Malta job include Antonio Cabrini, Francesco Graziani, Giancarlo Camolese, Sammy Lee and Marius Lacatus,
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Mark Cams
Feb 3rd, 08:34
From the names mentioned in the article I do not think that the coaches who applied merit our money.
I would personnaly give zazu farrugia the job but give him a good technical team to help him. Also invest in the very young staring from the 5, 6 year old with good foreign technical people to help the maltese coaches,
Mr Aaron Sammut
Feb 3rd, 15:15
It's time to give Ray 'zazu' Farrugia his deserved change.
Wenzu Vella
Feb 3rd, 06:49
As a Maltese diehard not living in Malta PLEASE, get the best money can bye. BUT make sure to invest in the up and coming young players so we might be able to win a few games and then we get treated seriously instead of being the laughing joke of everybody else.
Mr Ray Calleja
Feb 3rd, 06:18
Sammy Lee's track record as a coach is nothing to write home about. He managed Bolton but was sacked after winning just one league game from eleven matches and he was assistant manager at Liverpool and then left in 2011 by mutual consent.
Thomas Mifsud
Feb 2nd, 22:42
Discipline is the only key for improvement. But unfortunately this word is not in the dictionary of Maltese football.
P. Ciantar
Feb 2nd, 21:13
Sammy Lee best choice
S. Magro
Feb 2nd, 20:52
LFC's Sammy Lee please.
But Cabrini will be the one......Special Guest of the Sportsman of the Year 2011 :-))))))
joseph mifsud
Feb 2nd, 19:20
hemm marcello lippi available ukoll.
Alfred Attard
Feb 2nd, 18:59
Give the job to a Maltese coach. We have quite a few good qualified coaches. What about Zazu Farrugia, he did quite satisfactorily with the youngsters so far? I also still beleive that John & Buzu should have been allowed to honour their contract term.
Oliver Grech
Feb 2nd, 18:24
Who wants Fitzel when we can have cabrini or camolese. However it is vital that we invest more in football too.
DAVID D. PACE
Feb 2nd, 18:12
sammy lee pls
joseph briffa
Feb 2nd, 17:30
Cabrini or Camolese should do well.
Gordon Borg
Feb 2nd, 16:35
once bitten twice shy
R. Balzan
Feb 2nd, 16:20
What a waste of good money! Give the job to a Maltese and spend the difference on further improving facilities. The results will ALWAYS remain as expected for a tiny rock with 400,000 residents - irrespective of whether we get Mourinho or Ganni Bezbez,
Joseph Spiteri
Feb 2nd, 17:19
right on the spot
Mr F J Brincat
Feb 2nd, 18:34
Why? Why should it make any difference what size we are, how many residents we are and how much money we can splash?
What does it take to have a litle dedication to a sport instead of looking at the money and facilities? A little love and respect for the sport coupled with dedication and determination have seen poorer nations make leaps and bounds in international football whereas we are still shite. Maybe we need to change our attitude instead of changing coaches.
R. Balzan
Feb 2nd, 22:26
@ F.J. Brincat
Of course size and number of residents makes a whole lot of difference. It makes ALL the difference in the world in fact. We don't even have enough decent Maltese players to make the grade in our miserable premier league, as we have to import a ship-load of mercenaries to make the league interesting and competitive (by Maltese standards of course). So we can have all the dedication in the world, the best facilities in existence and even the best coach in the world and we'll still be losing matches, playing mediocre "football" and only getting a good result once in a blue moon to keep our hopes from drowning completely.
Rodnick Abdilla
Feb 2nd, 16:16
Sammy lee or lacatus would be perfect choice
Maria Spiteri
Feb 2nd, 17:03
Camolese jew Sammy Lee