couple of paragraphs in this article say it all really.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/10...
"We've been talking to Darije for the last few weeks about what he
wanted to do next year and we came to the conclusion that there was no
way the club and Darije were going to agree on a few important aspects
that Darije wanted to continue with or changes at the club he wanted to
make. So we agreed it was best for both that we go our separate ways."
In terms of the decision to appoint Kalezic in the first place - a coach who had been sacked from four clubs in five years before arriving at the Phoenix - Dome said, in hindsight, it may have been a mistake."It's one of those things. You don't always get all these decisions right. We'll take that on the chin and say it didn't work out in this particular instance and we have to look forward now.
same old rhetoric with no substantial indication they will make the right changes.
Actually, I do not see much evidence of "criticising the employee in public" in the above.
These comments are totally unnecessary
"Darije comes from the European school, which is you can resign halfway through a season and see it out till the end,"
"Darije is still of the opinion he can lead the club and the team until the end of the season."
"Dome had consulted with senior players over Kalezic's future and said he had their backing" hes hanging him out to dry
I have finally read the article, and Dome sounded like a possum caught in the headlights of the oncoming car.
No matter how you spin it, in my interpretation Kalejzic decided to walk before he was pushed; and he announced it together with his own terms of leaving rather than waiting for the club to lay down the terms. Dome tried to spin it but came off like a ninny. Kalejzic managed to get a good look in PR sense out of this. Now it is club's turn to take it (let him play out the season) or get a suitable replacement to start when they are available.