Hail to the Chief - Giancarlo Italiano, New Phoenix Head Coach

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He's deleted his account out of shame?

Edit, RR got the link wrong, it's: https://twitter.com/coasTwitchftbl

funnier to think he deleted his account though.
His username is triggering the auto correct for a four letter word starting with T and ending with T. That is whats fudging things up

https://twitter.com/coast watchftbl

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April 26, 2024 18:16 · Edited April 26, 2024 18:19
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When the Chief comes out on the park Saturday Night, I'd love to hear the YF chanting the following:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW8AJds1CzI
April 26, 2024 20:38
Ryan
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Ha, that's frustrating. RR
April 26, 2024 20:41 · Edited April 26, 2024 20:41
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He's deleted his account out of shame?

Edit, RR got the link wrong, it's: https://twitter.com/coastw₳tchftbl

funnier to think he deleted his account though.

Gives him some publicity though, I would be surprised if he spurned the exposure.
April 28, 2024 11:43
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May 13, 2024 15:30
coochiee
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Chief the Mammone. Actually I think his mum is Peruvian & his dad Italian.

Probably the only ALM head coach living with his mum! I'm sure she cooks a mean lomo saltado my favourite Peruvian dish.
Certainly helps with Domey's angle the Nix are a real family club

Nice yarn. Hopefully the Nix do it easily for Luisa's nerves!
I'm sure she forgave her little boy Giancarlo being at work Día de la Madre, last Sunday.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350274688/special-guest-attending-her-first-phoenix-game-wellington

May 16, 2024 17:25 · Edited May 16, 2024 17:51
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What a sweet story.  Hope she brings us good fortune in the war to come.

Is the Chiefs dad around?  He wasn't  mentioned in the article, perhaps he lives in another country. 
May 16, 2024 22:39
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Chiefy is one special person! So glad he's ours!
May 16, 2024 22:57
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Is anyone else concerned that the guy who is in charge of our set piece defending (which has been woeful of late) is now in charge of everything?

Also, he has never held a head coach role in his life.

Mid to bottom table here we come.

Yeh, well if you are the set piece coach and the head coach has two midget FBs and another shrimp in Payne at CB (and frequently pulls that big guy Zawada for those telling end of game corners, so you've got another impossible match up to deal with) what you gonna do, rant at the head coach and put the players on the rack for a few more inches?

I'm betting that he's going to make it a priority to have some tall timber at CB and turn Payne back to a utility back up. Plus make sure he has a taller midfielder at the front post at all times to serve as the cut out.  Cause he's going to empathise big time with the next set piece coach. 

But we'll see.  Point is, he's not been fully in control managing the set piece defence, if that is indeed what he's been doing.  So negatively sheeting the team's performance at set piece entirely to him isn't a fair judge, don't you think. 

He absolutely is the puppeteer for set pieces. Every game I’ve been at, UT stepped aside and Chief jumped from his seat to gesticulate at the team for every set piece.
I’m happy to give him the benefit of the doubt as head coach, since it is feasible UT may have been the master tactician behind it, but no matter how short your CB is, your 197cm goalkeeper with his metre long arms should be able to get to any ball coming in high before any striker can….
….if he can get near where it comes down, which may be difficult if your entire team is inside the 6 yard box.
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wow, is that the corner we conceded from? it's little wonder if so
 

Déjà vu
May 19, 2024 11:35
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Adam Griiffiths is in charge of defensive set pieces.
May 19, 2024 12:57
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Adam Griiffiths is in charge of defensive set pieces.

And we've had the best defensive record in the league, conceeding the least goals and most clean sheets. So despite conceeding on that corner the job done has been massive considering how we did last season.
May 19, 2024 14:07
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It’s Surman’s mistake, which could be nerves or the crowd or who knows, but again considering how immense he’s been this season we can’t hold it against him. It’s a bit like when Rufs conceded a pen. Get up the other end and score 2 more for the captain! 
May 19, 2024 16:42
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