Comments on: Yesterday’s Best Ass-Kicking

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:47:39 +0000

It can be all summed up with 2 words. Catania Scum

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:03:50 +0000

A coach should never wear jeans on the touchline. Period. I’m with TMC. A dark suit, a team inspired tie and a club badge if you wish. Can even do away with the tie but never jeans…and never, ever, ever a baseball hat. Piacenza’s coach (can’t remember his name) always wore one as well as Sersi Cosmi. I’m willing to let Cosmi have a free pass because he has the most brilliant voice in Italian sports. It’s all sand and glue to quote David Bowie.

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:57:52 +0000

tmc, Bruce Arena doesn’t rock ANYTHING. That said, I’m not against jeans, on certain people. While I disagree about Ranieri (I love him but he’d lose his dignity in jeans), Parendelli and Spalletti would totally work in denim. And Serse Cosmi can wear jeans any time he wants on the touchline. Though of course he’d always tuck his shirt in, being both classy and stylish.

By: tmc

tmc — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:47:07 +0000

I’d have to disagree that jeans are ok for a coach under any circumstances. I’m always impressed by the way the Serie A coaches dress. As a comparison, Bruce Arena and now Bob Bradley always rock golf shirts, sneakers and sometimes even shorts on the sideline which I consider a disgrace.

I’d stand for some degree of relaxation due to summer heat, but nearly all the time I think you have to go with the classic look of a tie in your club’s colors, and a nicely tailored dark suit with the club badge sewn onto the jacket pocket.

An untucked shirt with rolled-up sleeves and jeans looks unprofessional. No wonder he was the coach who decided to kick some ass.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:32:36 +0000

Wait, the guy literally kicks another coach’s ass and you’re worried about what he’s wearing?

(Besides, couldn’t the jeans also be saying “I’ve got more important things to worry about that what to wear”?)

By: chris

chris — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:21:12 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I’d like the jeans under certain circumstances (like not in the middle of August, for one), and would certainly approve of them on Spalletti, Ranieri, Prandelli or a few others. But when you’re coaching Catania, a team destined for a relegation battle, it’s not exactly giving the impression that they mean business.

It’s kind of like saying, “I’m not here for a long time. I’m here for a good time.”

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:14:30 +0000

Damn, really? I almost wrote something about how the jeans were a good look, too. Clearly I’m not going to get hired to create a dress code any time soon.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:07:57 +0000

He should probably be fired for wearing jeans on the sideline – nevermind what appears to be denim on denim. What is this – casual Fridays? He’s a jean jacket away from a Canadian tuxedo and that is completely unacceptable. In fact, it’s probably in the Lega Calcio by-laws as a justifiable reason for immediate dismissal.