Foggia, the coach Gallo resigns. President Canonico: «He is like Schettino»-Corriere.it

«He behaved like Schettino». And these words are as serious as they are lapidary. To pronounce them is at the press conference on president of Foggia, Nicola
Canon. A very stormy recent past (he spent 25 days under house arrest last November following an investigation into alleged electoral corruption), and a fourth place at 43 points, a good 30 lengths from the first position represented by Catanzaro. The recipient is the former coach, Fabio Rooster
, who resigned this morning despite the 3-0 victory against Juve Stabia last week. Motivation? According to the management, there was no economic agreement for the renewal, which would have been triggered automatically in case of positioning within the top five in the standings. But the decision, thundered Canonico, is completely “without logic”.

«Like Schettino»

«Perhaps the club’s staff has put Gallo in difficulty: this is called personality and many coaches lack it. I called him (
had taken over on the seventh day, in place of Boscaglia, ed

) who collected the Chinese on the ground in Azerbaijan», when he was Gianni De Biasi’s deputy. Hence, the quote that refers to the Costa Concordia: «Perhaps we have given it too much importance, jumped ship like Schettino for money-related matters. His speech is selfish, I don’t need people like him. We need consistent people.” He very harsh words, without brakes. «We cannot afford to escape from Foggia. We discussed for some players, like Vacca», who arrived in January after leaving Venice. «If he had also wanted to be a sporting director, he would have had to ask a club to give him both roles. The rules must be respected: he was good at getting this group back on its feet when he arrived, but then he ran away. If we are fourth, we owe it to the boys ».

“Society cannot be held hostage”

«I had to object to some substitutions with Gallo» continued Canonico. «He hurt me by telling me that you can’t get by in Foggia and that a project is needed. You don’t behave like this, you need respect, above all because a club cannot be held hostage by a coach. And he didn’t even greet the team. What will happen? When a Pope dies, another one is made», he concluded, with the clear intention of wanting to identify a new coach without rushing things. And Rooster? He does not answer calls, neither to explain nor to reply. In the morning, resign, come on Instagram he had limited himself to a post that portrayed him in the Foggia uniform and a “Thank you for everything” addressed to the fans. Perhaps, less to society.