sentences:  "I am very disappointed with the display, despite the positive result.I certainly was not expecting such a poor display from my men today, as I expect everyone to give their all when they put on the Zebrette shirt.”
  
  He was stripped of his managerial duties on 22 December 2009, as Udinese failed to impress in the first half of the 2009–10 season, and was replaced by Gianni De Biasi.He was appointed back at the helm of Udinese on 21 February 2010, after De Biasi was sacked due to poor results.