Sensini quits as Newell's Old Boys coach
Reuters - Monday 11 April 2011, 13:58
BUENOS AIRES - Former Argentina defender
Roberto Sensini has resigned as coach of Newell's Old Boys, the
club from the city of Rosario said on Monday.
The 44-year-old became the fourth coaching victim in nine
rounds of matches in the Clausura championship and the second of
the weekend.
One of the longest-serving coaches in the always tense,
results-first atmosphere of the Argentine domestic game, Sensini
been in charge since 2009 - an eternity in a country where
coaches rarely last more than a few months at a club.
"Despite trying to convince him to carry on, he's a man of
the house and we must respect his decision," sporting director
Gustavo Dezotti said on the club's official website.
"He decided to go because the last thing he wants is to harm
Newell's," added Dezotti, a former team mate of Sensini's at the
club and in Argentina's 1990 World Cup final side.
"It's a decision he'd been thinking about for some time and
perhaps he took time to make it because of our relationship and
because we insisted he stay despite the series of negative
results."
Newell's 2-0 defeat by Velez Sarsfield on Sunday was their
fourth in five matches and seventh game without a win.
Sensini leaves Newell's, the club where he began his playing
career in 1986, one from bottom of the standings with five
points.
There is no fear of relegation, though, with their
three-season points average much healthier.
Sensini spent the better part of his playing career in Italy
with Udinese, Parma, where he won the UEFA Cup in 1999, and
Lazio, where he won the Serie A title in 2000.
He played for Argentina at three World Cups and retired at
Udinese aged 39.
Newell's are away to bottom side Quilmes on Friday.
Fernando Gamboa, another former Newell's player, was sacked
by Colon at the weekend with his team in mid-table on 13 points
but having lost four successive home games.