| Marconi's
football general manager Rale Rasic has begun
his metamorphosis of the Stallions after he appointed
former Olyroos boss Raul Blanco as head coach.
Blanco has not been in charge of a team since
Australia failed to get past the first round at
the 2000 Olympic football tournament and admitted
that he was eager to get back into the swing of
things.
"Oh,
what a feeling," is how Blanco described
his appointment to The Daily Telegraph. "For
someone who loves the game so much, I was dying
of sadness being out of it."
Blanco
will return to the club scene after an absence
of eight years and it is hoped by Rasic that
his expertise will see the Stallions bounce
back to the top of Australian soccer. Blanco
never thought in his wildest dreams that he'd
ever return to the club he coached 21 years
ago.
"This
is a wonderful challenge for me. Marconi is
a giant club," he said."
Despite
his enthusiasm, Blanco will have a tough job
ahead with the Fairfield club strapped for cash
and many of its star players yet to re-sign
for next season. As well as Blanco, Rasic has
also enticed one of his 1974 World Cup players,
Doug Utjesenovic, to join the coaching staff. |
