Inzagh and great players who failed as coaches

AC Milan today pulled the plug on the Pippo Inzaghi experiment on Tuesday after a disastrous season under the former legendary striker.
The 41-year-old enjoyed a magnificent playing career, scoring well over 300 goals for club and country and winning two Champions League titles with AC Milan.

But he is not the first




Tony Adams enjoyed a stellar career with Arsenal that saw him captain the Gunners to four league titles and three FA Cups.

His time on the bench was not as fruitful, though, as Wycombe were relegated in his first and only season at the helm before he was sacked by Portsmouth after just four months for more poor results.

The 48-year-old then went off the beaten path by accepting a job in Azerbaijan but lasted just 17 months at Gabala before returning to England.



Ruud Gullit was never one to shy away from the limelight in his heyday with AC Milan and Netherlands.

His foray into management was not nearly as successful, although he did lead Chelsea to the FA Cup before butting heads with the club's top brass and was fired. He moved on to to Newcastle where he clashed with local hero Alan Shearer and fans alike before resigning.

Gullit then crossed the Atlantic to coach the LA Galaxy but once again did not see eye to eye with his charges and resigned. 


Roy Keane was an uncompromising midfielder who was just as comfortable ruffling his team-mates' feathers as he was his opponents.

The 43-year-old was touted as Alex Ferguson's heir apparent when he hung up his boots and an apprenticeship at Sunderland got off to a promising start before he resigned in his second season on the job.

He then took the reins at Ipswich Town but the squad were not able to challenge for the promotion places and he was sacked in the middle of his second term.


Diego Maradona is arguably the best player to ever grace a football field following a glittering career for both club and country.
The diminutive dynamo has not been able to celebrate any kind of success as a manager after his amateur tactics were exposed in the 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Germany when he was in charge of Argentina in the 2010 World Cup.


Marco van Basten had a penchant for scoring magnificent goals in a distinguished career with Ajax, Milan and Netherlands.

The 50-year-old never really came close to winning any major honours as coach of the Netherlands and clashed with a number of the old guard, including Ruud van Nistelrooy.


Oranje were ousted in the second round of the 2006 World Cup before exiting Euro 2008 at the quarter-final stage. Van Basten then took over at the Amsterdam ArenA but lasted only one season as Ajax finished 12 points behind champions AZ. After taking over the latter, stress forced him to step down five games into the 2014-15 season in order to become assistant boss.