Three times the Pozzos tried to tempt Walter Mazzarri into the family circle at Udinese and three times they failed.
When they did snare him, it would be for Watford, which is by no means the most secure job in English football. Quique Sanchez Flores was released in May after securing Premier League survival, the club’s highest finish for 29 years, and an FA Cup semi-final appearance at Wembley.
Gino Pozzo has the same opinion as his father Giampaolo: managerial stability is over-rated. Mazzarri will be the eighth in four years since the Italian family took control at Vicarage Road and fired Sean Dyche.