The former Palermo coach believes the attacking midfielder is good enough to play for one of the giants of the Premier League
Former Palermo coach Davide Ballardini believes Franco Vazquez deserves to play for either "Liverpool or Manchester United".
The attacking midfielder, who joined the Sicilian outfit in 2012, is
widely regarded across Europe for his creativity and vision.
And Ballardini thinks the 26-year-old deserves a move to a bigger club.
"Vazquez? He is ready for a big team, with his quality [he] deserves
a big European club like Liverpool or Manchester United," he told
Mediaset Premium.
Ballardini was sacked two weeks ago after only being appointed head coach of Palermo in November.
And the former Lazio boss defended his time in charge and praised the team he left behind.
"In [Palermo] there was good management, we had some good matches and collected seven points in seven games," he said.
“The team is young and has room for growth. There are elements of
quality with [Oscar] Hiljemark, [Edoardo] Goldaniga, [Robin] Quaison,
[Ivaylo] Chochev and [Aleksandar] Trajkovski.
The coach had a public falling out with influential captain and
goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino one day before exiting the club in
January, and maintains the general public are unaware of the politics
that come with managing a football team.
Ballardini said: "Many do not understand the dynamics that are behind
the football. I think the president should be president and the coach
should be a coach. The players after the final whistle can pull the
plug, not the coach."
Despite a run of 11 consecutive league victories, Ballardini believes
Serie A champions Juventus are still not performing to the best of
their ability, instead tipping Napoli to claim their first Scudetto
since 1990.
"Juventus are not playing well, they lean too much on individuals
that are extraordinary like [Paolo] Dybala or Vazquez, but I do not like
how they are playing football," the 52-year-old said.
