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[CBSkyline]

Telegraph Sport has been given details of Di Canio's dramatic demise, after the Italian completely lost the support of his first team squad after constantly criticising them.

Di Canio has allegedly belittled his players regularly using insulting language, and questioned their professionalism and lifestyles.

That prompted a delegation of senior players to visit chief executive Margaret Byrne and director of football Roberto De Fanti on Sunday.

At a meeting they forcefully relayed their concerns about Di Canio’s management style, accused him of behaving like a dictator and revealed he had lost the dressing room to such an extent that certain individuals were so upset they were going to refuse to play for him again.

At the end of the meeting, the players were reassured their grievances were reasonable and their concerns understood. They were then told Di Canio was going to be removed from power, as he had also lost the support of the board following a run of just two wins from his 12 league games in charge.

The final incendiary catalyst for Di Canio’s sacking came on Saturday night when who was involved in a furious row with his players in the aftermath of their 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion.

Having incensed many supporters with his chin-up gesture after the final whistle at The Hawthorns, Di Canio marched into the away dressing room and launched in to an all-too-regular verbal attack on his players.

The stunned players were subject to an explosion of rage from Di Canio as he began an assault on former club captain Lee Cattermole, blaming him for West Brom’s third goal.

Cattermole, who had come on as a substitute midway through the second half, asked why he was being picked out for blame for the defeat and was quickly backed by team-mates.

What followed has been described by one witness as “all hell breaking loose” as several players went nose to nose with Di Canio and refused to back down when he challenged them.

Significantly, this did not just include players Di Canio had inherited like Cattermole and Carlos Cuellar, but also several he had brought to the club over the summer.

Interestingly, one of the players who felt the most aggrieved about the way he had been treated was Italian international winger Emanuele Giaccherini, who had been hauled off at half-time against WBA. The former Juventus winger was one of Sunderland’s star signings, but felt he had no support or received any sort of encouragement from Di Canio.

The row was brought to a tense conclusion when one player commented: “All you have done since you got here is criticise us and the old manager [Martin O’Neill]. The difference is we liked him and would run through walls for him. Nobody likes you here. Nobody wants you here.”

As well as alienating his players, Telegraph Sport understands Di Canio was also feared by staff members at the training ground after a series of arguments and dressing downs.

He had recently banned any staff member other than coaches talking to the players and ordered everyone out of the canteen when the first team squad were in there at meal time.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

The row was brought to a tense conclusion when one player commented: “All you have done since you got here is criticise us and the old manager [Martin O’Neill]The difference is we liked him and would run through walls for him. Nobody likes you here. Nobody wants you here.”

That's a bold face lie, anyone who saw MON dying days @ Sunderland knew that wasn't true

 

[mastermind]

That's a bold face lie, anyone who saw MON dying days @ Sunderland knew that wasn't true

yeah, thats what stood out to me. that line was a crock of shyt.

they were about to relegated and MON was basically angling to shift the blame onto his players so he could save face.

in saying that, I do not doubt they liked MON more than Di Canio.

 

[dennis roadman]

what a difference a c*nt makes huh

il fascisto made o'neill look like ferguson

 

[gho3st]

if dudes in League One had problem with Di Canio. what made Sunderland think it'd be okay to hire him to manage a PL club?

 

[BOBN]

Players hung this fool upside down like hes mussolini bro.

 

[mastermind]

Players hung this fool upside down like hes mussolini bro.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

if dudes in League One had problem with Di Canio. what made Sunderland think it'd be okay to hire him to manage a PL club?

Swindon were winning and iirc they won promotion in PDC first season and by the time he left they were top or second, they were in the play off positions, at worst, winning changes everything. Top level players are soft these days they don't have any accountability held to them when they fukk up. And unless you a coach whose known as a proper winner with a 10ft cock to show off, players won't tolerate being little boyed off by some no name coach. Because they know said coach can be easily replaced like a groupie slush bucket

 

[dennis roadman]

sunderland players probably just got tired of the casual racism tbh

 

[Filluminati]

be a fascist breh's ..

all of 'em

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

be a fascist breh's ..

all of 'em

I see you beat yours yesterday

 

[Filluminati]

I see you beat yours yesterday

yesterday was a great day.. (Roma / Bengals)

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

sunderland players probably just got tired of the casual racism tbh

Well their nickname is The Black Cats

 

[dennis roadman]

Well their nickname is The Black Cats

he wasn't strong enough to dismantle steve bruce's legacy of black power

divest in africa in sunderland brehs

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

he wasn't strong enough to dismantle steve bruce's legacy of black power

divest in africa in sunderland brehs

Would explain Bruce's flat nose