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Friday, August 20, 2010

World Cup 2010 Blog: Radomir Antic: Football’s Most Loved Employee

Radomir Antic: Football’s Most Loved Employee

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 01:39 PM PDT

Radomir-Antic

Most if not all, want to be loved and appreciated. Some even require it for the most basic of life’s relationships, be it personal, professional or otherwise.

Serbian coach Radomir Antic is no such man. Love him, hate him, cut his pay – it matters not. He’ll still coach your team. At least when he’s not serving a fairly lengthy suspensions.

The relationship was coming to an end, with Serbia looking elsewhere after the rather disappointing showing at the World Cup, and even with an impressive qualifying campaign in Antic’s rearview mirror. The Serbian FA could not find an adequate replacement for Antic, however, and decided in the end that it was simply best to keep him on – as Plan D or whatever.

Something they didn’t mind at all sharing with the world.

Serbia Football Association president Tomislav Karadzic said on Thursday that keeping Antic “is not the best solution, but we have no better candidate.”

I’d love to see Karadzic’s marriage vows. “You’re not quite the girl of my dreams, but you’ll do.”

And to reward Antic for showing up at a job where he isn’t really wanted, he’ll have his pay cut in half. Right down the middle. Granted, €50k a month is pretty decent by real life standards (as opposed to the fake football world ones), but still – 50% is 50%.

So if you see Antic out there, give him a hug and remind him that someone does actually love him. And also point him in the general direction of some sales.