FC Pune City

Manchester City

coach

Manchester City assistant manager

Indian Super League

Franco Colomba

David Trezeguet

Jermaine Pennant

Parma coach

player

first team coach

Sampdoria

Roberto Mancini

Premier League

skipper

the league

Xavi Hernandez

Major

the Middle

FC Pune City have signed formerDavid Platt as their coach for the upcomingseason.Platt, 48, takes over from Italian coach. Though they had big names likeandin their ranks, Pune failed to clinch a top-four finish. A0-1 loss to eventual runners-up Kerala Blasters in their final league game did them in. And Colomba, a former Napoli and, was held accountable. He was criticised, in particular, for his handling of marqueeDavid Trezeguet. The duo rarely looked eye to eye after Colomba relegated the Frenchman to life on the bench. It definitely did not go down well with the World Cup winner."Platt's job as the coach would be to get them going from the first game of the season and ensure they reach the semifinals," said a source.Platt was Manchester City’sunder formerteammatewhen they won thein the 2011-12 season. Platt left City in May 2013.The Englishman has coached Sampdoria (Serie A), Nottingham Forest and England’s U-21 side.ISL club Delhi Dynamos’ hopes of signing ex-BarcelonaCarles Puyol failed after the defender demanded a salary higher than the maximum limit set byThe salary cap for a player has been set at Rs 20cr. “His expectations are too high,” said a source in the know of developments. “Due to the salary cap set by the league, no one can meet his demands in India and it would not be possible to sign him.”The 37-year-old defender was first approached by the club two weeks ago, as reported by Mirror earlier.It’s understood that Puyol might consider a stint in one of the Qatari clubs, like his former teammate, who is off to Qatari side Al- Saad next after 17 glorius years at Barca. “Puyol has been linked withLeague Soccer clubs as well as a few Qatari sides. Following this development, it definitely seems like he would considerEast as an option,” added the source.