Italian Gianluca Vialli has been confirmed as the new manager of first division Watford.
The 36-year-old will take over at the end of the season when Graham Taylor retires. The Watford job will be Vialli's first in management since his unexpected exit at Stamford Bridge eight months ago.
The former Chelsea manager was sacked by chairman Ken Bates on September 12th after just five games of the new Premiership season.
He paid the price for a failure to bring the championship back to Chelsea amid a growing stream of tales of unrest inside the dressing room.
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In his short sabbatical, Vialli has done a UEFA coaching course to try and improve his motivational and man-management skills.