Bottom feeder Pescara names Zeman manager

In hopes of a miracle, last-place Pescara named veteran gaffer Zdenek Zeman its new manager Thursday.

With one win this campaign - an August victory over Sassuolo where the Dolphins were gifted the three points for the ineligible usage of Antonino Ragusa - Pescara sits on nine points, 13 adrift of Empoli and safety.

Enter the Czech sharp dressed man and his new band ZZ Bottom.

The Abruzzo struggler announced the move Thursday with a statement on its official website, with Zeman returning to the club he guided to Serie A promotion in 2012. Pescara did not announce the conditions of the deal.

During his first spell with Pescara, where the club broke a Serie B record with 90 goals scored in 42 matches, Zemen played a part in the progression of a talented trio of Italian stars: Marco Verratti, Lorenzo Insigne, and Ciro Immobile.

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After the club sacked Massimo Oddo on Tuesday, it will be hoping that the purveyor of the 4-3-3 Zemen can bring some of that magic with him again to the Stadio Adriatico.