For Gianfranco Zola, the only way is up after the former West Ham and Watford boss's return to management at the helm of Serie A relegation battlers Cagliari was a 5-0 thrashing by Palermo. But the Italy and Chelsea legend is ever the optimist and despite the worst possible start to his time with the Sardinian side on Tuesday he believes the club can turn their season around. 'It's not the best of starts,' he told the Italian media. 'We knew that Palermo would be a difficult rival. But I believe this loss will be a lesson from my players and we will work hard to improve.
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Palermo beat Cagliari 5-0 in Gianfranco Zola's debut as manager
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Cagliari are third from bottom in the Serie A relegation zone
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The Sardinian side has won just two games in the league
'I know that the @placeholder that we saw against Palermo is not the real Cagliari,' Zola said.