Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira has been sacked by Genoa with the club experiencing their worst ever start to a Serie A season.Vieira has taken just three points from nine games to leave the portside team rock bottom of the Italian top flight.Genoa had to act with fans booing the team week-in week-outGettyA club statement read: “Genoa CFC announces that Patrick Vieira is no longer the coach of the First Team.“The club wishes to thank the coach and his staff for the seriousness and professionalism demonstrated throughout their work and extends its best wishes for the continuation of their professional careers.“The technical guidance of the First Team has been temporarily entrusted to Mr. Roberto Murgita, assisted by Mr. Domenico Criscito.”His final game was a 2-0 defeat to Jamie Vardy’s Cremonese, making it six defeats and three draws with four goals scored and 13 conceded.In the Coppa Italia, however, Vieira won both of his games to put the team in the last 16.Despite that respite, fans turned on the team as early as the start of October and Vieira was forced to comment on the situation after a 0-0 draw against Parma on October 19.“The boos are understandable given the performance, especially the failure to score,” he said at the time. “We have to accept this criticism; our fans expected a victory and they did their part. We failed to take the three points. “I feel sorry for the players because their attitude was correct, but there’s a certain lack of nastiness in front of goal.”Then came the dreaded vote of confidence, with Genoa president Dan Sucu saying he had ‘maximum trust’ in his coach just days before sacking him.Vieira had to deal with an angry home crowd throughout the seasonGetty“We have one plan: to work alongside Vieira. I have complete faith in him,” he said.“The data clearly shows that we’re moving in the right direction. I’ll be here for a couple of days to meet directly with Vieira and get a complete picture of the situation.”Patrick Vieira’s coaching careerThe Premier League Hall of Fame inductee is widely considered one of the game’s great midfielders, winning three league titles in England, four in Italy and a World Cup with France.Retiring in 2011 after a season with Manchester City, he joined their ownership’s coaching pool and there were hopes of a big career in the dugout.The 49-year-old worked for City Group in the English side’s academy before moving to their MLS outfit New York City FC who he coached for two years before a break from managing.A stint at Nice then followed, before his most memorable spell at Crystal Palace, replacing the vastly experienced Roy Hodgson for the 2021/22 season.A 12th placed finish followed, an improvement on the previous two campaigns, and an FA Cup semi-final, Palace’s best cup campaign in six years.However, things quickly deteriorated the following season and he was sacked in March amid a 12-game winless run.