2023-11-13 10:07:00
Claudio Savelli 13 November 2023
Behind the escape of Inzaghi and Allegri, alone in command and with a gap behind them after just a third of the championship, there are not only their personal merits and two good, if not excellent, squads. There are also two large management teams. Teams, yes, a strange word for a group of professionals behind a desk but more correct than ever to describe its anatomy.
Inter has a team of managers who, in addition to being good individually, willingly work together. Piero Ausilio admitted it, Beppe Marotta confirmed it, Baccin and Antonello will certainly be of the same opinion. And let’s also include Steven Zhang, the 31-year-old president, younger than some of the players in the squad, than Inzaghi and all the managers mentioned above. For those in charge, young age could be a limit, but at Inter it is a virtue because it brings Zhang closer to the players and leaves the managers room for manoeuvre. The Nerazzurri president trusts those who have more experience than him, know how to delegate, know how to listen, know how to respect the decisions of the managers. The hiring of Marotta, which was the turning point for Inter, would never have existed if Inter had been led by a centralizing president at that time. In short, the youngest of the “Italian” owners has something to teach the older ones in terms of management.
Left by Giuntoli and a technical manager like Spalletti, De Laurentiis found himself alone at the helm of Napoli and decided to centralize all powers under himself. He did not choose an already established sporting director nor did he think of relying on a managing director. He decided that he should decide everything. This is how small and medium-sized businesses work, not contemporary large companies. During the crisis, then, he further accentuated the turn towards an outdated business model. When Rudi Garcia’s authority was challenged, De Laurentüs moved to the sports center: he closely marked the coach in private and left him alone in public, when a great manager usually does the opposite, he closely marks him in public and lets him work in the private sector. With Inzaghi last year, Marotta did this.
The only calm coaches are those who win, obviously, but the only ones who are winning are those with present and structured management. Not a coincidence. We were talking about the Nerazzurri team: here, the new Juventus decided to take inspiration this summer.
Because the only real hit on the Bianconeri market was Giuntoli, who has now reached a status higher than a mere sporting director. And what was the first thing the newcomer to the Juventus team did? Team up with Manna, the manager of the house, and Allegri, the coach chosen by the previous board of directors. Two perfect moves: a working group was created, whereas before it was a group of individuals. The result is that Allegri is calm again and Juventus goes. The crisis of Pioli, Rudi Garcia, Sarri and Mourinho – who in fact do not harm each other in the derby – affects coaches who are poorly protected by their respective managements. Absent, soft or incomplete management, it depends on the case. Milan is rushing to restart with Ibrahimovic. It is the admission of a mistake. Pioli was asked to be an American manager and, in fact, he was asked to do so by an American. But in football it doesn’t work like that, especially in Italy a coach must only be able to be a coach. Pioli, so far, has not been able to do this. And anyone who has seen some Milan matches has noticed it.
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