Power n Glory wrote:Ancelotti's best is a Champions League title or League title. We need someone that can win the Europa League and push for a top 4 finish. He may not be at his best but he's still good enough to help us achieve that. Plus, someone with experience of beating Jose, Pep, Klopp and the rest of the Prem managers has to have some value. He may not be a long term appointment but over the next 2 years, he may help. I doubt he'll be screaming for the Board to spend billions so that could work in his favour.
He won't be good for us unless we get the Milan Ancelotti, or the Chelsea one.
Players walked all over him at Bayern. He was never a great tactician. He is a lax coach who believes in players finding their way. And, unlike Wenger, Ancelotti was never famed for his philosophy or understanding of the game.
Benitez would be a much better option than Ancelotti. Benitez revolutionized the 4-2-3-1 in Spain that has since become a major formation. Plus, he's an overachiever, a disciplinarian, and a tactician who doesn't have to spend money to achieve success.
I feel our players would walk all over Ancelotti. If Unai was rigid and lost players' faith on him, Ancelotti would receive a grandfatherly treatment where nobody would listen to what he has to say. That'd have worked if we had Vieira or Adams as our caption, but this unit will go into vacation mode under him.
He failed to win the League at Real. He only won 1 League title with that epic Milan side. He's always had world class players wherever he's gone, except for arguably Napoli.
I'd have taken Ancelotti 18 months ago over Unai. Even today, I'd take him over the mediocre junk we're linked to. But if we're going for experience, Benitez is our man.
I still don't understand why we're not doing everything to get Pochettino or even Allegri. Apparently, Allegri wants the ManU job because it's a managerial position over the head coach role at Arsenal. Surely though; if we're going to compete with the best, we have to hire the best?
Unless Poch rejects us, what is stopping us from getting him?
The upside of appointing Ancelotti is that he's an attack-minded Italian manager, whose soul isn't Italian but nationality is. And, Italian managers are most successful in the Premier League.