Angelito wrote:Zenith wrote:↑ If it's true Abramovic is planning to fire Sarri, it's a scenario that shouldn't be discounted. Especially considering Sarri is still very highly regarded in his home country.
Roman's plans may, or may not depend on whether Chelsea win the Europa League; I wouldn't be entirely surprised if, after winning the EL, he fired Sarri regardless.
Yeah. Sarri's stock is still high in Italy and he's a class manager. He's just at the wrong club at Chelsea.
While Conte is the favorite, I'm still skeptical if he would return to Juve. They want the UCL now. And, Conte hasn't exactly set the UCL on fire.
It's rumored that Juve decided to chose Dybala over Allgeri as Allegri wanted to sell him. That's one of the reasons why last season was considered a "failure" for Juve. Allegri simply couldn't find a way for both Dybala and Ronaldo to excel together.
The only way I see it working is in a 4-3-3 false 9 system, or a 4-2-3-1.
Regardless, do you think Juve will break convention and hire a foreigner this time?
Having given it some more thought, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if the new manager was indeed a non-Italian.
Difficult to tell whether it will be a foreigner who's familiar with Italian football/language or whether they will go for someone who is completely alien to both of these, what always were considered to be, 'key aspects'.
It's worth noting that their last three foreign managers, Deschamps (2006-07), Cestmir Vycpalek (1971-74) and Luis Carniglia (1969-70) were all familiar with the Serie A and the Italian language, whether through playing experience, managerial experience - or both.
You can bet that, even though the current squad consists out of mostly foreign players, the primary dressing room language under Allegri and Conte was Italian. Then there's the old Italian guard of Chiellini, Barzagli, Bonucci, etc that's slowly coming to its conclusion. If there was ever a time for a more globalised approach, altering the dressing room language to English, it's probably now.
The recent abandoning of their traditional black/white-striped kits, the modernised badge and now the sacking of Allegri are all potential signs of the club taking a fresh start.
Sometimes a club needs to abandon out-dated habits and traditions in order not to stagnate. A foreign manager often means fresh ideas and fresh ideas means the players need to adapt and step out of their comfort zone. This might be what La Vecchia Signora need in order to win their first CL since 1996.