Then people wonder why Italian football is struggling to progress. In Serie A, every decent winger gets turned into a wing-back.
Massimiliano Allegri turned Alexis Saelemaekers into a RWB at Milan, Antonio Conte used Matteo Politano as a wing-back at Napoli, and Cristian Chivu has done the same with Luiz Henrique. At Atalanta, Raoul Bellanova also plays as a wing-back. Almost every team relies on three centre-backs and outdated systems, yet they complain when Italy misses out on World Cup qualification.
The only coaches trying to modernise the league are Vincenzo Italiano and Cesc Fàbregas. Meanwhile, the big clubs keep recycling the same managers. Allegri has managed Juventus and Milan, Conte has coached Juventus, Inter, and Napoli, while Gian Piero Gasperini moved from Atalanta to Roma. That is not progress, it is stagnation.
Serie A will keep declining if clubs continue recycling coaches, relying on outdated tactics, and signing ageing players who should already be in lower leagues.
ADL saw Allegri play some of the most diabolical football you're likely to watch with Milan last season, fail miserably to qualify for the CL and said I need dat. God bless Italian football lmaoooooooooo
🚨 OFFICIAL: Milan owners RedBird Capital Partners announce the departures of CEO Giorgio Furlani, sporting director Igli Tare, head coach Massimiliano Allegri and technical director Geoffrey Moncada with immediate effect
@_STEELHERE Not a traditional “loss”, but losing Ryan Shazier forever against the Bengals… the only time a game made me sick to my stomach. I sat in silence and prayed for at least 30 minutes after