Massimiliano Allegri’s role at AC Milan has been described as ‘NBA style’ by the Italian media this morning, referring to the control he has.
Allegri’s level of involvement in his early days back at Milan has been written about at length by various sources. He has been labelled a ‘workaholic’ as he is often seen at Casa Milan, planning for the season ahead with Igli Tare.
Allegri the basketball coach
This morning’s edition of Tuttosport has a segment which begins: ‘Coach, but also manager, technical commissioner or if you prefer, head coach. In full NBA style’. In his second spell at Milan he will be supported by several assistants, but all of great depth.
There is the faithful Marco Landucci, who has been his right-hand man for 17 years now, as well as the head of athletic trainers, Simone Folletti.
Allegri wants to try to bring Milan back to the top of Serie A and try to replicate what Antonio Conte did in Naples last season, that is, win the championship by taking advantage of the assist of the absence from European competitions.
Allegri will be able to count on the guru of goalkeeping coaches, Claudio Filippi, who he met at Juventus and convinced to follow him to the Rossoneri.
Then there are four further assistants. Aldo Dolcetti is a former teammate from his time at Pisa who he met again at Milan in 2011 and never left. Maurizio Trombetta spent many years alongside Galeone and Guidolin, a few adventures abroad and since 2014 with Allegri at Juventus.
Francesco Magnanelli was Allegri’s player at Sassuolo when in ’07-08 the Emilians won promotion to Serie B. Then in 2023 he rejoined Juventus and last season was the head coach of their Primavera, but left to reunite with Allegri in Milan.
Finally, Bernardo Corradi – the most recent arrival – left the Italian U20 national team to join up with Max.
Allegri is very keen to get back on track. He is demonstrating this with his activism of the last few days: he has been to the headquarters several times, also to Milanello to prepare, before taking a few days of vacation in view of the official start of the season on July 7.
Meet the Milan Globetrotters.
You know things are going good when you have to present staff…
OMFG!!!
New York Yankees ‘style’ f**ed us up and now 🤡🤡 want to implement ‘NBA style’? Hhahahahahaha
When they start ‘football style’???
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NBA coaches have zero control, zero power and are 100% controlled by the franchise. If a star or board member doesn’t like or get along with the coach then that coach is fired. They also never practice. Whoever wrote this lacks knowledge.
But usually the coach is appointed or recommend by at least one member of the board, so at least the coach is backed by one member of the coach
That is absolutely wrong. You’re literally just making stuff up. Depending on the coach and the team coaches have significant control over personnel. Sometimes their role is formalized with a second title like president of basketball operations. Like in soccer it depends on the clout of the coach.
How this is NBA style ? The article didn’t explain it ?
Also aren’t we tired of copying “models” from other sports already ?
It’s Tuttosport. Don’t take anything they say seriously.
sorry, but European football is more tactical, operational and strategic than NBA. of course, we could compare some aspects, but don’t think that you can learn Europe the management like some silly boys. there is relevant culture here. I believe in NBA as well.
You searched for the Italian coach, who won 6 scudettos, now enjoy the game: kick the ball to the best player, and he will invent something. A game with 30 aimless crosses into the penalty area. A game without a meaningful attack that is practiced in training.
As long as we win, I won’t even mind parking the bus against Pisa in San Siro.
Then you support Juventus and you have what you want. Milan won with style.
Last season I already mentioned the “NBA” style of football in Milan. It was subtle in the play. Now it’s made to the daylight of social media.
Milan’s football is ugly to watch, not a big fan of it. It’s controlled by the lacked of football experience people who wants to try “new things” and pretend they know everything in this field (arrogant)
A reference to anything “USA” is only designed to troll and provoke a reaction.
Wow, how many ridiculous articles can one media outlet publish? it’s literally a daily dose of nonsense stories like this.
What a non-story. A coach has staff to help him….ummm every coach at this level has staff. Heck i even have staff and I’m not even at that level