Maurizio Sarri is a name to watch in AC Milan’s orbit if Massimiliano Allegri were to decide to leave, a report claims.
Allegri has been linked with the vacant post of Italian national team head coach for a few weeks now, and while he continues to pledge his commitment to Milan publicly, he also seems to have outlined some demands that must be met in order to be fully satisfied.
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As a result, we perhaps don’t fully know that Allegri’s true stance will be until he has two offers on the table: one from the new iteration of the Italian Football Federation (perhaps with his ally Malago in charge) and one from the Rossoneri leadership to build on his project there.
Keep an eye on Sarri
Niccolò Ceccarini – the editor of TMW – spoke Radio Tutto Napoli about the rumours linking Antonio Conte with the Italy job and who might replace him. His words were relayed by MilanNews.
“Sarri is a top coach, and I could see him doing well at Napoli. I could see him doing well elsewhere, too: if Allegri were to leave for Milan for the national team, he could be an option there too. Sarri’s return to Napoli left a great impression, and I think he’d be happy to return,” he said.
“We’ll have to see what happens at Lazio, too, where the situation isn’t the best and it’s still unclear whether he’ll leave or not. I wouldn’t rule out his return to Napoli, but I don’t see it as very likely at this time either.”
I would take Simone Inzaghi over Sarri. His scudetto win at Juventus was a fluke. Simone is a better coach.
It’s amazing that when good coaches are free, we never look at them. There’s a time when Flick was free but we never looked at him. At the moment, Xavi Hernandez is free but we’re not looking at him. Yeah Sarri may guarantee you wins but at some point just winning won’t be enough as we’ve found out with Allegri. The fans will demand good football and that’s where Xavi comes in. Good football? Yes. Use of youth players? Yes. Why is it that when we gamble, we gamble wrong. We gamble on the likes of Fonseca and the other guy from Portugal whose name I can pronounce but can’t spell correctly. Maybe with Xavi we’d have seen the best version of Leao.
Sometimes the argument that fans are just fans and don’t know what it really takes is just total piffle. Sarri only got Napoli to almost play like prime Barcelona (I said almost) and that was just for one season. At Chelsea we never saw that smooth football we saw with Napoli in that one season. Yeah same people who praised Allegri somehow want him out because it’s human nature: we’re insatiable. You can only win so much before the fans start clamouring for good football and who better to give you wins and good football than Xavi Hernandez.
Just one season? That was their peak season but they were playing good football for several years before (and maybe even after) that, be fair.
Well yeah you’re right, they did play good football but I’m talking about that one season where they were almost like prime Barcelona under Pep. I honestly don’t know if it had anything to do with the players he had at his disposal at the time but I’ve not really enjoyed his football recently and this isn’t to say they don’t play good. It’s just not like that one season at Napoli where you could place a bet on Napoli with all confidence.
But then again I sometimes think those in charge come here once in a while to read the opinions of commenters and maybe make decisions based on that. Of course I’ll twist the facts a bit if that’s the part I have to play to ensure we hire Xavi instead of Sarri. 😅
Of course it had something to do with the players as well, there is no doubt about it.
I think with Allegri the question is can he move the team forward. Is the team going to top out just being in the top 4, not winning the scudetto and early CL exits? Those I think are legitimate questions. Remember, people wanted Pioli out who won a scudetto and finished 2nd with a rebuilt team. They didn’t believe he was good enough to improve the team anymore.
That’s the thing about success. Pioli was a victim of his own success. I mean we were coming out of the banter era and Pioli made us dream again. And soon top 4 wasn’t enough anymore and then winning the Scudetto wasn’t enough anymore. So for Allegri, from 8ty to 3rd is a huge improvement but soon that stops being enough. If he wins the Scudetto two years in a row then he’ll be judged by how far he’s gone in the UCL… And on and on. Personally for what Allegri was brought in to do, this season has been a huge success but soon today’s success will be tomorrow’s failure. 🥲
Everyone is giving young coaches chance, in Italy they keep recycling the same old stale coaches.
If you don’t believe in Sarri you should have watched Lazio last night. Let’s just say if you have been falling asleep watching Milan move the ball from the back to the midfield you will relish the quick thinking fast moving transition play that Sarri instill in his teams. 10 players moving in total harmony to create passing lanes that we only dream of in Milan. Something to consider if we want to adapt to UCL soccer next season…
I would love to see that villager at Milan in all honesty. For an old cranky bastard, he plays really modern progressive football. He is rough around the edges and not very presentable, but his football is what Milan needs.
I think he is the best to to me, I pray 🙏 he comes in
Go get one of these in the following order:
1. Maresca
2. Xavi
3. Sarri
4. Xabi Alonso
All 100% better than Allegri.
I think the problem with Maresca is a lack of gravitas. There are strong characters on this team that need to be managed. Something I will admit that Allegri has done exceptionally well
Since 2015 Chelsea have had 13 coaches and only Conte could manage to spend two seasons there.
Maresca’s only fault was to accept the Chelsea job. They have one of the most poorly constituted management.
A real management establishes that no player is bigger than the club. But at Chelsea, enormous power is given to players to recommend for sack any coach they wish to and that has been the fate of all the managers Maresca inclusive, so the problem was bigger than him.
Last season, our players did sae with Fonseca, but the only thing Allegri has in his favour that you think he “has done exceptionally well” is that he is Italian and has the support of the Italian media and seems to have connections with FIGC other than that Allegri is no way near Maresca or any coach on that list.
You’re right. As the only coach in italian football history with 5 scudettos under his belt and 2 CL finals in 3 years, he’s nowhere near those you listed. Lmao, you guys are getting more and more delusional.
Your are the delusional one Ted.
Look, all those achievements listed for Allegri were done by playing defensive football, and Chivu who’s about winning his first Scudetto rightly said that the era of winning the league by playing defensive football is over, and that was a direct dig at Allegri and his defensive Italian coaches counterpart.
Serie A coaches have to play a more proactive, high-pressing style rather than traditional low-block defensive tactics if our league must be considered a modern league in terms of playing style.
Football evolves every 15 years (my own postulation, and haven’t done an appropriate research to know the actuality, but of course football evolves) and Italian coaches still on old coaching programmes when younger coaches are implementing modern programmes for the current and modern football we see top team play.
Milan needs a young modern coach as I listed above, and Maresca represents that wholistically and Allegri is quite the opposite unfortunately for your delusional scope and views.
Why?!
I already quit watching the utter rubbish we are playing in what’s left of the season, shall I forfeit next season as well?
I was lukewarm over Sarri this time last year. But a year of Allegri has truly broken me, I’d bite your hand off for Sarri now.
Allegri will stay and play 352 for 35 games and drive this forum into absolute hysteria week after week.
Amen. He will try to break the league record for “the least amount of subs made” next season with an average of 2 per match.
I love how Gerryboys are losing it over Allegriball. I hope they continue with him and you whinning lot finally gtfo of here.