Arrigo Sacchi had high praise for emerging Serie A coaches Vincenzo Italiano and Raffaele Palladino, and gave his thoughts on Marco Baroni’s challenges at . Sweeping changes have occurred in Serie A ahead of the 2024-25 season, with a number of clubs switching coaches as they look ahead to the future. Antonio Conte took over at and Thiago Motta has signed with , whilst prepare to welcome Paulo Fonseca.
Lower down the table, Italiano switched for , making space for Palladino, who left Monza, where Alessandro Nesta is set to take over. At Lazio, Igor Tudor unexpectedly resigned, pushing the club to pick up ’s Baroni. Speaking to , Sacchi first gave his thoughts on Serie A coaches Italiano, Palladino and Baroni.
“In different contexts, such as Fiorentina, and Monza, they have shown good things. In their new roles I read an appreciation for the work done and, if we want, a promotion. I think I can say that these three have deserved their futures.
” He gave his thoughts on Italiano’s move to . “Italiano is a guy who has already accumulated a fair amount of experience. I’ve been following him for several seasons.
In my opinion, he’s a strategist who tries to give a specific style of play to his teams. “And in Italy, I often repeat, we need a wave of strategists to ensure that our football returns to being as the founding fathers had intended, that is, an offensive and team sport.” Sacchi spoke about the difficulties Italiano may face in Serie A with Bologna.
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