Juve is reborn. ” We always have to play that way and not back down, that’s modern football. We demonstrated it tonight “, exults publicly Federico Chiesa, after the success (0-3) of the Bianconeri in Udine. A resumption of the championship which denotes with what the Old Lady offered a few months ago. It finally took a summer to see the Turinese conquerors, developing attacking football with pressing and verticality. A flashy performance that can be explained by the arrival of a man, as Chiesa has also pointed out: “We don’t stay still, we move and we are always active. This is what the coach has been asking us since the arrival of Magnanelli. » For Serie A fans, this name undoubtedly brings to mind Sassuolo. Former captain and most capped player in club history (510 games played), Francesco Magnanelli retired from sport in May 2022. But he immediately found a new passion: tactics.
Heritage of Sassuolo
On July 9, it was in complete anonymity that the emblematic number 4 of Sassuolo (proof is, his flocking is now removed) landed in Continassa (the Turin training center). He comes to support Massimiliano Allegri (whom he coached at Sassuolo during the 2007-2008 season) in a relatively atypical role, not to say unknown: technical coordinator. Clearly, he is in charge of the tactical aspect by bringing his vision and his ideas (by studying the different opponents, the different contexts) to a coach criticized in recent seasons for his purring football. An admission of weakness for some, smart recruitment for others. “ He has always been a great professional, humble and who has continued to progress over the years”, remembers his former teammate Alberto Pomini, with whom he played for twelve years in Sassuolo (162 games). The former doorman adds considering it ” like a brother ” : “We met when we were 20 and we never stopped progressing, from the fourth division to Europe. This is a great example, for me. »
It was a wonderful evening! ✨✨✨ Thank you all 🖤💚
4️⃣EVER Magnanelli ♾#MagnanelliDay#ForzaSasol pic.twitter.com/u6ayenujbK
— US Sassuolo (@SassuoloUS) July 28, 2022
After 18 years treading the lawn of Enzo Ricci then Mapei Stadium, moving from Serie D to the Europa League, Magnanelli flew to new horizons. And logically, the divorce was not easy, since the man was aware of turning a glorious page. “I wish him the best, even if this departure is not something I wanted. I really appreciated him as a player, but also as a collaborator and I really believe that he has a magnificent future waiting for him.advanced Alessio Dionisi, the current tactician of Sassuolo (who therefore had him under his orders, but also as a technical collaborator last season).
Follower of the De Zerbi sect
Flashback to early 2022. With only a few months left to go, Magnanelli is already preparing what’s next. From February to May, the defensive midfielder juggles between his role as a Serie A player and that of a student. Four months during which he passed several exams at the Italian Fed for get the precious sesame, the UEFA Pro License A necessary for all European coaches to carry out their duties. A competition that Magnanelli succeeds, hands down. And the latter will not experience an employment crisis, since he therefore directly integrates the staff of Sassuolo as a technical collaborator of Alessio Dionisi. A suprise ? Not really, according to Pomini: “He always had this coaching posture on the pitch, especially in his last seasons. A human, but also tactical leader with above average understanding and game intelligence. » But a meeting will further strengthen his passion for the paperboard and Dartfish, the one with a certain Roberto De Zerbi (on the Sassuolo bench for three seasons, from 2018 to 2021).
📸 New Tactical Horizons at Juventus!?🌟
1st pic: Allegri with new offensive tactician Magnanelli, former aide to the renowned Di Zerbi.
2nd pic: A preseason moment vs Real Madrid, echoing Brighton’s style seen in pic 3 🏃⚽
A new, more offensive Juve in the making? pic.twitter.com/RatxNMyKQe— Andrew Prasana (@AndrewPrasana) August 18, 2023
« He is not a coach of looks or talk, he has ideas and beliefs. He is very demanding and takes care of every detail, the content of our matches speaks for itself., he explained in October 2018, when the current boss of Brighton had just landed in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of his career, Francesco wants to be much more assiduous to the tactical ideas of his tactician. He takes notes, then even becomes the (natural) bridge between the staff and the group. For three seasons, he witnessed firsthand – from the sidelines, it must be said – the emergence of of Zerbissimoand the 30-year-old fell in love with the football advocated by his guru. “I am convinced that in the future he will become a very great coach. Passion, constantly renewing oneself, the study of opponents… These are qualities that have always been in his DNA. He learned and he learns alongside very great coaches, he is at a good school., teases his great friend Pomini. To a good school, then. Francesco Magnanelli has thus immersed himself in the philosophy of good old Robert, which he is now trying to put in place as a technical collaborator. Failing to have De Zerbi on their bench, Juve can boast of having one of their best students. It’s already that.
OL 2023, the Gones no longer respond
Words by Alberto Pomini recorded by TP.
2023-08-27 10:32:37
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