Coaching resignations - always an urgent topic for the championship of Italy. Emotional presidents, always dissatisfied with the results. Clubs from the bottom of the table, where they try to avoid relegation due to fresh motivation. To a lesser extent - crisis grandees, where ambitions do not coincide with the place occupied. Literally this week, Torino and Brescia decided to change their coaches, and the “swallows” do it for the third time this season. It's time to consider all the changes in Serie A on the coaching benches and evaluate - of course, only at the moment - their effectiveness.
Team: Sampdoria Fired: Eusebio Di Francesco Last straw: Verona - Sampdoria - 2: 0 (round 7) Designated by: Claudio Ranieri Effect: clearly positive (from 20th to 16th) The first dismissal of the season was expected. Sad story: Di Francesco recently knocked out Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and now, together with the recently strong Sampdoria, he collapsed into the relegation zone with terrible statistics (+ 1 \u003d 0-6). The most unfortunate combination of circumstances: the team weakened in the summer due to the sale of leaders, Quagliarella inevitably grew old, and Di Francesco unsuccessfully tried to play at first 4-3-3, and then 3-5-2, which did not suit these players.
Again, like last spring in Roma, he was replaced by Ranieri. The right decision. The experience and pragmatism of the new coach became an effective medicine for a seriously ill team. " Although there is a risk of a final spurt of outsiders who behaved much more actively in the transfer window than Sampdoria.
Team: Milan Dismissed: Marco Giampaolo Last straw: Genoa - Milan - 1: 2 (round 7, yes, victory) Designated by: Stefano Pioli Effect: clearly positive (from 14th to 8th) Hot topic of the fall. Giampaolo failed to reveal his ideas in Milan. He probably lacked confidence. Attempts to adapt the tactics familiar in Sampdoria turned out to be a failure in the starting round (zero shots on target against Udinese), and the coach began to dash, changing the usual patterns. Hopeless defeats were replaced by forced victories, and the general impression was so depressing that even the relative success in the match with Genoa did not become an indulgence.
Pioli's appointment was initially met with harsh criticism from fans and the press. It now looks like a momentary move. It is unlikely that this coach will keep the post for next season.. Nevertheless, the team began to play more successfully, albeit with some reservations (0: 5 from Atalanta). Ibrahimovic effect? Of course, but Pioli managed to adapt the scheme to Zlatan quite well, and he also makes jewelry replacements. Under him, Rebic and Castillejo gradually revealed. Another question is what the calendar favors so far.. The real trials of this Milan are ahead, and the nearest - derby - this Sunday.
Team: Genoa Dismissed: Aurelio Andreazzoli Last straw: Parma - Genoa - 5: 1 (round 8) Assigned: Thiago Motta Effect: negative (from 19th place to 20th) Andreazzoli - one of those wonderful mentors who talked about colorful football. So it was with Empoli, whose departure was accompanied by truly enchanting matches, it happened in Genoa. A beautiful start to the season (3: 3 with Roma, 2: 1 victory over Fiorentina) was replaced by a series of setbacks, and for Enrico Preciosa, the club owner, there are no special reasons for changing the coach.
Betting on 37-year-old Motta with his original thoughts on tactics was initially risky. The positive effect of the shake quickly ended, and the Genoese began to crawl to the very bottom of the table. Perhaps it was worth letting Andreazzoli work?
Team: Udinese Fired: Igor Tudor Last straw: Udinese - Roma - 0: 4 (10 round) Appointed: Luca Gotti Effect: rather positive (from 15th place to 15th, but the results are specific) For Udinese change of coaches. Tudor himself took this team twice during the season and, on the whole, successfully coped with the task of survival.. Outside of the “crisis manager” role, it turned out worse. The victory over Milan in the starting round is a rare exception. The general indicators of Udinese under Tudor were not impressive (+ 2 \u003d 1-6), and two major defeats finally decided his fate: 1: 7 from Atalanta and 0: 4 from Roma. Surprisingly similar to the last matches of Walter Mazzarri in Torino.
The Luca Gotti who replaced him, it seems, is not enough stars from the sky, and even the place is exactly the same, but progress is obvious: + 5 \u003d 2-6 and an impressive gap from the departure zone. Udinese, in general, does not pretend to be anything more.. Watford is much more important for the Pozzo family, as evidenced, in particular, by the move of Ignacio Pussetto. Well, Tudor, meanwhile, was in demand in his homeland, where he received his native Hajduk.
Team: Brescia Dismissed: Eugenio Corini Last straw: Verona - Brescia - 2: 1 (11th round) Assigned: Fabio Grosso Effect: sharply negative (from 19th place to 20th) Brescia appears noticeably worse than expected:. Massimo Cellino, club president, decided to rectify the situation. A series of setbacks (one point in six games) led to the resignation of Corini. Perhaps the case when you should not get excited, because Brescia was inferior to the teams from the top of the table.
Much worse was the choice of a new coach. Grosso is inexperienced and unsuccessful as a mentor. His Brescia is the worst thing that happened in this Serie A draw: three matches, three major defeats, not a single goal scored, lost the lost Atalante derby, and most importantly, the unprincipled and ineffective “bus” on the field.
Team: Brescia Dismissed: Fabio Grosso Last straw: Brescia - Atalanta - 0: 3 (round 14) Assigned: Eugenio Corini Effect: ambiguous (from 20th to 19th) Cellino, without hesitation, decided to “return everything back”. At first, the idea seemed saving, Brescia immediately won two matches in a row, but in the new year she began to pursue failure again.. The lost victory over Cagliari, the insulting defeat from Milan and the inability to leave the relegation zone were the reasons for the new, already second in a season, Corini's resignation after the 22nd round. The mentor touchingly said goodbye to the players, and Brescia was led by Uruguayan Diego Lopez, Cellino's acquaintance from the game and work in Cagliari.
Team: Napoli Fired: Carlo Ancelotti Last straw: Udinese - Napoli - 1: 1 (15 round, but in fact the last match was the Champions League home match with Ghent, won 4-0) Appointed: Gennaro Gattuso Effect: negative, with some reservations (with. Ancelotti's dismissal had a long backstory with the riot of players and the indignation of the fans. Emotional Aurelio De Laurentis, unable to withstand the win-win series (six matches only in the championship), fired the coach, whose experience and authority were so hoped for in Naples in the summer of 2018. Papa Carlo did not save even the success in the Champions League, where Napoli took four points with Liverpool.
The appointment of Gattuso shocked everyone, and in the first place, it seems, the players themselves Napoli. Gennaro started out nightmare with four defeats in five matches. At one point, it was thought that the idea of \u200b\u200breplacing Ancelotti with him was the worst thing you could think of, but the Neapolitans suddenly perked up. The Italian Cup became a lifeline, where the “Parthenopee” beat Lazio, and during the same week they defeated Juventus on the courage. This may turn out to be just a short burst, but what if the emotions are enough for a long period? So you can compete with Barcelona. Well, and how not to note that Gattuso had something similar in Milan: a chaotic debut, then obviously a disastrous stretch, and only then - still, some progress.
Team: Fiorentina Dismissed: Vincenzo Montella Last straw: Fiorentina - Roma - 1: 4 (17th round) Assigned: Giuseppe Yakini Effect: positive (from 15th place to 14th) How beautiful it all started. Montella finally managed to build what he wanted: a complex combination game, a scheme with two “false nines”, a beautiful victory at San Siro. Alas, the miracle turned out to be too fragile and collapsed when Frank Ribery fell out (disqualification for three matches, and then a serious injury). Without a French veteran, the “squadron viola” turned into an ordinary team from the bottom of the table and dangerously approached the relegation zone. Rocco Commisso could not endure for a long time.
Giuseppe Yakini - the opposite of Montella. You can’t get romantic football from him, but there are much more chances for a stable set of points. The team did not manage to advance far in the table with him, but the indicators + 2 \u003d 2-1 are quite encouraging. In winter, Fiorentina finally acquired center forwards (Kutrone and Kuame), which will add balance to the roster. Perhaps Yakini is an analogue of Pioli in Milan: a coach until the end of the season, but both give a certain result.
Team: Genoa Dismissed: Tiago Motta Last straw: Inter - Genoa - 4: 0 (17th round) Assigned: Davide Nicola Effect: positive (from 20th place to 18th) Returning to Genoa again.
Motta parted without any regrets to invite Nicola - a coach with a specific but curious biography (the story of Crotone's rescue is one of the most beautiful in the Italian championship of recent years). Nicola, like Yakini, is a pragmatic coach building a game of counterattacks. The results so far are mixed, but better than Mott. However, the main thing here is a sharp restructuring during the season. " Due to these metamorphoses, the team will try to survive, and the final assessment of the work of the new coach will resemble university tests: either passed, or did not pass.