Ancelotti to Brazil

[Vintage]

I'd be keeping an eye on that if he does well.

I wouldn't judge a manager much on what they do in Scotland. Just look at Slippy G

 

[Zatara]

Rumours are that his son Davide is going to be appointed to his first managerial role at Rangers.

He's no Charlie Adam

 

[FCBarça]

Helluva exit, most successful RM coach leaves with 0 trophies this season, an overall losing record vs Barça (including last 4 in a row, 5 including pre-season), boycott of BdO, threat to boycott Clasico this season and absolutely silent on the poor sportsmanship of his own players or club…Legend

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[Martin Alvito]

Helluva exit, most successful RM coach leaves with 0 trophies this season, an overall losing record vs Barça (including last 4 in a row, 5 including pre-season), boycott of BdO, threat to boycott Clasico this season and absolutely silent on the poor sportsmanship of his own players or club…Legend

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Would you prefer he boo his own players like they were TAA, celebrating a trophy win at home? I think you're missing the point of the thread. It's not a lovefest. We get why you dislike him. It's in the username.

The thread is a head nod of respect to someone who somehow ninjaed a 1-0 from a fixture where he had no recognized striker. He's a pro's pro, he was as a player and he has been as a manager. No eyepokes in his history. How the story ended with us was not great, but he did write a good one up until then.

Lacking respect for a worthy adversary tends to reveal your own lack of class. We loathe Slippy G and Carragher not just because of the shirt. They're Reds.

I don't dislike Xabi Alonso any more than I dislike Carlo. Xabi happened to wear the wrong shirt twice over, but he's no Red, IMO. Just another pro's pro who puts in his shift no matter the shirt or the stage, but happens to have bags of talent. Could care less if it's the guy next to me in the packing plant on my first summer job, or if he's getting paid millions to kick a ball. You just want to knock this shift out, you have my respect.

 

[FCBarça]

The narrative of the classy coach is nothing more than propaganda if he cannot control his own players or acknowledge how much him, his players & the club have brought the game into disrepute - he has a contract & likely many internal terms/directives that prohibit him from speaking against the club, yet it does not justify what has transpired under his leadership

You can’t bask in the spoils of ‘wins’ that in light of what the world witnessed this season in La Liga & CL (Atletico & Alvarez say hola) and sweep under the rug anything negative - and in particular this season, there have been some absolutely unsportsmanlike & egregious conduct. The images of him calmly chewing his gum and chomping on his antacids while his bench were trying to rush the pitch & referee like hooligans encapsulates the ‘managerial’ acumen of a classy winner

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

The images of him calmly chewing his gum and chomping on his antacids while his bench were trying to rush the pitch & referee like hooligans encapsulates the ‘managerial’ acumen of a classy winner

 

[Drico]

Can't hardly blame him, the CV is only missing the one trophy. Won everything in Italy multiple times as a player, then won just about every pot worth lifting in European football. Why not see if he can get a tune out of Brazil, and cap it all off with the Jules Rimet?

He'll need a time machine for that.

 

[Martin Alvito]

The narrative of the classy coach is nothing more than propaganda if he cannot control his own players or acknowledge how much him, his players & the club have brought the game into disrepute - he has a contract & likely many internal terms/directives that prohibit him from speaking against the club, yet it does not justify what has transpired under his leadership

You can’t bask in the spoils of ‘wins’ that in light of what the world witnessed this season in La Liga & CL (Atletico & Alvarez say hola) and sweep under the rug anything negative - and in particular this season, there have been some absolutely unsportsmanlike & egregious conduct. The images of him calmly chewing his gum and chomping on his antacids while his bench were trying to rush the pitch & referee like hooligans encapsulates the ‘managerial’ acumen of a classy winner

I'll be blunt. Your ability to interpret data, in my opinion, is utter rubbish.

Let's suppose I have reviewed a largish number of Fortune 500 contracts for employees and contractors. Let's also suppose I am not bound by attorney-client privilege due to vagaries of circumstance. Let's also suppose most of the saner terms of said contracts result from the ingenuity of people who probably would have made far more money working in tandem with their employer, rather than cheating them.

Let's suppose it turns out once in a while even a jaded soul like mine bows down at the audacity and genius. It's like the time I read a sign at a wildlife refuge on a hike saying not to release animals into said refuge. Who lets their unwanted dog into an environment without knowing the consequences, much less an alligator? Seriously.

Were it the case I knew all this, I would never judge Carlo's words by narrow moral standards. I would understand his problem. I would judge him by how he pushed the bounds of what he could say without consequence. I would instead conclude he is a pro's pro.

 

[Martin Alvito]

He'll need a time machine for that.

Man, I was finishing typing that up and it took me a minute to recover from the foul burn. My hat is off to you.

 

[Drico]

Can't hardly blame him, the CV is only missing the one trophy. Won everything in Italy multiple times as a player, then won just about every pot worth lifting in European football. Why not see if he can get a tune out of Brazil, and cap it all off with the Jules Rimet?

It's career management perfection, isn't it? Win everything as a club manager, and then take over Brazil a year out from a World Cup in the the Americas.

Brazil may not look in great shakes right now, but Ancelotti will make them contenders. Other than Spain and Argentina, I don't think there's too much to be frightened of next year. Given the format, the challenge won't be so much the oppostion as surviving long enough in the tournament when others fall away by attrition. Three group games, last 32 and last 16 knockout games before the last eight. Five matches. The climate will suit them.

 

[Yarrgh]

It's career management perfection, isn't it? Win everything as a club manager, and then take over Brazil a year out from a World Cup in the the Americas.

Brazil may not look in great shakes right now, but Ancelotti will make them contenders. Other than Spain and Argentina, I don't think there's too much to be frightened of next year. Given the format, the challenge won't be so much the oppostion as surviving long enough in the tournament when others fall away by attrition. Three group games, last 32 and last 16 knockout games before the last eight. Five matches. The climate will suit them.

They always have a puncher's chance of a knockout. Get the right draw and they might only meet 1 or 2 decent sides and even then the opposition could be tired and carrying injuries or suspensions.

And Mr Ancelotti knows what he can push to get a result out of nowhere.

Good outside bet if their odds look long.

 

[cronullasharks]

Plucky little Barca!!

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

It's the perfect role for him at this stage of his career. Davide needs to be thinking of his next step after this.

Rangers...possibly

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Former Everton manager wins World Cup...has a nice ring to it.

 

[chrismpw]

Former Everton manager wins World Cup...has a nice ring to it.

We all know that it'll be Chelsea that gets mentioned.

He'll be former Everton manager when they knock England out.