You have to be willing to do all the leg work that made Atalanta doing this possible though. Gasperini is a solid manager but he's not magic.
Give the fella a 3 year target and back him in the transfer market and who knows. He did it with Atalanta on a limited budget so he could do it for us. The current crop of slugs would squeal at his training methods though.
I love his comparison if his team to that of a wolf-pack and this is how he builds.
There are wolves at the front, some in the middle and one at the back. The ones up front can set the pace in the beginning. The next wolves are the strongest, they are the ones who must protect everyone if they are attacked. The ones in the centre are always protected.
“Then there are another five strong ones further back to protect an attack from there.
The last one is the boss and he ensures no one is left behind. He keeps everyone united and is always prepared to run everywhere; to protect the whole group.
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