Aristotle I take it your a Juventus fan then. Good post and I agree with what you said, too many times last season Del Neri tried to manufacture players into new positions i.e Marchisio into a left wing role. He was too stubborn to change things and that has been a reason why his been successful with the smaller clubs but no so much with the likes of Roma and Juventus. I still don't know about Conte, he had a great debut season with Bari winning promotion to Serie A with ease, then his next season with Atalanta was a disaster as he was sacked in January when they were 19th - so his stock diminished alot in my book. Again last season he showed his credentials in Serie B by achieving promotion with Siena, but this Juventus job is a whole different kettle of fish. I guess we will have to judge in a couple of months as he has shown promise.
Just saw that ex-Italy coach Roberto Donadoni has been sacked as manager of Cagliari. Suazo has also rejected them for Catania recently as well, not all is well in Sardinia at the moment.
Somehow missed this despite quoting the post below it
Yeah I'm a Juve supporter. Or at the very least make an honest effort
What I think will get Conte a long way with Juve is that he basically doesn't know how to do badly with Juventus. He played there for 12 seasons and only twice did they end outside the top 2. They won the league 5 times, came 2nd 5(6?) times as well. He played in 3 consecutive CL finals. He captained the team before being "demoted" to vice captain when Del Piero took the armband. And I think the fact that Buffon and Del Piero know and respect him will get him a long way. The Italian players all know him and what he did for Juventus. So apart from appealing to the Icons of the club, Buffon and Del Piero the new generation respect him as well. And having grown up witnessing him win it all Marchisio, Chiellini et al will also pull in his favour. And let's not forget that fans, who will much easier forgive a mistake from a club legend in the process of rebuilding than an old fart like Delneri who seemed hellbent on changing the club instead of himself.
So in essence he's already won over the dressing room by default, helped in no part getting rid of the likes of Melo and (hopefully) Amauri. And the players that have been bought have strengthened the squad. Leadership and a winning mentality from Pirlo. Physicality and determination from the likes of Lichsteiner and Vidal. As well as creativity and goals in Matri and Vucinic to lighten the burden up top.
My only concern is his lack of tactical nouse. For all the good he brings, he is a bit tactically naive, if only by inexperience. And I'm hoping he'll be able to see his short comings and bring someone in to cover that basis. Much like Kenny did when he brought in Steve Clarke