TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
You gotta understand how he built the squad that he did at Atalanta didn't just happen. They have an expansive recruitment strategy that would take time to implement here. It may have been in place before Gasperini even.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.
I'm not saying he's not a good manager just that Atalanta is an example of a club with a top to bottom strategy that will allow someone like him to thrive. We are not.