After Sarri’s departure, Napoli remained a competitor for Juventus, especially when Napoli were coached by experience-rich coaches such as Carlo Ancelotti. He is one of the great coaches who collected Champions League trophies, such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, to the next generation of coaches such as Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Jurgen Klopp, and Zinedine Zidane.
So, it should be Napoli joy when successfully placing Ancelotti in the coaching chair. The impact is also quite good. However, there is one thing that is a concern when seasoned coaches like Ancelotti: Is he still working in teams who are eager to win?
This might be one of the factors that makes Napoli less powerful in Serie A this season. However, the series of minor results could have been due to players who were no longer excited or were losing top performance. However, Napoli still have a passion on the European stage, the Champions League, and that is evidenced by their success in qualifying for the last 16 phase. Even able to close the last fight in the group phase with a big win, 4-0.
This victory apparently did not provide confidence for the management team and the Napoli boss to keep Ancelotti. They seem to want a balance between competitiveness in the domestic league and in Europe. A situation that seems difficult to be realized by Ancelotti who seems more willing to bring Napoli to look good in the Champions League alone. After all, if Napoli win, they will definitely return to the Champions League next season without having to be in the top 4 of Serie A, right?
This logic is what Ancelotti seems to want, which unfortunately is not accepted by management. They offer a rational that they only understand, not Ancelotti’s rationality as a fighter who has crossed several countries. Of course, he understood what he wanted to do. That’s what makes this dismissal a big dilemma. On one hand, the age factor can make the coach more efficient in releasing his passion, and it becomes a weak point if you have to fight in long competitions. While on the other hand, he still has the quality and this should be maintained by Napoli.
Without disparaging the former AC Milan player, but the former AC Milan coach is still far from Ancelotti’s capacity. If at AC Milan he was fired even more so in Napoli, where they in the last few seasons became potential champions in the league. This is the complexity of thinking about profit and loss. Indeed, in passion and character, Gattuso will be better than Ancelotti. But will he be able to continue Napoli’s progress in the Champions League?
If the target is to return to ferociously in Serie A, that target will surely be fulfilled. Even in the continued match of Serie A, which will be Gattuso’s debut in Napoli, will surely reap victory. Moreover, they appear in the cage and face Parma which indeed collectively the game will be able to bother Lorenzo Insigne et al.
However, the presence of Gattuso in Naples will make Napoli increasingly become a worthy team a. This has been proven by the success of Ajax and Spurs last season that was able to pitch to the semifinals and finals.
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