did he really left milan because of that?
lol.
did he really left milan because of that?
Little something about Sacchi and the struggles that he faced in Milan.
Although his method was successful in bringing the 87/88 scudetto, Milan players still rebelled to what they feel his stifling method of zonal formation. MvBasten and Gullit in particular were keen to play the free flow types of formation that became their culture in Holland.
He told them both that five organized players are better than and would beat ten disorganised players anytime. And he proved it to them. He took 5 players : Giovanni Galli (GK), Tasotti, Baresi, Costacturta and Maldini. They will play against 10 players : Gullit, Van Basten, Rijkaard, Virdis, Evani, Ancelotti, Colombo, Donadoni, Christian Lantignotti and Graziano Mannari.
Those 10 players have 15 minutes to score against the 5 players. The only rule was that if the 5 players won possession or the 10 players lost the ball, the 10 players will have to start over from 10 meters inside their own half.
Sacchi did this all the time and even let the 10 players changed the players according to their liking. The 10 players never scored against the 5 players. Never once.
Even then, MvBasten used to ask him why Milan had to win and also be convincing. Isn't it enough to win tittles? Sacchi always felt that if they want to go down in history they don't just need to win, they must also entertain. This is the one dilemma that finally led Sacchi leaving Milan. But he had the justification more than 20 years later. Few years ago, French Football magazine made the list of 10 greatest teams in the world and his Milan was right up there. Then World Soccer magazine did the same article and his Milan came up in 4th position. But the first 3 - Hungary 54, Brazil 70 and Holland 74 - were all national teams and were geared up towards playing in a tournament, unlike a season long competition faced by a club side.
He sent copies of the magazine to MvBasten with a note : "This is why you need to win and you need to be convincing".
Little something about Sacchi and the struggles that he faced in Milan.
Although his method was successful in bringing the 87/88 scudetto, Milan players still rebelled to what they feel his stifling method of zonal formation. MvBasten and Gullit in particular were keen to play the free flow types of formation that became their culture in Holland.
He told them both that five organized players are better than and would beat ten disorganised players anytime. And he proved it to them. He took 5 players : Giovanni Galli (GK), Tasotti, Baresi, Costacturta and Maldini. They will play against 10 players : Gullit, Van Basten, Rijkaard, Virdis, Evani, Ancelotti, Colombo, Donadoni, Christian Lantignotti and Graziano Mannari.
Those 10 players have 15 minutes to score against the 5 players. The only rule was that if the 5 players won possession or the 10 players lost the ball, the 10 players will have to start over from 10 meters inside their own half.
Sacchi did this all the time and even let the 10 players changed the players according to their liking. The 10 players never scored against the 5 players. Never once.
Even then, MvBasten used to ask him why Milan had to win and also be convincing. Isn't it enough to win tittles? Sacchi always felt that if they want to go down in history they don't just need to win, they must also entertain. This is the one dilemma that finally led Sacchi leaving Milan. But he had the justification more than 20 years later. Few years ago, French Football magazine made the list of 10 greatest teams in the world and his Milan was right up there. Then World Soccer magazine did the same article and his Milan came up in 4th position. But the first 3 - Hungary 54, Brazil 70 and Holland 74 - were all national teams and were geared up towards playing in a tournament, unlike a season long competition faced by a club side.
He sent copies of the magazine to MvBasten with a note : "This is why you need to win and you need to be convincing".
I believe his real legacy in Milan and world soccer is his innovative zonal formation. Future Milan coaches can bring more tittles than what he won in Milan but I don't think anybody will again managed to revolutionize the way soccer was played.I always admire Sacchi for his great job, I see no one will repeat his historical's Milan era, till today I see no one; he is a living legend
Arrigo, what brings you to the Chelsea training ground?
For a long time I have been saying I should come here to see Carlo, so I'm coming here for a couple of days to see the first team training and the Academy training.
Is youth football an interest of yours?
I'm responsible for the Italian national team for the young players from the Under 21s to the Under 15s, it's my work, so that's why it interests me.
How does the Chelsea Academy look?
Yes, it is a great organisation, one of the best I have seen in the world and I am sure in the future it will have great results. It is one of the best I have seen.
Tells us about some of the players you coached who also played for Chelsea.
Ruud Gullit was a fantastic player, he was very great offensively and defensively, and especially when he came to Italy because it was a defensive type of football and he was a very intelligent player.
I also had Gianfranco Zola in the national team. Zola was a great talent, a great person and had extraordinary technical ability. I had Gianluca Vialli also in the national team, at a difficult time for him but he was a great player in the national team. I couldn't use all his potential at that time but he was an important player.
Pierluigi Casiraghi for a lot of years in the national team with me was a very strong, physical player. A real battler, a player that played for the team.
Zola was very unfortunate to be sent off during the 1994 World Cup.
It was a mistake by the referee at the time. It was a big shame for Italy and for him at that time.
How was Carlo as a player?
He was a fundamental player for me, a professor of football. He was like a director of an orchestra in the midfield of my team.
You knew then he would be a good manager?
Yes. A lot of my players have become managers or coaches, because they were intelligent people and they learned. They didn't only have good feet, they had good brains.
What is your opinion of the current football in the Premier League in England?
The Premier League has grown a lot, English football has grown fantastically. There is great determination, and a fantasy about the way teams play now. It is a more complete competition without losing the attributes of modern football. It must be a great pride to play in English football, which is different to normal football. It is now living one of the best moments in its history.
It is always said you have long admired aspects of the English game.
I like it for the professionalism of the game. I came here to play with Milan and played at Wembley. I was amazed by the public and the way they understood the way the tactics of the football worked and the education and sporting aspect of the stadiums.
Good comment from Sacchi towards Ancelotti. Sacchi trusted Ancelotti as the player who regulated the play. On his first season in Milan (also Ancelotti's first), Ancelotti was having difficulty with Sacchi's method and it was reported that Sacchi approached Ancelotti and told him that he is and orchestra director who couldn't read sheet music. So every day Sacchi made Ancelotti come 1 hour earlier for the training and had him practiced with the youth team until Ancelotti knew Sacchi's method inside out until he can 'sing in perfect tune' to Milan music.
For a quick fix, buy this DVD :I envy every Milan fan from that period. God knows how good it was watching your team dominate like that year after year.
Why doesnt he coach anymore?
"No. It is not a question of 4-4-2 or 4-2-1-3, it is a question of having a team which is ordered, in which the players are connected to one another, which moves together, as if it was a single player," he interjects even as the question is being asked. "Today few teams know how to do this. Few teams work as a unit – few, really few teams. They are all made up of little groups. There is no great connection, nor a good distribution of players around the pitch.