Can't take a joke? Ulimate chillbro
Oh, my bad.
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On a serious note, what makes you think giving Conte carte blanche will lead to more success vs mess up the balance/tension between coach and mercato team?
Oh, absolutely not! I'm not in favor of giving a coach whatever he wants. Definitely I wouldn't give a coach carte blanche as it's dangerous. Same as just not giving a shit about the coach and his requests and having attitude as DS "You will coach whomever I give you". I think neither is sustainable.
It's all about balance. As a DS, on one hand not satisfying the coach seems a lose position from a get go. It's like hiring gasperini, not signing decent wingbacks and complaining the team plays like shit. On the other, giving the coach anything he wants can then lead to many years of mediocrity if that coach is sacked with a team that does not suit another coach or his philosophy. As a DS, you always have to be 3 steps ahead, thinking about the life after current coach. That's a definition of smart DS for me. But if you want to maximize the chance of a team winning as a DS, the closer you get to what coach desires the more you maximize his chance of success.
It's a fine line for sure.
I don't think Conte has a carte blanche at Inter. Not in the least. I think Eriksen purchase is proof of that. On the other hand, I think Marotta is doing his best to satisfy Conte, but without going too crazy (apparent rule Suning ordered of not signing many aged players). This season is unique so I don't count this season as all over Europe weird things happen. But Conte got Lukaku, he got Vidal so we are trying to give him his team. We signed Hakimi.
I think Marotta is trying to find this balance with our limited money source and I would give him a very good grade for it. I think last season was great progress and now with Conte staying, team reinforced and not weakend (Hakimi especially) we should and have to expect even more progress with the same coach as the team should learn more and more what coach wants.
Don't you agree in principle?