That said I really think we need a proven technical director before we get a coach. The director is there to guard the values and philosophy of the club. For me someone like Marc Overmars would be a perfect fit, knows how the football world is working and will try to secure talents and players at the right time without paying to much for them. Has a eye for talents but also for the club and the players already at the club. If you can sell Frenkie de Jong, De Ligt, Davinson Sanchez, Donny van de Beek, Dolberg etc etc for that kind of money you know your business. The only downside is that he only worked for Ajax which is a small club at the world stage so will he be able to do the same at a club as Inter? I would really want to see him try at Inter.
I find it hard to come up with realistic suggestions.
For me we are on a crossroad (again). We need a project to make the club great again on the field not only by name. This means we need to hire people who want to be part of this project for a couple of years. With that said my all time favorite Mourinho will not make this list. He only works for 2/3 years at a club and this will not change.
The most important thing is that the club will pledge to a certain project which has all the support within the club. Nobody is getting better from changing the coach and philosophy every 2/3 years as we did now with Conte and we have to do after Conte is gone. Whether this is focusing on bringing in young Italian talents, proven world-class players or anything else is up to the club but I'm afraid if we don't do this we have the same problems after Conte is gone. Changing coach, formation and directors every 2/3 years is never good for any club. I would prefer Simeone, proven himself in Europe, knows the club and is tactical quite flexible(his only desire is to win) and he proved he can stay for a long time at 1 club. Is he a realistic option? I don't think so, mostly because his salary but we need to try and get him. It would be a dream to get him, but I'm afraid the cost of this operation would be to great.
That said I really think we need a proven technical director before we get a coach. The director is there to guard the values and philosophy of the club. For me someone like Marc Overmars would be a perfect fit, knows how the football world is working and will try to secure talents and players at the right time without paying to much for them. Has a eye for talents but also for the club and the players already at the club. If you can sell Frenkie de Jong, De Ligt, Davinson Sanchez, Donny van de Beek, Dolberg etc etc for that kind of money you know your business. The only downside is that he only worked for Ajax which is a small club at the world stage so will he be able to do the same at a club as Inter? I would really want to see him try at Inter.
The upside of first hiring a director is that the long term plans of the club are protected because he needs to aligned himself with these plans. After that you can try and find a coach who is willing to work with this project and this director. He knows upfront what the project is and what the club will do to try and reach that. So no turning down another road after 1 year and suddenly only experienced players are the targets because the coach wants this. With this we prevent that when the coach leaves the entire project changes and we are stuck with players that we can't sell to anybody and they just sit their contract out.
Simeone would be the perfect choice for me, after that Mourinho and then Cambiasso. Although Cambiasso is more a fan option then a realistic option.
Overmars works well for Ajax because he's an Ajax person. Just like Rummenigge works well for Bayern. Or Txiki worked well for Barcelona.
We need our own guys to do this. And we have them, we just don't use them.
Ideally we get Zanetti, Cordoba, Toldo, Oriali, Altobelli and even Bergomi to be part of a committee or something where they draw the club's strategy. We need actual Inter people to do this job. Or of course just one person, if he's up to the task. But even Facchetti didn't do that on his own.
Overmars works well for Ajax because he's an Ajax person. Just like Rummenigge works well for Bayern. Or Txiki worked well for Barcelona.
You don't think these guys could do it for other clubs? But you are right
We need our own guys to do this. And we have them, we just don't use them.
Ideally we get Zanetti, Cordoba, Toldo, Oriali, Altobelli and even Bergomi to be part of a committee or something where they draw the club's strategy. We need actual Inter people to do this job. Or of course just one person, if he's up to the task. But even Facchetti didn't do that on his own.
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You don't think these guys could do it for other clubs? But you are right in the sense that it should be are own guys but I'm not totally convinced that the names you drop here will have the quality do pull it off. They don't have any experience other than that they know how the club works.
You have two good italian coaches in Pioli and Gasperini, but both are wasted by inter. Now they are doing good jobs at milan & atalanta.I've praised Inzaghi in the past but I'm starting to realize he's more or less taking them to their true level-- pretty good but not great. I wouldn't really say he's overachieved. Yes, they haven't signed anyone in god knows how long but they haven't really sold much either. They have a solid squad who know each other well. I think he's a good coach, but that's it.
I think the coaches who would do the best here would be Allegri (obtainable) and Simeone (not so obtainable). Their approaches are ones that have historically suited us and they wouldn't be intimidated by the job.
There are other coaches out there that I appreciate, like De Zerbi-- but it's too big of a gamble imo. Like YoramG said, coaches that come here trying to play idealized football don't usually get very far before being shown the door. Still I really enjoy listening to his press conferences, he analyzes the game correctly and doesn't try to sell us bullshit-- the exact opposite of Conte.
Don't really rate Poch at all. I think Tottenham were very lucky in their CL run.
I'm also not opposed to a foreign coach who maybe doesn't know the league/ club as well, but that too is a gamble. It has to be a genuine commitment from both parties. Nagelsmann is certainly interesting as is Rose.
In general I think Italian coaches are among the best however (Falcao Law, I know) and don't take long to settle in. It just can't be Conte.
If Conte leaves the end of the season, Lord Marotta and I have agreed that Allegri will take over.
If Conte leaves during the season, we need a former player who can act as caretaker and who shares our ethos and feelings toward Inter - Igor Tudor or Ciro Ferrara would be ideal in this regard.
If Conte leaves the end of the season, Lord Marotta and I have agreed that Allegri will take over.
If Conte leaves during the season, we need a former player who can act as caretaker and who shares our ethos and feelings toward Inter - Igor Tudor or Ciro Ferrara would be ideal in this regard.