QUOTE (morgoth @ Apr 29 2008, 02:11 AM)
Changing his formation is having the guts, I'm not talking about the way he likes to play but about taking risks! As for bringing the best out of his players, I think he lacks a lot in that department, I'm 100% convinced that he has no motivation skills at all and therefore can't bring out the best of any player, Pirlo and Seedorf are a very good example (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) The fisrt one is doing exactly what he did two years ago (before the WC) and the second plays whenever he feels to ... (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
Guts is when you take a team who's average age is well above 30 and go beyond all expectations and criticism to achieve something, that made Europe stand up and applaud.
Motivation ?! He brought the team back to life after Istanbul, that night the team was shattered, the season after that the team only got stronger. What more ?! Oh another ?! He took the team last season to European glory, when most other coaches and their teams would have not withstood the pressure.
What Andrea Pirlo is today, is because of Carlo Ancelotti. And Seedorf ? I mean, I cant criticize him, the man is (as Desailly dubbed him) a junction in the heart of the Milan midfield, most team would kill for a midfielder like him.
It is always easy to criticize my friend, seeing has hindsight is always 50-50. And I am not one to tell you agree with me or don't, I just hope you can see that there are different aspects that you need to consider.
QUOTE (morgoth @ Apr 29 2008, 02:11 AM)
Yes, but he doesn't give Seedorf any freedom when he puts him on the left side, Seedorf has more freedom and expresses himself in a better way when he plays behind the striker(s) ...
Of course Seedorf has more freedom when he is behind the strikers ... With that said, you need to take into account that there is a balance in midfield that the coach needs to pay heed to. Something us fans don't necessarily comprehend.