AC Milan sack Allegri

[Marty]

You mean a major European club hires a head coach with no previous experience, what a crazy gamble

Hope that will make people negative to Sherwood think twice about him, but of course they won't. Unproven managers are far more common at top clubs on the continent than in the UK.

 

[Dharmabum]

Strange decision to appoint Seedorf but I hope he'll do well, although I have no sympathy for the owner Berlusconi.
I have no idea why Tim did not work on his UEFA coaching badges, but I presume he was most probably loaded with a heavy work load at Spurs.


Former Netherlands international Clarence Seedorf is to become the new coach of AC Milan after announcing his retirement on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old, who has been playing for Brazilian club Botafogo since leaving the Rossoneri in 2012, will replace Massimiliano Allegri. The latter's reign ended after a 4-3 defeat to newly-promoted Sassuolo on Sunday.
Seedorf has spent much of his down time in Brazil working on his UEFA coaching badges, leading training sessions with youth sides in Rio de Janeiro.
"I have no regrets," Seedorf said at a press conference.

"I'm retiring with tranquility. Brazil welcomed me with open arms. I'll never forget that.

"Football has never been my entire life – only a part of it. I could go on playing and training, but you have to seize opportunities when they arise."

He is expected to be unveiled by Milan on Thursday morning


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[tiger666]

Didn't even realise he was still playing. What a player he was. Best of luck.

 

[DEFchenkOE]

I really hope he does well as I loved him as a player from his Ajax days and has always come across well on BBC.

And Milan has been the Italian team I followed from the C4 days but I don't like the squad that they've assembled.

Massive gamble though to go for a guy that has only taken a few youth training sessions, and then has to manage egos like Balotelli.

 

[worcestersauce]

Didn't even realise he was still playing. What a player he was. Best of luck.

Indeed what a player he was! I think he's still the only player to win the European cup/Champions League with three different clubs; absolute class with none of the usual ball aching arrogance of other so called superstars.

 

[tototoner]

I have no idea why Tim did not work on his UEFA coaching badges,

Sherwood has his level one, two and three coaching badges, plus the Uefa A and B licences, it's just the Uefa Pro Licence he needs which Seedorf doesn't have yet either

 

[Dharmabum]

Sherwood has his level one, two and three coaching badges, plus the Uefa A and B licences, it's just the Uefa Pro Licence he needs which Seedorf doesn't have yet either

Thanks for info

 

[punkisback]

Totally different to Sherwood, Seedoorf is talented, intelligent and a born winner. He is also one of those rare breed of footballers who communicates very well in several languages and commands world wide respect.

 

[tototoner]

Totally different to Sherwood, Seedoorf is talented, intelligent and a born winner. He is also one of those rare breed of footballers who communicates very well in several languages and commands world wide respect.

so is Sherwood

 

[Syn_13]

Totally different to Sherwood, Seedoorf is talented, intelligent and a born winner. He is also one of those rare breed of footballers who communicates very well in several languages and commands world wide respect.

Playing and managing are completely different animals. Look how poor a manager Maradona is. Vialli, Keane and Gullit were quality players that didn't transition well to management.

I really like Seedorf. As I said I hope he has a successful career...just not with Milan.

 

[tiger666]

so is Sherwood

So is Maradona.

Edit: @Syn_13 beat me to it.

Tosser...

 

[Ribble]

I really like Seedorf. As I said I hope he has a successful career...just not with Milan.

It'll be interesting to see what happens, especially given he was still playing with some of the players there not that long ago!

Given the spot Milan are in at the moment they really don't have that much to lose (bar relegation, here's hoping lol) and they need someone who can start getting the best out of the talented players they've already got at the club. As long as Seedorf can get them in some kind of sound tactical shape (and he's not going to be alone in getting that done) then it'll be down to motivation.

Also seems that Crespo is joining the setup too, so that'll be Seedorf, Crespo and Inzaghi all there trying to sort things out. Maybe they should just get themselves all registered and play up top

 

[Syn_13]

It'll be interesting to see what happens, especially given he was still playing with some of the players there not that long ago!

Given the spot Milan are in at the moment they really don't have that much to lose (bar relegation, here's hoping lol) and they need someone who can start getting the best out of the talented players they've already got at the club. As long as Seedorf can get them in some kind of sound tactical shape (and he's not going to be alone in getting that done) then it'll be down to motivation.

Also seems that Crespo is joining the setup too, so that'll be Seedorf, Crespo and Inzaghi all there trying to sort things out. Maybe they should just get themselves all registered and play up top

It could work out admirably for them. I know Seedorf has no experience but Inzaghi is quite highly rated as an up and coming coach in Italy. Not sure about Crespo. Either way all 3 are highly respected professionals who played at the top of the game. They're all probably still very technically sound and can join in well with training, but were all smart footballers too. Seedorf is one of the smartest players ever to grace the Serie A, IMO, and if he can transition that footballing intelligence to management then he'll have a successful career.

I think Italy is a bit kinder to managers that come straight from playing careers. I think the level of coaching for management is a lot higher than over here and you can see that with managers like Capello and Conte, who have achieved things with relatively limited experience after retirement from playing.

 

[alfie103]

Totally different to Sherwood, Seedoorf is talented, intelligent and a born winner. He is also one of those rare breed of footballers who communicates very well in several languages and commands world wide respect.

Sherwood was the captain of the Blackburn side who won the premier league so I think he is an effective leader and how do you know he isn't intelligent? do you know him? Obviously Seedorf was a much better player than Sherwood but as we have seen many times before, that doesn't really matter when you are a manager.

 

[YiddoInPoland]

It could work out admirably for them. I know Seedorf has no experience but Inzaghi is quite highly rated as an up and coming coach in Italy. Not sure about Crespo. Either way all 3 are highly respected professionals who played at the top of the game. They're all probably still very technically sound and can join in well with training, but were all smart footballers too. Seedorf is one of the smartest players ever to grace the Serie A, IMO, and if he can transition that footballing intelligence to management then he'll have a successful career.

I think Italy is a bit kinder to managers that come straight from playing careers. I think the level of coaching for management is a lot higher than over here and you can see that with managers like Capello and Conte, who have achieved things with relatively limited experience after retirement from playing.

Inzaghi has balls of steele, to be told for pretty much your whole career that you a terrible player and to win what this guy did is testemant to his mentality which i think will transition well to coaching.

 

[van_Pommel]

They've got more center mids than us.