Thiago Motta (49 Viewers)

Alin

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Jul 27, 2015
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In football terms, his core ethos wasn't formed in Brasil or Italy. But Barcelona. Most forget he joined them as a child and started out as pro with them.


His style is combo of barca possession/Dutch total footie style mixed Italian tactical balance and bit of Gasperini/German type team pressing.
Makes sense and i agree, although my main point was just that he is far from the lolzilian mentality or way of thinking, which you also made a very good point about. :tup:
 

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Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Yeah agreed. Motta as player and coach was fully formed in European football.


Actually don't waste your time on 90% of the times lolzilian term is used. It means nothing. Just being dismissive to Brazilians by using the term on all of them.

Instead of just using it on the livin la vida loca types the term was for to begin with.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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So ... what exactly is his style?
He is an adaptable coach (he mixes ideas as mentionned), seems to play balanced possession style, that occasionally explodes with mass attacking movement in opportunist way. So don't expext nonstop waves of attacks, but more of well timed ones exploiting opponents gaps or ball losses.


Is easy to think he is a flexible progressive type coach, so that will mean nonstop attacking football. But that's not really the case. They will pounce on opportunities, but generally stay even keel balanced in playstyle. While still holding alot of the ball. He will be more pragmatic then people expext.



But there's two things I am interested to see with him.


1) can his football and general coaching work in higher pressure big club? (Not the ideas, but the execution)


2) Can his systems build up play even work without Zirkzee type? Which is basically a Firmino type.
 
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Bjerknes

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Mar 16, 2004
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Douglas Luiz is class. Brasil of plenty of fine players.


We need quality fullbacks and brasil have alot of them. Aslong as their name isn't Alex Sandro lol
Douglas Luiz is fine. I wouldn’t mind Vinicius or Rodrygo as well. But I don’t want to buy a bunch of Brazilians just because they’re Brazilians. Or any nationality for that matter.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Douglas Luiz is fine. I wouldn’t mind Vinicius or Rodrygo as well. But I don’t want to buy a bunch of Brazilians just because they’re Brazilians. Or any nationality for that matter.

Lol no one signs players because of their nationality, despite what some random Corsport source says.


If he would target Brazilian players, it's because he believed they are quality or brings something different to the team he likes.
 

Alin

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Giving him time is the only reasonable thing to expect tbh, but ultimately he will be judged on results and they will need to arrive immediately if we manage to build a much stronger team during this mercatto compared to the previous few years.
 

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