u/Domyfranky

-Mancini was one of the few coach that actually believed in young players! He called up Zaniolo back in 2018,when he didnt even have a debut with As Roma yet. He called up Gnonto,he called up Pafundi,etc.

-He looked at players that played in foreign leagues,and also at players of foreign origins: Retegui was discovered by him! Nobody knew him in Italy,and he found him in Argentina. He called up Grifo from Freiburg (A player that always performs both in Bundesliga and Europa League,and that was always snubbed by other coaches) he called up Gnonto when he was playing in Switzerland,etc. he always looked at players from outside Italy. Compare that to other recent coaches,who for example never called up Kayode even if he was one of the best right-backs of the last Premier League season!

-He won us the Euros against two superior teams like Spain and England

-He made the record of 37 consecutive positive results,a record broke only by Spain with the last World Cup final

-He resurrected Italy after the first missed qualification for the Russia World Cup

And another thing about his "betrayal" when he left to go to coach Saudi Arabia:
-A thing that nobody ever says about that,its that the FIGC President Gravina at the time,had already a deal with Spalletti since months! And was basically doing everything he could to push Mancini to go away,changing his staff with people he didnt want,etc. so while i dont deny it was his choice to go to Arabia,the narration should be more complex than just "He betrayed us!" while he was basically receiving mobbing to go away from Gravina who wanted to replace him with Spalletti.

So,in my humble opinion,Mancini is a good choice,and a choice oriented to develop young players! I think he is the only coach that would try to recruit Nicolo' Tresoldi from Club Bruges,for example!

Mancini was the favorite if would depend only from Malago',but since Maldini was hired Mancini is being reported by media to be in disvantage to Pirlo of all the people!

Other reports before Maldini hiring,reported instead Mancini as the favorite one,with Albertini as Techical Director for example.

So it seems like Maldini is the only one that makes Mancini still not sitting on the coach chair. But...why?? Why doesnt he like him,and prefers Pirlo who has a terribile resume as a coach?

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Lets pretend we are the coaches. Who would you call, and how would you play? This would be my 26 players list and my line-up

4-2-3-1

Donnarumma (Carnesecchi,Caprile)

Cambiaso,Buongiorno,Scalvini,Calafiori (Kayode,Leoni,Coppola,Ahanor,Ruggeri)

Doumbia,Tonali (Fagioli,Locatelli)

Palestra,Zaniolo,Dimarco (A.Cisse,Inacio,Koleosho,Ndour)

Tresoldi (Kean,Esposito)