Lippi

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  1. juveeer

    juveeer Member+

    Aug 3, 2006
    The Great One is 71 today.

    Taking his entire career under consideration, he is prolly the greatest manager of all time. I can't think of anyone who has combined all the kinds of trophies he has won in as many different environments as Lippi, and his Serie A titles all came when Serie A was the best league in the world by far.

    Plus his "coaching tree" is pretty spectacular:

    Here is a blurb on his coaching philosophy:

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    Coaching philosophy and management style
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    Lippi at the 2010 International Journalism Festival in Perugia

    In his book Il Gioco delle Idee: Pensieri e Passioni da Bordo Campo (A Game of Ideas: Thoughts and Passions from the Sidelines),[33] Lippi outlined his coaching philosophy. Lippi emphasizes the importance of team spirit and team unity. Lippi likens a psychologically well integrated football team to the functioning of a psychologically healthy family. On the strategic aspect of coaching, Lippi emphasizes the importance of the mutual relations between players. Players must all follow the same plan and play for each other, "not" for themselves. Lippi argues that "a group of the best players do not necessarily make for the best team." What is more important, he argues, is that the tactical plan or formation is one that allows each player to maximize (1) his utility for his teammates and (2) the expression of his full potential. Lippi also notes that the choice of tactical formation is constrained by the qualities of the players available. Thus, selecting the best possible team not only requires finding the right combination of players for the chosen formation, but also finding the right formation for the chosen players.

    Regarded as one of the best and most successful managers of all time,[2][3] in 2013, James Horncastle, while writing for ESPN, described Lippi's coaching style and tactical prowess with the following words: "[His] coaching education is broader than most. He worked before, during and after the revolution brought by Arrigo Sacchi. So think of him as a bridge between the old gioco all’italiana and the new, a blend of the traditional and the modern. His teams knew how to man-mark and to play zone. They invited opponents onto them and counterattacked but could also take the game to whoever they were playing and press them in their half of the pitch. Balance was everything. Lippi's starting XIs were never fixed. They were always in discussion and would be adapted according to the opposition."[2]

    In 2016, manager Antonio Conte praised Lippi for his coaching skills and tactical prowess, as well as his ability to communicate with and motivate his players to foster a competitive team spirit and a winning mentality; he also went on to describe his experiences as a player under Lippi with Juventus stating: "I remember when Marcello Lippi arrived from Napoli with great ambition and determination. He was very important, as he was able to transmit to us precisely what he wanted. We hit rock bottom with defeat to Foggia, so Lippi said if we have to lose, we’ll go down fighting. From then on we attacked, pressed high and took the game to the opposition. Lippi was excellent at motivating the squad and passing on his ideas. I think the most important thing for a Coach is to have a clear vision and transmit that clearly to his players. Lippi always had that, as well as a great ability to motivate us, even when we played every three days. That Juventus had four consecutive European Finals and if you think back, that was an exceptional achievement."[34] Fabrizio Ravanelli, who, like Conte, played under Lippi at Juventus, has also praised Lippi, describing him as a manager who excelled at reading the game and motivating his players.[35]

    In 2001, former footballer Roberto Baggio, who had a difficult relationship with Lippi, and who was often critical of his former manager, also noted in his autobiography – Una porta nel cielo – that he was impressed, however, by the fact that Lippi also paid great attention to his players' diets, and to their athletic preparation, and always made use of the newest technologies and hired athletic coaches who used the most current training methods.[36][37]..."

    https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Marcello Lippi
     
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  2. juveeer

    juveeer Member+

    Aug 3, 2006
    https://www.football-italia.net/119810/happy-birthday-marcello-lippi

    HERE IS A PARTIAL LIST OF HIS TROPHIES:


    Honours:

    World Cup: 2006
    Serie A: 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03

    Coppa Italia: 1994–95
    Supercoppa Italiana: 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003
    Champions League: 1995-96
    UEFA Cup: 1994-95
    UEFA Supercup: 1996
    Intercontinental Cup: 1996

    Chinese Super League: 2012, 2013, 2014
    Chinese Cup: 2012
    AFC Champions League: 2013
     
  3. scirea6

    scirea6 Member+

    Sep 20, 2007
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    Juventus FC
    Will forever remain my favorite manager to have ever coached Juve. Nobody with come close to him.
     
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  4. IcEWoLF

    IcEWoLF Member+

    Juventus
    Jul 15, 2014
    Club:
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    Nat'l Team:
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    When thinking of Juve and coaches he is by far my number one.
    Of course Allegri is having great success, but when Lippi was coaching the Italian league was very strong from top to mid table very competitive.
     
  5. Falc

    Falc Member+

    Jul 29, 2006
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    And yet that fool Sacchi was recently rated third best ever. What a joke. Capello not only was able to continue the success of AC Milan after he took over but exceeded Sacchi. Yet, neither ever reached the same success elsewhere. While Lippi did not replicate what he accomplished at Juve with Inter, he did go on to win the World Cup. But the fools of the media will always love Sacchi.
     
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  6. scirea6

    scirea6 Member+

    Sep 20, 2007
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    The Gazzetta rated Lippi's managerial performance for the 2006 World Cup a '10'. That's unprecedented. It's never happened before or since.

    The way he managed that semi-final was an absolute masterpiece. A work of art.
     
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  7. juveeer

    juveeer Member+

    Aug 3, 2006
    Sacchi may be the most overrated manager ever.

    Look at that Milan side he had. It was completely loaded all the way down to the end of the bench! It would be hard NOT to win with that group.

    Look at the roster for 1994 Italia. Another all star group and he left a ton of talent in Italy too. What did he do with it? Lucked into a final playing some of the most uninspiring football I have seen a vintage Italian team play in a World Cup, and then lost it in PKs with the best Italian PK taker in history firmly rooted to the bench.

    What did he do other than win with that stacked Milan team and mouth off in the media about how medicare everyone else is?
     
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  8. juveeer

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    Aug 3, 2006
  9. Falc

    Falc Member+

    Jul 29, 2006
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    Baggio carried Italia to the final in 1994. If not for the fact that it was a 24 team tournament, gli Azzurri would have had an early vacation. So much expected from that side that summer and we only got a glimpse in the semifinal against Bulgaria.
     
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  10. scirea6

    scirea6 Member+

    Sep 20, 2007
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    It's because of his rapport with Lippi that I've always had immense respect for Sir Alex Ferguson.
     
  11. distributor elbow flange

    Manchester United
    Indonesia
    Jul 19, 2019
    Jakarta Barat
    Nat'l Team:
    Indonesia
    legend coach same with sir alex ferguson at man united ;)
     
  12. IcEWoLF

    IcEWoLF Member+

    Juventus
    Jul 15, 2014
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Both coaches were fantastic, Ferguson was very respectable.

    Back in the day players use to eat pasta, some Gatorade and they were good to go!
     
  13. scirea6

    scirea6 Member+

    Sep 20, 2007
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Ferguson was always a genuinely worthy opponent; imo, the greatest we've ever faced in the CL era.

    I've never had anything but the greatest of respect for him.
     

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