He use to do hardly any talking on the field. When he talks, even in interviews, he's very quiet.
I remember seeing an interview once with Seedorf and he commented on how long it took him to understand Pirlo on the field as he doesn't talk, you have to read him and learn his subtle gestures to understand where the pass is going to go or where he wants you to be.
There is a real misconception around the characteristics of a good leader and there isn’t only one way someone can become a good leader. A lot of the time it’s not what a leader says that’s important - it’s what they don’t say.
I think of the people in my company in senior roles, a lot of them have got there by being brash, loud, self proclaiming and borderline aggressive - but these people aren’t good leaders and they don’t inspire their people. No one wants to work for them.
I wouldn’t mistake Pirlo’s quiet demeanour as a weakness - particularly as a head coach. The instant respect he will command from his playing days will give him a foot up and from reading his book and reading into people opinions on him it is clear he is a very intelligent and diligent person with an eye for detail.
People are massively over complicating the role of a football manager. Experience doesn’t = success and neither does a successful playing career.
The role of a football manager requires someone who understands the game and can devise theoretical plans. They are a facilitator of their players skill sets. Pirlo’s job is to set the team and the players up in a way that harnesses their potential. Allegri said it throughout his tenure - systems and theory aren’t the important things, it’s reading the game and getting your players to understand how to interpret the match.
Pirlo was such a fantastic reader of the game as a player, one of if not the best. There were few who understood and could see 3/4 steps ahead like him, Zidane, Xavi and possibly Scholes in my lifetime.
He has everything needed to do well. We’re in good hands
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