I think we should look at the situation we have now while evaluating potential coaches. Where do you guys think the gap is currently? Where did Ranieri go wrong ?
First and foremost we have to accept that this squad is weak and will probably stay that way next season, when compared to Inter and other clubs in Europe. We have a large number of average players and they we can't replace the whole lot, while expecting to get any type of success or even reach minimum targets such as doing well or even reaching the CL.
Now to the current problems we have from a managerial sense. We need someone who has a strong personality to lead this group of players and deal with the management as well. While we're at personality, we need someone to instil back the winning mentality back in the squad to get them to play at a high level throughout the season.
Tactically we have been pretty inconsistent in regards to adjusting our plans or in some games even pre-game preparation ( admittedly part of it is due to the squad and injuries). The main factor here is inconsistency imo, some games hes doing well in some aspects while others he was simply out of ideas. We need someone with a strong tactical approach, rather than simply put the burden back on the players to perform.
Who could fill in all the gaps ? I don't think we could reasonably get anyone with all those attributes. So which ones are the most important?
-Spalletti- strong tactically especially in preparation, but somehow weak from a personality perspective especially from a discipline perspective.
- Prandelli: Again strong tactically even during games but he is suspect while dealing with pressure and he doesn't seem to settle on a set of players ( i don't know if its only him or thats marino's influence).
-Gasperini- Seems to be the best option due to the good mix of tactics and personality. But he hasn't been tested in the big stage( europe, challenging for top spots etc). So we don't entirely know how he would deal with everything when the going gets tough.
- Conte: Haven't seen much of his games (only a couple if am not mistaken) but his personality is respected by most of the players due to his past status at the club and will have the fans support for the same reason. He is the riskiest of the lot imo, as he has only coached at Serie B.
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