It has to be a complementary relationship and I don't understand why it has to be an either/or thing when it comes to marrotta and conte in this stupid thread. and how do you judge what a 'good purchase' is, by their name? popularity? price? in the end it comes down to the performance and squad fit, which of course conte played a big role in, but marotta too acquired the players that are suitable, that fit. if barza and bonucci leaked 50+ goals plus then, and are now italy's best defense, no doubt it is contributed to conte's work, but would you say marotta was a bad director in acquiring them in the first place? no. so what is the problem? rome wasn't built in a day hell I think we all know that after calciopoli. to get to where we are now, and saying marotta had zero role in it, is simply ludicrous