A coach should only be restricted by his players' abilities meaning that given the talent, they should excel. Ancelotti is like that, he isn't a guy that builds teams, but he gets his players to execute his plan and it let's him win on the big stage. The other side is Conte who squeezes his team and makes them fit his methods with often excellent results. Both have downsides and can get exposed in the higher level games, but both can have big rewards.
I can't tell if Motta is either type. He isn't getting the best out of the squad, nor is he developing anyone. I appreciate that he can't use his Bologna tactics with us since we don't have those specific players, but I'm seeing no evolution of the team. A strong manager with personality and intelligence would love such an opportunity given our resources. The squad isn't great, but it's certainly not shit given some* of our performances.
Both Palladino and Maresca last season fit into the same bracket as Motta, but somehow we picked the seemingly weakest one of the three. Do our management not properly watch how the manager works or only go by the one that finished highest?
I hope Motta can turn it around, but I've seen nothing special so far. Hopefully with some backup players coming in January, we can see some improvements and perhaps Motta's tactics can be on show. We definitely have that grinta, I just want to see if he can restore Vlahovic, Diaz, Nico, and Koopmeiners to their previous levels.