The coach has already saved the bench in Cagliari. Carlo’s son has just freed himself from Botafogo
Alberto Gilardino’s bench creaks. Stefano Moreo’s last-gasp goal prevented Cagliari from yet another defeat (it would have been the eighth) and above all the sacking of the coach, who was already in the club’s mind. But the decision only seems to have been postponed and another defeat will most likely be fatal to the 2006 world champion. And since the next match will be against Juventus at the Arena, the chances of a turning point become very high. This is why Pisa has already moved forward and is working on the succession. With a decidedly original idea: to make the young Davide Ancelotti, Carlo’s son and fresh from his experience (his first as head coach) with Botafogo, in Brazil, make his debut in Italy.
the crisis
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Gilardino is criticized above all for the results, even if the team has not been particularly strengthened compared to last season in Serie B. The only success was the home win against Cremonese, the penultimate place with the safety zone at 3 points is a meager result for a team which, however, perhaps could not have achieved more. The imminent transfer market comes to the rescue, and it is no coincidence that Pisa is working on various hypotheses to strengthen itself. But the change of coach is also part of this perspective. The usual names of technicians waiting for accommodation were evaluated but they did not warm up the property too much. The opportunity to take on a name as important as that of Ancelotti jr., who grew up in the shadow of his father and has now taken off towards a personal career, had a very different effect.
europa
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Davide had a very short career as a footballer (Borgomanero in Serie D) and then always followed his father around Europe. From PSG to Real Madrid, then to Bayern Munich, to Napoli, to Everton and again to Madrid until last season, with a sensational series of trophies. Then the Ancelottis went their separate ways. In truth, Davide remained next to his father even in the first match against Brazil, then he had the opportunity to coach Botafogo. Having reached sixth place in the championship and qualified for the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores, Ancelotti jr. he was sacked last week. A decision taken without batting an eyelid, a bit like his father’s style, a bit because perhaps the Pisa hypothesis was already taking shape.
coincidence
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Just thirty years ago, father Carlo made his debut on the bench at the helm of Reggiana, also at 36 years old. The team started badly and after 7 days they were last, but slowly climbed back up and at the end of that season they narrowly achieved promotion to Serie A, finishing fourth. A bit of what Pisa should ask of its son: not to win, but to remain in that category it just conquered after 34 years of waiting. Saving yourself, at this point, would be like winning another promotion. Davide Ancelotti, following in the footsteps of his father Carlo. The most successful of all.
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