The former deputy coach is looking for a team: “I would like a serious project, not necessarily a prominent: I just want to measure myself in football after 25 years spent on the field”
In the last few hours there has been talk of him for what has all the air of being an appeal, launched by the microphones of a private TV: “I am looking for a bench, I would like to have an opportunity too since they have recently gone it a little to everyone”. Alberico Evani tries to move the waters without losing the usual elegance. The same that – when with his complete Armani gave a touch of style to the blue bench – he was worth the compliments of the international fashion magazines. Never a loose button, never a node of the unwitting tie. And never a word out of place, on the pitch, but not even in front of the microphones. This is why his protest – civil plays and measured tones – immediately caught in the sign. We contacted him to try to understand more.
Evani, her has all the air of being an outlet …
“No, I wouldn’t call him an outburst. Let’s say more an awareness. That wants them to say: they have been in football for many years and I know how certain dynamics work …”
Without turning too much around: he was badly remained that he had not had proposals after the farewell to the national team.
“Yes, because before accepting the role of deputy in 2018 I had started my apprenticeship as a true coach (he says it textual, ed). I started in the youth of Milan, from the newcomers to the spring, then I led the San Marino in Lega Pro that I left in 2nd place three days from the end of the championship for disagreements with the property. And then he called me Sacchi in the national team: Under 18, 19 and 20, before entering the staff of Ventura and Mancini. collaborator “.
A path that should have open his doors for a bench of his own …
“I thought so. Instead, when in 2023 the Federation operated a reshuffle in Mancini’s staff, I was offered the bench of the women’s national team. I didn’t feel like accepting and today I am here, still waiting”.
Mancini would have wanted her with him in Arabia …
“It’s true, we talked about it, but I preferred to stay in Italy for personal motivations. Roberto understood and nothing has changed between us.”
Are you always in contact?
“Absolutely: the esteem and friendship have remained unchanged. Knows my strengths and defects and I know him. Together we did great things.”
Euro 2020 above all. What do you feel you learned from the Mancio coach?
“Roberto grew up a lot in his transition from footballer to coach: he softened a lot in relations with others, has a lot of patience with young people and immediately enters the group immediately. I think this was the secret of our victory”.
And she as a coach, feels closer to Sacchi or Mancini?
“Difficult to say. Arrigo has distorted football, he taught us everything both as a coach and as head of the youth sector in the national team. The Mancio created a group cohesive with the culture of work. They are two large points of reference for me”.
What is the module he prefers for his teams?
“Given that the coach must always adapt to the material available, I like the 4-3-3, which, in my view, guarantees optimal coverage of the field in the two phases. Then we ‘Sacchiani’ obviously know the 4-4-2 by heart, which is always a evergreen“
And in Serie to which coaches do you like them?
“There are many. As an Italian who is doing a great job with more experienced technicians such as Conte and Gasperini with Bologna. But I would not neglect Thiago Motta: the exoners captain, his ideas remain. For him I see an important future”.
Would Conceiçao save Milan’s season by also winning the Italian Cup?
“I did not expect so many difficulties: the quality is there, but there have been no continuity and a group spirit. Conceiçao has so far had little time to affect with his ideas, but now, with the exit from the Champions League, it is called to bring results. And the Italian Cup is still a prestigious trophy that Milan have not won for too many years. For how things have been put on so I would say yes: a cup and supercppa would be a difficult season”.
Would you feel ready for a bench in Serie A?
“I feel ready to go back to the bench, I don’t care the category: I am looking for a serious project and a job opportunity to be able to measure myself with my football. It doesn’t matter if in Serie A, in B or even in C: with the right ambitions and motivations I would not close any door”.
What if Mancini found a team and called her as his deputy?
“Roberto is a friend, he appreciates me and knows how to enhance me. If I were still waiting for a call I would tell him yes: he can always count on me”.
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