Cherubini knew him in the Juve nursery: contract until 2027
The future of Parma is called Carlos Cuesta. Thirty years on 29 July, Spanish from Palma di Mallorca, six languages spoken, is the coach chosen to replace Cristian Chivu on the Emilian bench. This morning the details of the contract should be defined after having terminated with Arsenal: agreement until 2027, an engagement of just less than one million euros. The news, bounced in the city late in the evening, aroused many doubts among the fans who immediately went to type the name of Cuesta on the main search engines. Result? The Spaniard, so far, has been part of Mikel Arte in Arsenal staff, has been working with the Gunners for three seasons, he is very estimated in the environment, and has also had an experience in Italy with Juventus’ under 17. Understandable doubts for a profile that, if on the one hand responds perfectly to the needs of the club and the wishes of President Krause, on the other it represents more than a bet a real leap in the dark. And from the dark you can come out victorious, that is, finding the enlightened road immediately, or if you remain prisoners with all the consequences of the case.
Parma, the after Chivu
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That President Krause had in mind a blow after Chivu’s farewell had guessed himself from the unusual slowness in the communication of the chosen coach and the relative calm that enveloped the Collecchio environment. Evidently Cuesta had been identified for some time, the talks with him had slipped in the last period and Parma managers had obtained an excellent impression. It was the CEO Federico Cherubini, always in tune with the future diesse Alessandro Pettinà, to submit the name of Cuesta to the president who is always very sensitive when young and ambitious men are expected to be included in the organigram. It should not be forgotten that the first coach “approved” by Krause after the purchase of Parma (Fabio Liverani and Roberto D’Aversa, who replaced him in the race in the 2020-21 season, were technicians who returned to his project) was Enzo Maresca, today at Chelsea. Even Maresca, like Cuesta, had never guided a first -person team, was simply an assistant by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. In Maresca the president entrusted Parma just relegated and gave him three years to achieve what he had in mind, only to then exone him after four months.
Parma Record
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If we were in Cuesta, net of the experience that Krause may have gained since the beginning of the adventure in Italian football to today, it would keep the ears well straight. One thing is certain: with him Parm would beat a record. Cuesta, with its thirty years not yet completed, would be the youngest coach in the history of the Serie A with a single group. How will Parma play? Easy to answer, if his model is Arte who, in turn, has always followed Guardiola’s lesson. Team that seeks possession-palla, who obviously focuses on young people and who will have, as an idea-guide, that of “Spanish”. If he succeeds in the company, the field will say. But even before the field the obstacle to overcome will be the distrust of the people who thought about the names of De Rossi, Palladino, Pirlo, Van Bommel as possible coaches. There is only one way to convince skeptics: playing well, having fun and, possibly, win. Krause’s goal is to face the second Serie A season without the fears of the recent past. In short, quiet salvation. To Carlos Cuesta, now, the task of organizing the mission.
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