Luciano Spalletti Appreciation Thread

[Robespierre]

The man who has taken  back FC Internazionale in Champions League

You are love of my life
I'd let shag my wife
I want bald head too

[Luca]

Always rated top man Spalletti

Congrats fratello @robes

Top 5 poster now supports a top 4 club (in Serie A), whew

[BarcaLearning]

Good to see Inter back in the CL, amazing circumstances and achievement.

[McLewis]

Hated how he left us, but always have respect for him.

All hail the Grand Imperial Poobah

[messixaviesta]

For years I have believed that Spalletti is one of the most underrated managers in this world. Considering how high I rate him Inter Milan should have finished no lower than 3rd but a place in UCL is still a commendable achievement for his very first year in charge of the club.

[messixaviesta]

Hated how he left us, but always have respect for him.

All hail the Grand Imperial Poobah

I could never blame Spalletti for it. He seemed to me to be doing the right thing and was simply a victim of the excessive adulation for Totti. All the more reason for me to support the idea of club legends leaving just before their time is up.

[McLewis]

Hated how he left us, but always have respect for him.

All hail the Grand Imperial Poobah

I could never blame Spalletti for it. He seemed to me to be doing the right thing and was simply a victim of the excessive adulation for Totti. All the more reason for me to support the idea of club legends leaving just before their time is up.

Absolutely. I agree 100%. This could've and would've happened to virtually any coach who left us that season. I agreed with his decision to minimize Totti's playing time as that's what was needed for the team. Had he not done that, Totti may have gotten injured and those points we picked up due to his last minute heroics would have been lost. Spalletti didn't deserve the vitriol that he got. He was quite fair to our players so that must be respected.

[danyjr]

Can one of you Interistas tell me why this guy was sacked?

[M99]

Can one of you Interistas tell me why this guy was sacked?

Conte was available and is far better.

[danyjr]

Is he though? I thought Spalletti achieved all his objectives for the season apart from maybe qualifying from the CL group stage.

[Robespierre]

For same reason why we've changed Mancini for Mourinho in 2008.
Mancini had won Scudetto but we wanted a  qualitative leap.
That's the main reason and it's logic for a big club.


Then I could also say that we've regressed in last period under him ( in fact we got 4th place just on 81' of last matchday.. and we were the best 3rd team of the league on paper) , gamestyle was so worsened, his management of the roster is debatable on certain things ... the downward spiral was so evident that it's better to change in time , with a better manager too, rather than speaking on a sack at the beginning of season...

[rincon]

Is he though? I thought Spalletti achieved all his objectives for the season apart from maybe qualifying from the CL group stage.

Of course he is

[Hapless_Hans]

gamestyle was so worsened, his management of the roster is debatable on certain things ... the downward spiral was so evident that it's better to change in time , with a better manager too, rather than speaking on a sack at the beginning of season...

Exactly why we should have let Kovac go in dignity now in summer

[rincon]

Spalletti is back.

Officially the new Napoli coach, a certain upgrade from Gattuso.

[RealGunner]

how many serie A clubs for him now? 20?

[rincon]

I only remember Udinese, Roma and Inter before this in Serie A.

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