For life on the Napoli bench”. Speaking in Amsterdam at the General Assembly of the ECA, the Association of European Clubs, the president of Napoli – speaking to Sky Sport – spoke about the future of Carlo Ancelotti. “I would like him here for life, like Ferguson in Manchester”, the words of the Napoli patron. “If I have taken a coach who loves the city, our sports center and has said he wants to stay even eight years – said De Laurentiis – then I want him here for life”. An idea that has a precise source of inspiration: Alex Ferguson’s experience on the Manchester United bench, which lasted 27 years, from 1986 to 2013. “I follow Ferguson’s line – admitted De Laurentiis -: for me the coach must be the point of reference for the club. He represents it as a whole. In addition to the management of the club, there is also the sporting management, which is fundamental and central to a football club”.
Article published on March 26, 2019 - 12pm
