Throughout 2021, the frequency of coaching changes of major giants is a bit breathtaking.
2021 is a year of change, not only many big stars have changed the court, but the frequency of the major giants is even more breathtaking. At the same time, some of the faces we are very familiar with have also begun a "new challenge", going to places that we did not expect, becoming a very unique scenery in European football this year.
Regarding the frequent change of coach, this season's Premier League can be said to have quite a say. In the immediate arrival of November, they have five clubs firing managers, more than the 2020-21 season combined, and also equaling the record set 17 years ago in the history of the same period of coaching. At that time, from Nuno on November 1 to Dean Smith on November 7, three people left class in a week, and it was amazing that the Premier League, which had once improved its patience with the manager, suddenly began to "rush to make a quick profit".
But the point is that this is not the whole of the change of manager, and after entering late November, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has been questioned for a long time, finally bid farewell to Old Trafford, drawing a not-so-beautiful end to United's "DNA strategy". In addition, since it is about changing the manager in 2021, don't forget that Chelsea sent away their "genes" - the early dismissal of Lampard was also in January of this year. There is also former Blade manager Wilder, who was terminated by agreement with Sheffield United's inability to relegate last season, and has actually had a close relationship with this team since he was a player.
DNA, a word that was once very popular in 2019, seems to have basically de-fevered in 2021, not only in the Premier League, there are many demonstrations, but there are similar cases in La Liga, Serie A and even the Bundesliga. At the end of last season, Zidane bid farewell to Real Madrid; Ronald Koeman was sacked by Barca in October; Juventus no longer clings to Pirlo; and Flick, who played for Bayern for many years, also chose to switch to the German national team after the summer.
Of course, their reasons for saying goodbye are different, some because of poor ability, such as the former Italian midfielder. And Koeman is stuck in a bigger quagmire, the Dutch may have some skills, but Barca's trouble is no longer what he can handle at this level. As for Zidane and Flick, who are actually doing a good job, they are unwilling to continue to endure all kinds of nuisances from outside the field, which may come from public opinion, but more should come from the management of the club.
It cannot but be said that in most cases, the main motivation for the team to change the coach is because of the poor record, but 2021 also does have some "non-combat factors" leading to the change of coaches. Real Madrid and Bayern are basically counted, and Inter Milan, who have regained the Serie A title after 11 years, is the best example. Since Conte has already begun to realize his dreams for the club, why did he break up just after he succeeded? In the final analysis, it is because the owner has no money to continue to expand, and must shrink the position to reduce expenses. Such a former championship manager who has a temper and wants to be domineering is bound to be "incompatible with the concept", it is better to get together and scatter to find a more suitable choice.
If someone leaves, naturally someone will come, and the interesting thing about 2021 is more about the choice of teams after the change of coach. A small number of people still believe in the "power of blood", such as Barca, and the removal of Koman in exchange for the purer-blooded Xavi - although there are also factors that other famous managers are willing to take over. Including former England midfielder Gerrard's jump to the middle and lower premier League teams has attracted much attention, but also because many people are optimistic about his Reds genes, looking forward to his return to Liverpool to take over Klopp after a few years of training.
There are also some options that are also "nostalgic", but instead of appointing former players, they have invited back the coach who has led the team to produce results. Real Madrid looking for Carlo Ancelotti, Juventus and Allegri are obviously such a routine. Considering that old acquaintances are familiar with the club and the business ability has long been needed to prove, taking this step in difficult times can definitely be a good trick. It's just that time has passed, and the challenges faced by the leaders who have revisited the place are completely different from those of that year. In this regard, Ancelotti seems to have performed much better, and after surviving a wave of media bombardment, Real Madrid can also bid farewell to 2021 with the top of the La Liga table, but this is also related to the team's foundation. On the contrary, Allegri is not so lucky, and today's Bianconeri are too heavy to return, and the manager alone can not play too much in metaphysics.
However, in the difficult struggle, Allegri still showed a lot of talent, which also shows that two years of idleness is not a problem, and the real famous coach is not so easy to fade. In fact, not only at the club level, after the Dutch national team broke the round of 16 in the European Championship, didn't they quickly invite Louis van Gaal, who had been retired for many years, to bid farewell to De Boer. The latter also did a good job in the second half of the year to lead the team to the final round of the World Cup.
But note that not all coaches can return to the way we used to be. Although in 2021, we also saw Ancelotti's "counterattack", from Everton in the middle of the Premier League to the top giants Real Madrid, but Mourinho and Benitez, who also lifted the Champions League trophy, now have a tendency to continue to "marginalize". Among them, Master Bei is still "unladylike", and Everton cannot burn money due to the limitations of fiscal fairness policies, and he can only take a group of remnants of soldiers to suffer and be happy. Mourinho is very high-profile, at least when he first arrived in Rome, he is almost like a king, but don't forget that the Portuguese were swept out by Thera spurs in the Premier League, and in the half season of Serie A, the madman was beaten more than once, and the ranking of 6th in the half league was far from satisfactory.
Mourinho left a pit at Tottenham Hotspur, and the chairman Levi first chose the "economically suitable man" Nuno to fill it, but soon found that the road was not passable, and instead invited Conte. This actually shows that the famous godhead is easier to eat. Similarly, Manchester United gave up the DNA route, and the next step must be to find a high-grade candidate. Although Lonnick only received the title of "interim manager", he also had the title of "German professor" when he returned to the front line after two years.
Regarding the signing of the Red Devils and Ronnick on "0.5+2", it can also be seen that there are two trends in today's football. First, there is no most suitable replacement for the coach, and it can be "made up" first, for example, Dortmund fired Favre at the end of 2020, and Rozer, who was scheduled from Borussia Möncheng, was only in place this season. Then it is even more obvious that the German coach is quite popular and has many bright performances. When Tuchel replaced Lampard at the beginning of the year, many people just thought that it was easier for the Germans to teach the "indisputable" German new signings in the Blues, but Chelsea won a champions cup. Bayern, who lost Flick, also continues to be invincible under the 34-year-old Nagelsmann, which is enough to prove that Germany's coaching talent is not only Klopp, who has been on fire in the past few years.
Wen | Yan Yu
Edit | Fat Cat