In the 1970s, Italian football fell into a slump, missing two consecutive European Championships in 1972 and 1976, and being eliminated from the group stage in the 1974 World Cup. At this time, Italian football needs to regain its strength and regain its former glory in world football. The Italian Football Association entrusted the task of reviving Italian football to a manager who was not yet known at the time, and in the end, the manager lived up to expectations, leading Italy to win the 1982 World Cup, recreating the glory of Italian football. The manager is extremely personal and legendary, he is Berzott, because of his frequent smoking, biting pipe image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he is also called "pipe coach".
<h1>An ordinary playing career</h1>
Berardott was born on September 26, 1927, in the town of Argero, in the province of Friuli, Italy. When he was a child, Italy won two consecutive World Cups in 1934 and 1938, and the entire Apennine Peninsula fell silent in the honor and joy of football, which set off a heat wave in Italy, and because of this heat wave, Bealzot fell in love with football. Since then, football has become an inseparable part of his life.
As a young man, Ber arzot was a professional footballer. However, due to his mediocre qualifications, Bealzot's career was very ordinary and he did not achieve any outstanding achievements. He spent most of his playing career in Catania and Turin, and the most glorious experience was probably five seasons at Inter Milan, but only 46 appearances. He also had a record of a national team appearance, but it was also an unforgettable experience. The opponent of that match was the Hungarian Team of the Armada, which swept across world football at the time, and the opponent of Bearzot was "Flying Major" Puskas. Faced with Puskas's devastating attack, Bearzot was powerless, and Italy was lucky to lose only 0:2 in the end, and since then, Bearzot has been isolated from the national team.
In 1964, at the age of 37, after spending the last season of his playing career with Turin, Bealzot ended his career and became the coach of the Turin youth team, and has since stepped into the coaching bench to continue his football life.
<h1>Step by step, you will become the coach of the national team</h1>
After picking up the whip, Bearzot continued to learn. In order to learn advanced and comprehensive football theory, he participated in the Training Course for Coaches of the Italian First Division, and when he worked in the Technical Training Office of the Football Association, he often exchanged views with the coaches of the Italian First Division teams on the development of football technology, which benefited him a lot...
While accumulating football knowledge, Bealzot's position is constantly rising. He started as a coach of the Torino youth team, then became a staff member of the Technical Training Office of the Football Association, then became the head coach of the Serie A team Prato, and then was selected by the Italian Football Association as the manager of the U23 youth national team. In the 1970 World Cup and the 1974 World Cup, Berzott twice followed Italy to the World Cup as assistant coach.
In 1975, Italy performed badly in the European Championship qualifiers in West Germany and missed the final round. By this time, Italian football had experienced years of slump, they had missed the 1972 and 1976 European Championships in a row, and performed very badly at the 1974 World Cup. The Italian Football Association hopes that someone can lead the re-emergence of Italian football and revitalize Italian football. The burden eventually fell on Berzott. For Bealzot at that time, taking on such a heavy responsibility was under great pressure: on the one hand, he did not have any coaching resume that could be handed, and he was questioned, and many people said: "Bealzot can get the coaching seal of the Italian national team is favored by God"; on the other hand, it is not difficult to imagine how difficult the task of revitalizing Italian football is, because there have been so many more accomplished managers than him who have come to succeed.
<h1>Transform Italy and lead the team out of the slump</h1>
After taking office, he first summarized the reasons for Italy's past failures, believing that the low level of coaches and outdated thinking were the main reasons; then studied the tactical styles and playing styles of the top football countries of West Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil and Argentina at that time, absorbed their essence, and came up with ways to defeat them; finally, Bearzot carried out a comprehensive transformation of Italy in a targeted manner, and he formulated a new tactic for Italy that "focused on defensive counterattack and pursued offensive and defensive balance". Some players who adapted to this style of play and potential young stars were recruited to the national team for training and grinding, while those who could not adapt to the new tactical style of play were all dismissed back to their respective clubs except Zov.
After more than a year of building and running-in, Bearzot's transformation of Italy has achieved initial results, and Italy has achieved a good record of 7 wins and 3 losses in the international competition in 1976. In 1977, Berzott led Italy to a successful ticket to the 1978 World Cup. Italians began to recognize the previously unknown Bealzot, and they also had confidence in the revival of Italian football.
Bearzot has not relaxed because Italy has a little improvement, he knows that Italy wants to make a difference in the big game, and there is still a lack of players who can decide the outcome at key moments. At this point, Bearzot noticed Rossi, who had made a name for himself in Italian football, and saw him as the last and most crucial piece of the puzzle in his squad. He made Rossi the centre forward for his team, and then adjusted the team around Rossi to create a flexible, young and energetic team.
In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, Bearzot led Italy to a good performance, they defeated the later champion Argentina in the first stage of the group stage, but in the second stage of the group stage lost to the Netherlands team, which was in its heyday, missed the final, won the fourth place, and was even more pleased that the young center Rossi, who was regarded by Bearzot as the core of the team, performed amazingly, scored 3 goals, and won the silver ball award of that World Cup. Such a performance has won Italy acclaim from the world's football experts, and the whole country is also very satisfied.
However, Bealzot is determined to bring Italian football back to the top, he will not be satisfied with the small achievements he has now, he maintains his usual calm, thinking about how to make Italy better. He is aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the Italian team, he appreciates the optimism of the team, not baggage, pay attention to reality, but at the same time worry that the players are free and loose, lack of tenacious struggle, brave spirit of climbing the peak, according to these advantages and disadvantages, Bearzot developed a more rigorous training plan, further improving the Italian team.
<h1>Firmly believe in Rossi, questioned</h1>
At Euro 1980, Bearzot led Italy to the crown. Unfortunately, they were attacked before the game, and the forward core Rossi was banned for two years due to the scandal, missing this European Championship. For Bealzot, losing Rossi is like a hero breaking his arm. In the end, although they did not perform badly in this tournament, their attack was weak, scoring only 2 goals in 4 games and only finishing fourth.
After the european championship failure, Bealzot more deeply realized the importance of Rossi in the squad. The so-called thousand armies are easy to obtain, and the good generals are difficult to find, and in the heart of Berzott, Rossi's role is irreplaceable. So, during Rossi's ban, Bealzot was very concerned about Rossi's condition and constantly encouraged him. Two years later, the day after Rossi's ban expired, Bealzot did not hesitate to recruit him into the national team and eventually included him in the squad for the 1982 World Cup in Italy, a move that was unanimously questioned by the whole country.
In the 1982 World Cup, Bealzot's Italian team can be described as a mourning soldier. First of all, the whole italian country did not expect much from Bearzot in terms of results this time; at the same time, the foreign media did not take the Italian team too seriously. However, Bearzot has a very strong belief that Rossi will not disappoint him and that the Italian team can win the championship.
Although Berzott has a very positive belief, he has been under a lot of pressure in this World Cup. In the first stage of the group stage, Bearzot firmly believed that Rossi was in no form, italy's attack was weak, and it was difficult to win, and finally advanced only by virtue of the number of goals. Berzott was criticized a lot, and the Italian media blamed him by name.
<h1>Rossi exploded, creating a miracle, and the Italian team won the championship in an unbelievable way</h1>
In the second stage of the match, Italy and South American duo Brazil and Argentina were in the same group, and the first match was slightly improved, they defeated Argentina, who had a talented midfielder Maradona at the time, but Rossi still could not find a shooting target. At this point, doubts about Bealzot's decision to employ people became stronger, and they suggested that Rossi be sent back to Italy and not let him continue to represent Italy. But Bealzot still chose to believe in Rossi, who continued to make Rossi the main center in the crucial battle against Brazil.
Finally, Bealzot was able to keep the clouds open, Rossi broke out completely in the match against Brazil, he scored a hat-trick, led Italy to victory over the biggest favorite of the tournament, and the best performance of the Brazilian team before the game, pushing the South American duo to advance to the final four. Rossi, who welcomed back to the top, ber arzot's Italian team was unstoppable, and they defeated Poland and West Germany in a row, winning the final championship and returning to the top of the world. Both Rossi of Bearzott and the Italian team have done miracles.
At this time, all the doubts about Bealzot disappeared, replaced by all the praise that can be imagined, and the Italian media's evaluation of him changed from the beginning of "Bearzot was able to coach the Italian team because he was favored by God" to "Bearzot did not get God's favor, he is God himself"
<h1>End</h1>
After the great success of the 1982 World Cup, Bearzot did not choose a gorgeous farewell, but continued to stick to the position of the manager of the Italian national team, and successively led the team, but the results were not ideal, in the 1984 European Championship, Italy failed to qualify for the final round of the competition, and the 1986 World Cup lost to France in the 1/8 final, saying goodbye early. After the 1986 World Cup, Bealzot said goodbye to the position of manager of the national team and ended his coaching career. Bealzot held out in the Italian manager's position for 11 years, leaving behind 104 games that remain the longest coaching record to date. He led Italian football out of the trough and to the top, although the ending is not perfect, he is still an immortal legend, in 2010, the legendary manager passed away, in order to commemorate him, the Italian Football Association named the annual best Italian coach award "Bearzot Award".
epilogue:
Throughout Bealzot's coaching career, there are two very obvious characteristics, in addition to the legend, there is also a single, his life can basically be seen as only coaching one Italian team. In him, we see the importance of faith, and it is precisely because of his unwavering sense of faith that rossi's World Cup miracle has been achieved, and the glory of Italian football has been achieved!