Inducted this Wednesday into his role as OM coach, Gennaro Gattuso could surprise observers.
If he is renowned for his qualities as a leader of men, Gennaro Gattuso also benefits from a certain rating among coaches renowned for their tactician profile, like Luis Enrique. The current coach of Paris Saint-Germain has already met the Italian in Spain, when Gattuso was on the bench for Valence CF. And he only thought good things about it, as he confided in 2022.
Gattuso, defensive coach? ” It’s quite the opposite ! »
“ He comes from Italian football and you might think he’s a defensive coach, but it’s quite the opposite, Luis Enrique said about the new OM coach. He is a coach who changed the mentality of his players, even within a weaker team (than Real or Barça). I like to watch Valencia play. They know how to play ball and attack from the back. They can attack space with ease and I also like Gattuso’s energy, he’s a competitive beast“.
These strong words from Luis Enrique tend to break the reductive cliché of the manager with a limited grip in his tactical precepts. The reunion between the two men also promises to be warm during the Classic of the return phase.
