Here’s what changes could be coming to Europe’s benches.
ANDThe future of many of Europe’s great football benches is gradually becoming clearer. Such is the case with Barcelona and Bayern, who recently announced Hansi Flick and Vincent Kompany as their new coaches. However, There are many other clubs who have yet to decide who will be their new ‘boss’. I’m looking forward to next season. And it is important that he is selected as soon as possible, as the sporting authorities must begin to delineate the transfer market and It would be important to get the verdict of their new coaches to approve possible additions.
La Liga: expected only from Seville
There are few great footballers in Spain who are looking for a new coach to lead their projects. And this is what After Barcelona hired Hansi Flick to replace Xavi Hernandez, only a sleeping giant like Sevilla needs a new leader. carry out the deep reconstruction that the Nervion entity needs.
Quique Sanchez Flores, who took over mid-season after Diego Alonso’s failed experiment, had the option of an automatic extension if Sevilla finished in the top ten. They didn’t achieve it… and they didn’t seem to have any intention of continuing. This was reported to Del Nido Carrasco, who made it public on May 18th.
According to MARK, Victor Orta’s main option is Garcia Pimienta. After a life associated with Can Barça, in January 2022 he took over the Las Palmas project. A year and a half later he has taken him to the First Division after five seasons and this season, although things are going from bad to worse. He managed to maintain his category while playing extremely attractive football. His contract expires at the end of the season… and all eyes are on landing Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Premier League: a few elephants in the room
There are many benches in England that are about to change tenants for next season. Liverpool and West Ham finished their homework first and have already officially announced who will replace Jurgen Klopp and David Moyes. These are Arne Slot, who joined from Feyenoord, and Julen Lopetegui, who will again take up a project in the Premier League after leaving Wolverhampton. at the beginning of the course.
From there, Several unknown people are sitting on two benches that are not particularly stable. in recent times. The first one is Chelsea. After the unexpected farewell to Mauricio Pochettino, the Blues have explored several options to find his replacement and, in principle, it seems that they have already They would have chosen Enzo Maresca.
After a bad experience at Parma, he put himself in the hands of Pep Guardiola to absorb his methods. at Manchester City. One year later, He took over Leicester’s project upon their return to the Championship and nine months later returned them to the Premier League. Without a doubt, the budding Italian coach has established himself as one of the most exciting on the modern football scene thanks to his work at the King Power Stadium. This is exactly the potential Chelsea sees in him, which they are going to spend. 10 million euros will remain at Stamford Bridge until 2030.
The Premier League’s other elephant in the room lies at Old Trafford. Basically, Ten Hag’s time in charge of Manchester United appears to be over after two seasons. Advice from technical experts such as Mauricio Pochettino, Kieran McKenna and Thomas Frank was examined. However, the FA Cup victory over Manchester City, despite everything, radical changes may occur in events.
Serie A: radical change from north to south
There are also many excellent teams in Italy who are going to add some zest to their projects. with the clear intention of setting up a fight against Inter Milan, which now seems invincible. This is the case with Milan, Juventus, Naples and Fiorentina.
Milan already announced the dismissal of Stefano Pioli a week ago, despite having another year left on his contract after three seasons of stagnation after winning the Scudetto in 2021–22. His replacement appears to be well on the right track. Near Paulo Fonseca, current coach of Lille, whose contract expires on June 30. His good work with young people is without a doubt his main selling point. In fact, Milan are behind two of their players: Thiago Santos at right-back and Jonathan David at striker. In addition, he has experience working in Italy. He was at Roma from 2019 to 2021.
Juventus also appear to have a replacement in Massimiliano Allegri.sacked after playing in the Coppa Italia final. All roads lead to Thiago Motta, the signing of which will be officially announced in the coming days until the final details are clarified and the Allegri settlement is settled. Actually, A few days ago he already announced that he would not continue to perform in Bologna.where he has done an impressive job over the past two years, leading the team to the Champions League. Changing your style is, without a doubt, extremely stimulating.
Another Italian great that needs a deep overhaul, starting from the bench, is Naples. Worst title defender in Calcio history. The (unsuccessful) inventions of Rudy Garcia, Mazzarri and Calzone to fill the void left by Spalletti were failures. For Aurelio De Laurentiis, the experimentation is over as he has his sights set on Antonio Conte, who is expected to cut deep. create a template according to your wishes.
Finally, Fiorentina are also looking for a new leader. But not because the project failed. Quite the contrary, as they made two European finals in a row… although they lost both. The problem is that Vincenzo Italiano said he will not renew his contract which connected him with Artemio Franchi until the end of the course. There are several names on the table who will succeed him. Basic: Alberto Aquilanicurrent coach of Pisa in Serie B and formerly of Fiore, and Raffaele Palladinocoach of Monza. Maurizio Sarri is also being monitored.but he cooled down.
Ligue 1: Marseille seeks stability
Things are pretty calm in France. Luis Enrique will continue his career at PSG. Adi Hutter in Monaco. Pierre Sage in Lyon… Changes will take place at the Olympique in Marseille. who started the course with Marcelino García Toral and finished it with the retired Jean Louis Gasset. Among them, Gattuso also had his chance.
The main candidate for the bench at the Velodrome was Paulo Fonseca. But the fact that he failed to qualify for European competition forced the Portuguese to turn to Milan. Longoria and Benatia have made their move, and right now All eyes are on Sergio Conceiçãowho will leave Porto after seven seasons. Villa-Boas’s accession to the presidency was a key moment in his departure from Do Dragao.
Ajax and Porto: big unknowns away from the top league
In addition to the five major leagues, there are several “classics” who are also looking for a new coach. One of them is Ajaxwhich after Graham Potter’s refusal has his eye on Francesco Farioli rebuild the project and get closer to PSV and Feyenoord again. This year his Nice has become smaller and larger. But in the end, he managed to take the team to Europe, largely due to the team’s good performance in defensive matters. In fact, no team has conceded fewer goals in Ligue 1 (29). Half of Europe played him… but it was Ajax who convinced him.
Another – Portothat, as already noted, will lose Sergio Conceicao. He has a contract until 2028. But there is also a way out, which, according to Record, he will implement in the coming days after Villas-Boas comes to the presidency, to the detriment of Pinto da Costa. However, There is no name associated with the Portuguese organization that collected its witnesses. In Do Dragao, everything is still unknown.