After the huge improvement of AC Milan players like Davide Calabria and Hakan Calhanoglu (to name a few) under the command of club head coach Stefano Pioli, La Gazzetta dello Sport published a long piece earlier this day, where they mentioned some of the players improved by the Italian manager in the past.
Asamoah Gyan
The well-known Italian newspaper started by Asamoah Gyan, who was coached by Pioli between 2004 and 2006 in Serie B at Modena FC, where the Ghanaian International scored 15 goals in 54 matches. Therefore, Stefano wanted to take the striker with him to Parma.
Radja Nainggollan
Next one is Naingollan who was launched as a starter by Pioli in 2008/09 season in Serie B. Nainggolan had it all, so much so that Somma predicted a future for him at Real Madrid or United. "I wouldn't be surprised to see you there".
Today he returned to Cagliari, became an idol in Roma and played at Inter, even if here the credit must be shared with Luciano Bruni, the former Primavera coach who played the Ninja as a striker.
Alessandro Diamanti
The best version of Diamanti was seen in Bologna and thanks to Pioli, one with whom the playmaker still have a good relationship. About two years in the rossoblù, from 2011 to January 2013, where Alino scored 19 goals and made several assists for Gila, “the best goal pair in Serie A” according to Stefano (2012/13).
Felipe Anderson
His career has a pre and post Pioli, as the Lazio fans still remember those four months of fire in which Felipe managed everything. In the period between December and April 2015, the former Santos player has scored 10 goals, and assisted 7 with 8 wins in a row. "Pioli gave me the freedom to play".
In his career he has not scored much, the Brazilian came from a disastrous year in which there was even talk of a loan. Then Pioli made him a star.
Veretout and Simeone
Miracle in Florence. Simeone has scored so much only with Pioli (14 goals in 2017/18), while Veretout has been one of the best Viola surprises in recent years (15 goals in two seasons). For Cholito he was a "second father", the Argentine always thanked him, he called him "teacher".
