Arrigo Sacchi approves of the idea of signing Thiago Motta for the Milan bench next season. Here are his words to La Gazzetta dello Sport:
"Three adjectives: modern, European, visionary. I've already said it: he's someone who looks forward, who is tuned in with the times, who thinks quickly. Otherwise, if he weren't like that, he wouldn't have been able to build the beautiful reality that is Bologna. I struggle to find a similarity with other coaches, but I say that, like Gasperini, he's a coach who gives a lot to football. In terms of commitment, courage, and ideas. Thiago Motta has ideas, which are the most important thing in a coach's repertoire. Because players can be bought or not, but ideas are uniquely yours and simply need to be conveyed to your players to achieve what you desire."
On the Motta-Milan hypothesis:
"I see it very well, provided that... You see, I care about coaches, and I would like them to always be put in the best conditions to express themselves. Here, at Milan, I still haven't understood what the chain of command is. I will never tire of saying that successes always start from the club, which, with its history and its style, is more than the team, and the team matters more than the individual. So, how is the club structured? Who decides? What policy is intended to be pursued? Thiago Motta is great because someone who is fighting to get into the Champions League with Bologna must necessarily have superior qualities. But we need to see if Milan's environment is ready to welcome him with the availability and patience that a coach needs."
On the importance of the club organisation, Sacchi said:
"I remember what the Milan executives, from Berlusconi to Galliani, from Braida to Ramaccioni, did for me. After three matches, I lost Van Basten due to injury. Dutch Milan? I only had one Dutchman: Gullit. It was the others, the Italians, who became Dutch in mentality, in team spirit, in availability, in generosity, in altruism. And the role of the club, in this process of revolution, was fundamental. Berlusconi, at a somewhat delicate moment, called the players and said, 'I have full confidence in Arrigo. Those of you who follow him will stay. Those who don't will leave.' Clear, right? So, I wish the next Milan coach, whether it's Thiago Motta or someone else, to have executives like the ones I had."
