Legends from the field to the bench

Andrea Pirlo has been appointed new Juventus coach. After being announced only 10 days ago as coach of the Bianconeri subsidiary, the Italian will take the reins of the first team, since Sarri has been dismissed after his sounded failure in the Champions League. The former Juve or Milan midfielder, among others, He was a legend as a footballer, and now he wants to carve out a future as a coach. His case is not unique, far from it. In recent times, many teams have opted for home legends to turn their sporting situation around from the bench.

Guardiola, the origin of everything

It was not the first of this format, but yes, perhaps, the most important of all. In 2008, the whole of Europe was surprised by something that was not usual. A giant of European football put Guardiola, until then a coach of his subsidiary, at the controls of the ship. Although there was a lot of skepticism, Sampedor's was confirmed not only as one of the great coaches of the moment, but also in history.

With FC Barcelona, In his first season as a coach at the highest level, he achieved what no one had ever done: get the sextet. With Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and company, the culé coach won all possible titles. In total, during his time at Can Barça he added a whopping 14 titles in 4 seasons.

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The ‘Cholo’, the oldest

Perhaps wanting to imitate the success achieved by FC Barcelona, Enrique Cerezo wanted to change the course of Atlético de Madrid and bet on a mattress legend: ‘Cholo’ Simeone. Although the Argentine already had a background as a coach, since he had been in charge of several benches in his country and had even directed the Italian Catania, without luck.

But the play could not go better for the president of the Madrid club. Simeone He caught the team in 2011 close to relegation and that same season he would finish in fifth position, also winning the Europa League. But it did not stop there, and continued with its meteoric rise. The following year, Atleti qualified directly for the Champions League, something they had not done since 1996, and won the Copa del Rey 17 years later after beating Real Madrid, something that had not been achieved for 14 years. In addition, he managed to win the League in 2014 and has reached two Champions League finals, although without luck in both.

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Zidane, the 'Champions man'

The class and elegance that Zinedine Zidane gave off on the pitch has been able to take it to its maximum exponent as coach of the most successful club in Europe. Real Madrid trusted the Frenchman to rescue a team that was morally sunk after a bad start to the season. In just 5 months, was able to redirect the white team and take him to play the League until the last match at Barça and win the Champions League against Atleti in Lisbon.

In the following season, achieved something that no coach had achieved with Real Madrid in 59 years: win the Champions League double. The record was double, as he became the first manager in history to win two consecutive Champions League. But he did not stop there and, the following year, he achieved the third. A milestone that will take many years for someone to achieve it again.

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Lampard, to the rescue of the 'blues'

Curiously, after Sarri's departure towards Turin, Frank Lampard was in charge of taking the helm of Chelsea. His first season at the helm of the 'blues' has not been as brilliant as that of the previously named coaches, but it has been remarkable. In his start as London coach, he lost the European Super Cup to Liverpool on penalties.

After a spectacular career in the London box, where he became a legend, this season he has once again led Chelsea to the Champions League, tied on points with United in that fight for third place. In addition, he reached the final of the FA Cup, which he lost to Arsenal. In the Champions League, he has been eliminated by a much superior Bayern. With Werner and Ziyech signed, and Havertz very close to arriving, next season may be a turning point in your career as a manager.

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Arteta, Wenger's heir

After the disappointing passing of Unai Emery, who picked up Wenger's baton as Arsenal manager, the board trusted Mikel Arteta in December, until then Guardiola's assistant, to correct the course of a team that was lost. The Spanish, although he has not had the dreamed season, has met the objective of qualifying the 'gunners' for the Europa League.

He did not get it via Premier, where they were eighth. However, the 'Gunners' reached the FA Cup final at the hands of Arteta, where they faced their main rival, Lampard's Chelsea. Three years later, the Spanish coach, who added 150 games with the Arsenal shirt, added another title to the showcases of his team, thus achieving qualification for Europe.

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Solskjaer, the resurrector

11 years with the ‘red devils’ shirt, with which he won 6 leagues and 1 Champions, made Ole Gunnar Solskjaer one of the most beloved men in Manchester. For this reason, all the fans were pleased when in December 2018 he was announced as Jose Mourinho's replacement. With 14 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, ended up placing United in European positions, becoming worthy of the renewal. This campaign has returned the ‘red devils’ to the Champions League and continues to fight to win the Europa League.

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Flick, German reliability

With the departure of Kovac due to the bad start to the season, which was complicating the fight for the title, Bayern appointed Hans-Dieter Flick interim coach. The German, who won 4 Bundesligas and was runner-up in the European Cup with the Munich club as a player in the 80s, has completely redirected the club's course. With an amazing end to the season, the Bavarians have won the league and the cup, and now they are going for the Champions League.

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Inzaghi, Roman legend

Top scorer in international competitions and in the top-11 of top scorers with Lazio, the former striker was appointed coach of the Roman team in 2016, replacing Stefano Pioli. In his record already has one Italian Cup and two Super Cups. This season he was fighting the league face to face with Juventus, but after the break he deflated and was finally fourth, getting qualification for the Lazio Champions 10 years later.

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