Italy coach: Not Ancelotti, not Conte?

(Baonghean.vn) - The Italian Football Federation has officially fired coach Ventura for failing to help the Azzurri qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The search for a new captain for the blue team is taking place quite vigorously.

According to information revealed by the Italian press, the two strongest candidates for the position of coach of the blue team are Ancelotti and his former player Conte. In terms of talent, Ancelotti and Conte are both qualified to succeed the hot seat left by coach Ventura.

If the Italian national team is led by one of these two strategists, the tifosi will immediately celebrate. However, everything now depends on the decision of Ancelotti and Conte.

After being fired by Bayern Munich at the end of September, coach Ancelotti affirmed: "In fact, I still want to lead players every day, so I will not lead any national team. I will lead a club and if I lead a national team, I feel I am not ready."

Currently, the former AC Milan coach has not returned to work, despite the Croatian Football Federation and many clubs continuously sending him attractive offers.

Coach Ancelotti is still unemployed. Photo: Internet

With his class, Coach Ancelotti can freely choose his desired destination. There is no shortage of famous clubs ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome the strategist who has won 3 Champions League titles as a coach.

There is information that Chelsea and AC Milan are actively pursuing the signature of coach Ancelotti. Therefore, it will not be easy for the Italian Football Federation to successfully convince Ancelotti to agree to take over the hot seat of Azzurri.

The same is true of coach Conte. Experts and fans of the “land of spaghetti” have continuously called on the strategist currently on the payroll of Chelsea FC to return to lead the Italian national team.

It is true that Conte is not really happy at Stamford Bridge, when there is information related to the owner Abramovic intending to fire Conte this season. The captain himself, born in 1969, has expressed his desire to return to his homeland many times.

Coach Conte wants to return to his homeland. Photo: Internet

Returning to Italy to work does not mean that Coach Conte will aim for the position of Azzurri captain. What makes the former Juventus coach not want to return to lead the national team is that he has not been able to successfully conquer the Champions League title.

Although he won many prestigious titles with Juventus and Chelsea (Serie A champion, Premier League champion...), Conte has not left any mark in the most prestigious European club competition. It is unlikely that the Chelsea captain will give up his dream halfway to become the coach of the Italian national team.

Therefore, the prospect of one of the two strong candidates, Coach Ancelotti and Coach Conte, sitting in the hot seat left by Coach Ventura is almost impossible, at least at the present time.

Instead of waiting for Ancelotti or Conte's approval, the Italian Football Federation should conduct negotiations with Max Allegri, Mancini, Mazzarri... which seems more likely to be successful. To some extent, the names mentioned above have also affirmed their names in the colors of their clubs./.

Thanh Hung