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The Athletic FC Podcast

Is Thiago Motta the next great coach?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Sports, Premier League, Champions League, Soccer,, World Cup

4.01.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Thiago Motta, the mastermind behind Bologna's unlikely push for a Champions League spot, is seen as one of the most impressive up-and-coming managers.

With plenty of clubs looking for a new head coach this summer — could Motta be ready for a move to one of European football’s elite? 

Also where might Roberto De Zerbi end up & how much will his style influence the roles he could be offered?

Produced by Jay Beale.

Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead


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Tiago Motta, the mastermind behind Bologna's unlikely push for a Champions League spot,

0:41.8

is seen as one of the most impressive up-and-coming managers.

0:45.6

With plenty of clubs looking for a new head coach this summer,

0:48.7

could Mota be ready for a move to one of European football's elite?

0:53.0

And how much does a new manager's style influence

0:55.8

the roles that they're offered? I'm Adam Leventhal. Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast.

1:10.8

Well, alongside me for this one is the Athletics Italian football writer James Horncastle

1:16.8

and our data writer Mark Carey, who's written a profile on Tiago Motta, part of a series

1:23.7

for The Athletic this week profiling six up and coming managers, which I recommend

1:29.3

everyone reads.

1:30.7

Before we get to your perspective on Motta's impact on the pitch mark, James, I wanted to just

1:36.6

get into your sort of knowledge of the man.

1:39.7

You wrote a great article with a wonderful intro regarding the Da Vinci Code, which I also

1:46.7

recommend people read back in February 2023. It went on a mystical journey, and I loved every

1:53.3

minute of it. For people who aren't aware, who don't have their eyes sort of tracked on Sidiya,

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