Former Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri admits he loved watching Thiago Motta’s Bologna final season, so he voted for the ex-Bianconeri boss within the 2023-24 Panchina d’Oro.
Italian skilled league coaches voted for the perfect supervisor in 2023-24. The award ceremony passed off in Coverciano, Florence, on Monday.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi, the 2003-24 Serie A champion, within the Panchina d’Oro winner, adopted by Gian Piero Gasperini and Vincenzo Italiano, the Fiorentina coach final season.
Sarri attended the ceremony and spoke to Sky Sport Italia after the occasion.
The Italian tactician has been with out a membership since March 2024 when Igor Tudor changed him at Lazio.
Paradoxically, the Croatian has simply been appointed as the brand new Juventus boss, .
“It’s at all times onerous to have an concept from the surface. There are certainly inside dynamics that we will’t perceive,” Sarri mentioned about Motta’s sacking.
Sarri voted for Thiago Motta as Greatest Serie A coach in 2023-24
“It’s at all times tough to judge from the surface. Absolutely, some inside dynamics make the distinction in some selections when outcomes don’t arrive.”
Sarri was the final Juventus coach to win the Serie A title in 2019-20.
The previous Juventus boss revealed he voted for Thiago Motta for the Panchina d’Oro award.
“It’s a wierd award because it refers to 2023-24,” he mentioned.
“We voted eight or 9 months after the tip of the season. In these 9 months, issues that occurred might result in a unique vote, however that is about 2023-24.
“If we had voted the day after the tip of the season, Thiago Motta might have received. It was about 2023-24, and I had enjoyable watching Bologna.”
Sarri additionally shared his view on the Serie A title race.
“I’d be glad if Atalanta stay concerned till the tip. It’s an unimaginable historical past and I’d like to see them up there till the tip,” he mentioned.
“There was a sense from the start that Inter and Napoli had one thing greater than the others. Inter greater than Napoli. It’s good that the race is open till the tip. At this time, I used to be fortunate to speak to Antonio Conte, and I used to be completely happy that I noticed a coach in love with the folks. That is one thing Napoli creates, and I used to be glad about it.”
How is Sarri making ready for his subsequent appointment?
“Like all of us, when there are these durations, one tries to stay up to date, watching gamers, groups, and traits,” he mentioned.
“It’s regular; I feel it’s what all of us do when we’re not teaching.”
When will he return?
“After I obtain a name and whether or not an emotion and a powerful motivation match it,” Sarri concluded.