Fabrizio Ravanelli’s failed Ajaccio overhaul met player resistance in 2013

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·18 August 2026

Fabrizio Ravanelli’s failed Ajaccio overhaul met player resistance in 2013

Fabrizio Ravanelli’s attempted reboot at AC Ajaccio in June 2013 centred on an intense fitness drive that the squad soon resisted.

According to L'Équipe, the former Italian football figure prescribed exhausting physical work, long hours in the weights room and the use of supplements.

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He tried to impose these principles across the group at the start of pre-season. The players quickly rejected them and the plan faltered.

The approach focused on discipline and conditioning from day one. Buy-in, however, proved elusive.

What began as an ambitious overhaul was short-lived, leaving Ajaccio’s dressing room unconvinced by the methods.

Source: L'Équipe

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