Paratici: At Juve I felt out of place, Spurs made me feel at home | OneFootball

The current Tottenham Sporting Director, Fabio Paratici, spoke to Sky Sport Insider about his experience at Juventus and his role under the London club.

Fabio Paratici to Sky: “I blindly believe in the director-coach relationship, at Juve I felt wrong”

Here are the words of the former Juventus Sporting Director, as reported by JuventusNews24:

On Tottenham

“They really made me feel at home. I arrived in June 2021, then in November there was this very, very strong event. And it's not easy: you're in a place where they partially know you, you're afraid they'll judge you differently. But here, they never judged me but always supported and helped me. There was never a moment when I felt doubts about myself. I stayed as a consultant out of respect for this club that had nothing to do with what happened. At the end of the suspension, I resumed my work. I have to thank everyone“.

On Juventus

“The first thing I can say is that everything you win is quickly forgotten, while everything you don't win stays in your head. And it's the same for me: what I lost stays with me more, like the Champions League finals with Juventus, or the Super Cup with Tottenham, or even the Coppa Italia final with Sampdoria, which was the first I attended as a manager. I truly remember them as a physical pain even now. When you win, it almost seems normal.

I think of Juve: repeating ourselves for 9 years in a row is difficult. If you do 365 x 9 it's a crazy calculation: it means that for about 3500 days we were first in the standings. To do this, you have to start working on Monday with a winning mentality. This was an incredible thing that the people who worked at Juventus did. And it will be difficult to repeat.

Why couldn't the team recover? This is a question that, when asked to my colleagues while I was at Juventus, made me angry if they answered: how could they respond to such a question if sometimes even I didn't know what the problem was? I never allowed myself to tell those who worked to give advice. I felt like I was wrong“.

On his role

“When you have to build a team, it's very difficult. Identifying a good player is much easier. When you have to build it by combining different players, the various pieces, so they work together, it's much more difficult, much more analytical: you need much more talent. I would almost define it as an art to build the team: it's like a great chef who has many ingredients and has to make a great dinner“.

On the relationship with coaches

“I blindly believe in the director-coach relationship: as a director, you almost have to nullify your football ideas to embrace those of the coach you have. My football, today, is that of Thomas Frank. […] I have always discussed a lot of football with my coaches and I have learned a lot from them: they are very prepared. When you go to have a discussion with them, you have to be knowledgeable, or they will destroy you football-wise. Managers must support them and endure them in what they think is the right thing for them. We are there to help them, not to question them. The role of a manager is fundamental because it must ensure that everything works well. It must put everyone in the best possible condition to perform at a high level.”

On Tudor and Spalletti

“First of all, I want to clarify that I am very attached to Igor Tudor. I am very sorry because he deserved this chance after many tough experiences, and I am sorry for how it ended. For him and Juventus. Luciano is a great coach, I don't have to say it. I wish him all the possible success.”

Raffaele Morra

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