‘The greatest club side’ – Liverpool legend reveals admiration for Sacchi and Baresi | OneFootball

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has once again spoke about his admiration for Arrigo Sacchi, Franco Baresi and the legendary AC Milan sides of the 1990s.

Carragher has often publicly stated that he grew up watching and loving the Milan side that dominated the European scene and that he is fascinated by the work of Sacchi and some of the defenders that wore the red and black shirt.

As part of of a special on The Overlap’s ‘It Was What It Was’ series, the ex-Liverpool captain spoke again about the legendary Italian coach and the defender who worked under him. You can listen to the full podcast here.

“The AC Milan team that he produced and then passed on was in most people’s eyes one of if not the greatest club side we’ve seen in modern times,” he said.

“And every great coach or manager of the last 15-20 years, whenever you ask them who their idol was or who was their inspiration, Sacchi is normally at the top of that list.

“If you asked me my favourite player of all time I’d say Franco Baresi because of basically the hold he had on that team and the organisation, the concentration levels that would have been needed to organise that team on the pitch.”

Sacchi is regarded as a visionary with a unique story given he went from coaching at a low level to winning the Serie A title in his 1987–88 debut season and then dominating European football by winning back to back European Cups in 1989 and 1990.

Baresi meanwhile spent his 20-year career with Serie A club Milan, captaining the club for 15 seasons, winning three UEFA Champions League titles, six Serie A titles, four Supercoppa Italiana titles, two European Super Cups and two International Cups, as well as a World Cup with Italy.