by Fabio Gennari (opening image MF Foto)
Gian Piero Gasperini, in Dublin against Bayer Leverkusen, achieved victory number 200 since he took over as Atalanta coach. This is an important goal, something that also gratifies on a statistical level a work that has lasted for years and has always been carried out with the same philosophy: there is an idea, you believe in it and you follow through. Without ifs and buts. Aware that things can also go wrong but without thinking that a failure to win represents a defeat. “Either we win or we learn”, the coach of the Goddess has said many times.
The 200 wins came in 385 games. Also considering the 90 draws, we are over 75 percent of matches closed with a positive result. More than 3 games out of 4 for the Goddess of Gasp. Something happened in Dublin that we had already seen many times before, but which had never before manifested itself at such high levels.
Winning against the German champions like that, without ever risking not making it and with three strikers on the pitch is something huge. On the day when, without de Roonwe were thinking about who knows what tactical alternatives, Gasperini solved it in the simplest way: by attacking.
The fact that the man of the match was precisely the one the coach sent in to mix up the cards (i.e Ademola Lookman) is significant of how, to do something great, you must first of all believe in your own beliefs. Gasperini has always played with a strong focus on the attacking phase and now that he has shaken off the dust of those who try but never win, we can say it clearly: this man, together with Atalanta, has made an enormous contribution to the world of football . That of ideas, work, projects and results. Without debt and without crazy investments. Take an example, you just have to learn.
