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Something that’s always bothered me when discussing the glory days of Serie A is that Fabio Capello’s first stint at Milan (excluding his brief caretaker role in 1987) is so often attributed to Arrigo Sacchi. In a recent article comparing Sacchi’s Milan with Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, Jonathan Wilson claimed “a version of this fixture did occur in 1994, when [Johan] Cruyff’s Dream Team, the clear precursors of this Barca, met a Milan side remodeled by Fabio Capello in the Champions League final”. This isn’t a pop at Wilson – anyone who has read Inverting the Pyramid, with much more freedom with the detail he can explore, will know he gives proper credit to Capello, and the claim that it’s a “version of the fixture” is true – but for those who don’t know about Capello’s Milan, it does him a disservice to pose probably the finest achievements in his career as simply a continuation of Sacchi’s. Gli Immortali and Gli Invicibili, although only a few years apart and having similar personnel, were different teams. It’s difficult to talk of Sacchi laying the foundations when the style and tactics of Capello’s side often contrasted his so much. Yes, to some extent [...]
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