#coaching-appointments

#coaching-appointments

That AC Milan thought big because its president, Silvio Berlusconi, thought big. And he passed this on to the club, the coaches, and the players. When I think back to when we chose Sacchi, people said we were crazy. Arrigo made his teams play well, but he was a coach who, in the year before coming to AC Milan, hadn't won promotion from Serie B with Parma.

The question I was asked was whether it surprised me that [Luciano] Spalletti was coaching Juventus. And my answer was in relation to a very objective question: whether Spalletti had the qualifications to coach Juve. That was the question, and the answer is in defence of Spalletti. Obviously, it doesn't surprise me that Spalletti is coaching Juve, or that coaches with impressive resumes are coaching top clubs.

Image source, Getty Images Canada Women national team head coach Kevin Rouet has joined Alex Austerberry's coaching setup at Saracens Women. Rouet led the Maple Leafs to the Rugby World Cup final in September, where they were beaten 33-13 by England at Twickenham. The Frenchman, 39, joins director of rugby Austerberry's team as attack coach and will carry outside his duties alongside his role with Canada.