The Belgrade Fog made Arrigo Sacchi's Team Immortal
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Graziano Mannari has revealed the inside story of the night that helped his side to solidify their presence as being immortal. When AC Milan defeated the Benfica team to win the EU cup in 1990, there weren’t many people who could anticipate that it would be 27 years before the club could retain the trophy. That being said, it was very much apparent that this would be one of the greatest sides that football would ever know. Milan boasted some of the finest defenders in the world. They included Franco Baresi and of course, Paulo Maldini. They had three famous Dutchmen, who were being led by Marco van Basten.

The whole thing was masterminded by the one and only Arrigo Sacchi as well. He was a former salesman for shoes, and he helped to radically change the game. He said that the style of game that they played was just different. Before he came along, Italian football was all about the counter-attack and it was also about great defence as well. When Arrigo came along, they then started to press in their half. It was a great innovation and he was able to teach people how to truly play as a team. He was a great man but most of all, he was a true innovator. If you go onto the Unibet NJ mobile betting app for example, you will see that AC Milan usually have the most favourable odds compared to their contemporaries, and it is men like him who have helped to make the team everything that they are today.

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With Arrigo, the team started to press on, in their half. It was very innovative and he also taught them how they should be playing, which is as a team. People have said that it took them quite some time to realise that not every single coach out there is like him because, for a lot of players, he was their first. Mannari was not the most famous name in the squad though. He remains a very popular figure and supporters will forever remember his two goals against Juventus. He was also a key symbol when you look at Sacchi’s football in his very own way, and all of this comes down to the style of play that he was able to utilise.

Sacchi did not know a lot about the youngsters but he did call one up at the age of 18. That player said he was good at passing, he was fast and he had good timing as well. Mannari could also close down. Before Sacchi, he would follow the ball and then chase it. Under the new manager though, he was determined to learn the nuances that accompany passing which proved to be far too much for his opponents. This is all very interesting because AC Milan are still one of the finest teams in football and some believe that they still have so much potential to offer. Who knows what the future has to offer, but either way, AC Milan have already cemented their place in history.

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