‘I rejected Spurs as a result of I could not communicate English – however neither may Fergie’
Legendary Italian supervisor Marcelo Lippi turned down a transfer to Tottenham as a result of he could not communicate a lot English.
Spurs have had their justifiable share of huge title coaches in recent times, however touchdown somebody as high-profile as Lippi would’ve been unthinkable again within the not-so-distant David Pleat days. Club chairman Daniel Levy approached the World Cup-winning supervisor on a number of events, most just lately in 2012 previous to Andre Villas-Boas’ appointment.
Lippi mentioned he was tempted by the transfer, significantly whereas he was at Juventus within the early 00s, however finally determined the language barrier was an excessive amount of. “I was very close to Tottenham when I was coaching Juventus,” he advised the Daily Mail.
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“They were very nice to me by contacting my son Davide. But I didn’t feel like leaving Turin and Juventus. For me, Juve was like Manchester United for Ferguson: a unique club that I loved to bits.
“I did not communicate English effectively and that was additionally a purpose I declined. Someone advised me that Ferguson additionally did not communicate English effectively as a result of he was Scottish!”
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(Image: Getty Images)
Lippi, 75, is without doubt one of the most profitable managers in soccer historical past. He received 13 main honours with Juventus, together with 5 Serie A titles and the Champions League, and led Italy to World Cup glory in 2006. In doing so, he grew to become the primary, and stays the one, supervisor to win each the Champions League and the World Cup.
He spent virtually all of his managerial profession in his homeland, managing the likes of Atalanta, Napoli and Inter Milan, however the bulk of his success got here throughout two stints at Juventus. He then received the World Cup with Italy earlier than turning up in China, firstly with Guangzhou Evergrande, and later with China’s nationwide workforce. He retired in 2020.
