Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni, sometimes popularly known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football manager and former footballer, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he spent almost his entire club career with A.C. Milan, where he won two Serie A league titles, and two European Cups, in 1962–63 and 1968–69. Internationally, he played for Italy, earning 17 caps and participating in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 March 1939
bit luck missing
We had that little bit of luck we have been missing all season.
coach few learn matches needs normal team
The team needs a few matches to learn to play together. It's completely normal that the team and the new coach have to get used to each other.
coach lots players team
We had lot of players leave, lots of new players come and a new coach -- it's a team that has to find itself.
knows
That's the only way he knows how to play.
normally stop sure thinking
We have to stop thinking about Sweden-Denmark. I'm sure they will play normally and honestly.
doctors talk
We'll see how he feels, I'll talk with him and the doctors and then we'll decide.
essential positive result season
A positive result is essential even if the season is young.
I thought that we would be challenging at the top, but now we need to see what we can get out of this season.
addition playing room talk
I always say that in addition to being a coach, I'm also a priest. I go to each player's room and say who is playing and who isn't. I talk and explain. It's a little like confession.
deserved great improvement plenty room
He scored a great goal. I thought he deserved another. He's young and has plenty of room for improvement.
leg light
He has a light leg injury, nothing serious. I think he'll be all right in 24-48 hours.
believe fans impatient naturally rebuild titles trying won
I have won 21 titles and I believe in my work. Naturally the fans want to see wins, but we are trying to rebuild with young players. I get impatient myself.
team years know-how
I know how teams work. I've been doing this for 30 years.
soccer football outbreaks
Only if there's an outbreak of the bubonic plague.