Despite the quarter-final defeat to the Germans, the Italian national team made more than a pleasant impression on the football world, and London Chelsea certainly did not regret the contract concluded ahead of time with the coach of the Italian squad Antonio Conte.
However, only part of Conte's coaching staff will go to London. One of his assistants, Massimo Carrera, will go in a completely different direction and become the coach of the Moscow one.
The management of the red and whites has already agreed on the terms of the contract with the Italian specialist. The contract must be signed at the end of the European Championship. It is known that 52-year-old Carrera will be responsible for organizing defensive actions at Spartak.
The data on the transfer of the Italian was confirmed and head coach red and white Dmitry Alenichev.
“Yes, I flew to France, after the game we met with Carrera, made him an offer to work in our team.
I received preliminary consent, only a few details of the contract remained. I think that everything will turn out well for us and Carrera will soon join us, ”the bobsoccer.ru portal reports.
At the same time, the Spartak mentor shared his thoughts on the possible transition of the team to the 3-5-2 formation, which Conte and Carrera used in the Italian national team and Juventus.
“I understand that many are interested in this issue,” the coach said. - But I must say that it is not necessary for us to play 3-5-2. Yes, in some games we can play like this, we can even play in the overwhelming majority of matches according to this scheme. But, accordingly, we will have two schemes - four defenders and three central defenders. I think it's a plus that here the game will be based on the attack.
One of them died on the spot, the other was hospitalized, but the doctors were unable to save her life.
The prosecutor demanded to sentence Carrera to three and a half years in prison. Lawyers insisted that poor lighting and rain and snow prevented him from assessing the situation on the road, but these arguments did not convince the judge.
In accordance with a court decision in May 2013, the coach was supposed to spend 2.5 years in prison, but the appeal took effect, and the sentence was commuted until monetary compensation was paid.
Since then, Massimo managed to get promoted to Conte's assistant in the main team of Juventus, and during the disqualification of Conte and Angelo Alessio, suspected of organizing contractual meetings, even acted as head coach.
In this capacity, Carrera showed himself very well, winning the Italian Super Cup and not suffering a single defeat in ten matches (+ 7 = 3), although experts believed that Conte remained the real helmsman of Juve. Subsequently, Carrera was invited to the national team.
As a player, Massimo, nicknamed La Bandera (Italian flag), has collected in his collection all domestic Italian titles (championship gold, Cup and Super Cup) and major European trophies (Champions League Cup, Cup, Intercontinental Cup and European Super Cup).
But in a jersey of the Italian national team, Carrera entered the field only once, in a friendly match with San Marino. Then the Italians confidently won at home - 4: 0.
As for his prospects at Spartak, it must be admitted that, despite his controversial biography, Carrera is a really great professional who has been lacking in the club for many years. And it is possible that the agreement with him will become one of the main transfer successes of the red and white in recent years.
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Massimo Carreru. After resignation Dmitry Alenichev he acted as head coach.AiF.ru tells about what is known about him.
Dossier
Massimo Carrera was born on April 23, 1964 in Sesto San Giovanni (Italy), where he began to take his first steps in football. The first team for Massimo was "Pro Sesto" from his hometown.
From 1982 to 1986, the player changed 4 teams, each new season moving to a club of the division with a higher rank.
In 1986, Carrera moved to Bari, where he spent the next 5 seasons, winning the 1988/1989 Serie B and the Mitropa Cup with the club in 1990.
In 1991, Massimo moved to Juventus and took the position of right-back. The first season at the Turin club was very successful for Carrera, and as a result, the player received his first call to the Italian national team Arrigo Sacchi.
Since joining the team in 1994 Marcello Lippi Massimo was promoted to the libero position, eventually becoming the main player in the team that won the title of Italian champions and winners of the Italian Cup and Italian Super Cup at the end of the season.
With the arrival of Pietro Verkhovoda Carrera in the team in 1995, he lost his place at the base and more often came out as a substitute.
At the end of the 1995/1996 season, Carrera won the Champions League with the club, beating Ajax Amsterdam in the final.
Massimo Carrera. Photo: RIA Novosti / Alexander Stupnikov
Accident and arrest
In May 2013, Carrera was sentenced by a court to two and a half years in prison for manslaughter. This decision was made by the court in the case of the death of two 23-year-old girls in early 2011. Then Carrera was driving his car and hit the girls, not noticing that there was an accident ahead with the participation of three cars and people got out of their vehicles to assess the damage.
Achievements
As a player
· Flag of Italy "Bari"
Serie B champion: 1988/89
Winner of the Mitropa Cup: 1990
Total: 2 trophies
· Flag of Italy "Juventus"
Champion of Italy: 1994/95
Italian Cup Winner: 1994/95
Italian Super Cup Winner: 1995
UEFA Cup Winner: 1992/93
UEFA Champions League Winner: 1995/96
Total: 5 trophies
As a coach
· Flag of Italy "Juventus"
Massimo Carrera is a famous Italian footballer and coach, former head coach of Spartak Moscow.
Childhood and first steps in football
Massimo Carrera was born on April 22, 1964 in the northern Italian city of Sesto San Giovanni. Carrera got acquainted with the football field at the age of six, began his football career, like most successful athletes, with a local club.
According to Carrera, from childhood he wanted to be a coach, therefore he always tried to take something new from each mentor. The Italian took his first steps in football in a modest club called Pro Sesto. Here the coach determined his position on the field - Carrera became a defender. In Pro Sesto, which played in one of the lower Italian divisions, Massimo spent only a year, after which he left for Russi.
Football career
In total, from 1982 to 1986, the footballer changed four clubs until he ended up in "Serie B" - one of the leading football divisions in Italy. For the team, Carrera spent nineteen matches, scoring one goal.
A high-quality game allowed the young footballer to choose among different clubs, so at the end of the season he moved to the south of Italy - to Bari, to the club of the same name. Three years later, the Italian footballer in Bari entered Serie A. Under the guidance of a coach, the team not only managed to reach the top division, but also to get the Mitropa Cup. In total, the footballer played for five seasons for Bari and became a real legend for the locals.
At 25, Carrera received an offer from Juventus, which he happily accepted. Until 1994, the club was under the leadership of the eminent coach Giovanni Trapattoni, who determined the position of right-back for Massimo. In 1994, with the arrival of new coach Marcello Lippi, Massimo took the libero position, becoming the main player in the team that received the Italian title, the Italian Cup and the Italian Super Cup. At the same time, Carrera earned the right to play for the Italian national team. After a brilliant season, the footballer began to lose his place in the main squad of Turin and more often came on as a substitute. For five seasons as part of the "old lady", he played 114 matches and scored 1 goal.
In the summer of 1996, Carrera was sold to Atlanta, where he quickly took a leadership position and was captain of the team for seven seasons. The footballer was so popular in Bergamo that songs were composed in his honor. After playing over 200 matches and scoring 7 goals, Carrera was transferred to Napoli club Napoli.
Then there were Serie B clubs Treviso and Pro Vercelli. At 44, the footballer completed his sports career.
Coaching career
After retirement former footballer was invited to his native Juventus as the coordinator of the club's youth teams. For three years, Massimo was Antoni Conte's right-hand man: he was responsible for the defenders and helped the head coach in all situations. Carrera became a completely independent figure and replaced Conte as head coach when he was disqualified due to a corruption scandal. I must say, he did it very well - the team managed to win the Italian Super Cup. This trophy was the first in his coaching career.
In 2014, Antonio Conte, having become the head coach of the Italian national team, invited Carrera to the post of his deputy.
Fatal accidents
In 2014, Carrera could have ended up behind bars for the manslaughter of two young girls. Driving along the highway on New Year's Eve 2011, Carrera hit two people to death. The girls who were in the accident got out of the vehicle to assess the extent of the collision with a car driven by a drunk person. When they got out of the car, they forgot to leave the headlights on. Karerra could not distinguish them in the dark, which led to their death. The prosecutor asked for a punishment for the famous football player in the form of imprisonment. In the course of lengthy proceedings, Carrera received a fine, since the lawyer was able to prove that the accident was the fault of the victims.
"Spartacus"
In 2016, when Antonio Conte was appointed coach of Chelsea, Carrera became Dmitry Alenichev's assistant at Spartak Moscow. After the departure of the Russian team from the 3rd round of the Europa League, Alenichev resigned, and the Italian coach temporarily took over the head coach of the team.
Then no one considered Massimo as a main coach on a permanent basis. While the leadership of the team was looking for a suitable mentor, Carrera coached the athletes. At a certain moment, difficulties arose in negotiations, and one of the directors of the club, turning to Denis Glushakov, the team captain, asked how the team's relationship with Massimo was shaping up. Glushakov, and later the rest of the team leaders, gave the Italian coach a positive response, and in August 2016 it was decided to make him a full-fledged coach of the "red-white". In 2017, after a long break, the club won the Russian championship and the country's Super Cup for the first time.
The contract with the Italian was concluded until June 30, 2018. According to the terms of the agreement, if a team takes first or second place in the championship, the coach receives a bonus.
On October 22, 2018, Massimo Carrera was relieved of his post as the team's head coach, since none of the tasks set last season was achieved, the club explained.
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Why did Carrera choose Spartak?
Italians have long been sympathetic to our football and the country as a whole. Of course, the financial aspect is also very important. The second and third coaches are not always offered giant contracts. If there is an opportunity to make good money, it is better not to miss it. There is only one thing that can confuse the Spartak fans: for some reason Carrera is not at Chelsea. Antonio Conte is heading to London with ambitious goals to bring Chelsea back the league title in England and successfully play in the Champions League. Conte dreamed about it for so long.
Why Conte Carrera's faithful assistant did not go with him is a separate topic. One of the versions: Conte had a choice, it was not made in favor of Carrera. All the assistants were not allowed to transport Conte to England, so he stopped at Angelo Alessio, who was with Conte always and everywhere.
The other side of the problem is a tragic and unpleasant line in Carrera's biography. In 2011, on New Year's Eve, Carrera knocked down two girls in a car to death. The murder turned out to be unintentional: after a very long trial, Carrera was found innocent, but in any case, Massimo bears this stigma. Many call this one of the reasons that Carrera was not taken to Chelsea.
There is also a more pragmatic explanation. If Carrera was really needed by Conte in London, Carrera himself would have surely been convinced, and Conte would have persuaded new employers. For Conte, working in England is a very important challenge, Antonio could not approach the recruitment of the staff irresponsibly. He did not take Carrera, which means that at the moment he does not need him.
Why is Carrera good?
Massimo Carrera has a very good football reputation. He won three Scudettos at Juventus as assistant to Antonio Conte and did a great job with him in the Italian national team. As a player, Carrera played as a central defender, including in Juventus. He may not have been a big star, but he played consistently. Unsurprisingly, at the headquarters of Conte Carrera was responsible for the tactics of the game on the defensive. He will probably do the same at Spartak.
Many believe that since Massimo is in Spartak, Spartak will certainly play the Italian 3-5-2 model. In fact, when Conte's headquarters just moved to Juventus, they had a different idea - with two central defenders. But, seeing the opportunity to use the Barzagli - Bonucci - Chiellini trio together, Conte (together with Carrera, of course) made a bet on them. It can be argued that it was these coaches who created the strongest defense in the world. Barzagli - Bonucci - Chiellini is a real brand that has been cementing Juventus' defense for five years now. At Euro 2016, we saw what a formidable force it is.
To argue that Carrera will certainly create in Spartak something similar to what he created in Juve and in the Italian national team is extremely naive. It is unlikely that Carrera will put Spartak on defense in two weeks of training camp. The entire headquarters should work on this, not just Carrera. Yet Massimo was only Conte's assistant, it was Conte who built the whole game as a whole. But the structure of Spartak's game will appear. The arrival of Carrera is an undoubted step forward, I do not see any obvious disadvantages.
What to expect from Carrera in Spartak?
During the suspension, Antonio Conte Carrera acted as Juventus head coach. This summer, Carrera was offered a job at Bari, where Massimo is highly respected. But Bari is too poor, just a year ago this club went bankrupt. The conditions at Bari cannot be compared to those in Russia.
In Italy, assistants to the head coach have strictly defined functions, they know their role in the headquarters. But the reasoning that in Juventus the work of the coaches was clearly divided - Carrera worked with the defenders, Conte was responsible for the middle line, and Alessio for the attack is nonsense. Conte, as head coach, was responsible for all the lines and for the team play in general.
Likewise, Dmitry Alenichev in Spartak will remain a key figure in any decisions. Carrera is only Alenichev's assistant, but not the one who will pull the blanket over himself. I don't think Carrera is so ambitious that he will soon want to become a head coach. This is out of the question. Arbitrariness from Massimo is also not worth expecting - so, Salvatore Bocchetti is unlikely to become a captain under the patronage of Carrera. The captain at the end of last year at Spartak has already been outlined, this is Denis Glushakov. And then, Bocchetti has long been half Russian, his wife is from Russia, the child was born here.
In "Spartacus" a translator vacancy was recently opened, specifically for Carrera. Nevertheless, the same Bocchetti will certainly help Carrera quickly get used to "Spartak" and deal with the Russian language. Alenichev will also take part in this - after all, he played for Roma and, quite possibly, has already crossed paths with Carrera. So there shouldn't be any problems. As far as I understand, the idea to invite Massimo was a very balanced decision of the club, especially since there is already one Italian in the headquarters of Spartak - goalkeeping coach Gianluca Riommi. By the way, he probably also gave positive characteristics to Carrera.
Will Fernando move to Spartak?
The transfer is about to happen. On Friday in Rome, he is undergoing a physical examination. The deal was complicated by the fact that Fernando's wife was against moving to Russia for a long time. She is quite comfortable in Italy, including because of work, so she wanted her husband to stay in Serie A. But Fernando seems to have found the right words. And it is clear which ones: Fernando will noticeably win in salary.
At the end of last season, Sampdoria was in a terrible situation, until the last round they were fighting for survival. At the same time, Fernando was the only Sampa player who was praised by all of Italy. He had a brilliant season. I was sure that Fernando would move to a Serie A club of a higher rank - they wrote about Fiorentina, Milan, Inter. This is a very high quality midfielder with excellent prospects.
So I attribute the acquisition of Fernando to the achievements of Spartak. This in itself is an event for the red and white, but as a piece on Fernando's field - what Spartak needed. If he plays at the level of Sampdoria last season, if the coaching staff integrates him into the game of Spartak, this will be an obvious strengthening. By the way, it is quite logical that Carrera is well acquainted with his capabilities - perhaps Massimo also approved the transfer.
Spartak will certainly indulge its fans with transfers. The new season in Russia will be interesting. We see what kind of restructuring is going on at Zenit: came new coach, Hulk is gone, Vitzel is leaving (even if it is not clear where), Garay's departure is possible. There will also be purchases, but not the fact that everything will go smoothly with them at once. CSKA sold Musa, signed Traore, but against their background Spartak is much more active. “Spartak still needs an attacking player and a defender. There are already Russians in the person of Zobnin and Yeshchenko, Fernando will be coming soon, but apart from them Spartak will probably sign at least two more newcomers.
Text: Nobel Arustamyan
Photo: twitter.com/fcsm_official, Getty Images, globallookpress.com, RIA Novosti / Alexander Wilf
SMALL HOMELAND
Massimo (he is now 53) was born in a small town in the north-west of Italy - Sesto San Giovanni, whose population is less than 90 thousand people. The specialist is on the list of famous people of this city, along with figure skater, 2001 world champion in ice dancing Barbara Fuzar-Poli and artist Federico Faruffini.
DEBUT IN SERIES A
Carrera started playing quite late in Serie A. He made his debut in the Italian championship at the age of 25 for the club "Bari", with which he first won Serie B (1988/1989). By the way, the main colors of this command are red and white. Magic?
TEAM ITALY
After a well-spent first season at Juventus, which he transferred from Bari in 1991, Carrera was called up to the national team. But for the Italian national team, he played only one game - and then a friendly, against San Marino.
A SONG IN HIS HONOR
After Juventus, Carrera played for Atalanta, where he became a real hero. The famous Italian singer Bepi even dedicated a song to him.
AGE PLAYER
Finished his professional footballer Massimo's career at the age of 44. He finished the game already in Serie B for "Pro Vercelli" from a small town in Italy.
COACH DEBUT
He began his coaching career in 2009 in the youth team of Juventus. At the beginning of the 2012/2013 season, Carrera took the helm of the main team, however, as acting. It was then that Antonio Conte and his assistant were disqualified for several games due to the match-fixing scandal. Massimo showed himself brilliantly! Out of 10 games he won seven and three ended in a draw. Moreover, under the leadership of Carrera, Juventus won the Italian Super Cup.
TANDEM WITH ANTONIO CONTE
During their time at Juve, Carrera and Conte have developed a good relationship. After leaving the team, Antonio called Massimo as his assistant to the Italian national team, where they worked together for two years. But after the national team, they parted ways ... Conte was invited to Chelsea, but he did not take Carrera with him. But the Italian agreed to become an assistant in the Moscow “Spartak”. After a short time, Massimo replaced Dmitry Alenichev as head coach. Carrera has said more than once that he equals and admires Conte. And, working in the Moscow club, he applies in practice the knowledge gained during his work with the 47-year-old specialist.
Convicted of murder
Several years ago, Carrera (then he was the coach of Juventus) was convicted of manslaughter for 2.5 years. The Italian became a participant in an accident in which two young girls died (one of them died on the spot, and the other died in the hospital). Some media outlets argued that Conte did not take Carrera with him to Chelsea precisely because of this fact, which did not like the management of the English club.
TYPICAL ITALIAN
Carrera, like most Italians, is very emotional. Of course, no one will be surprised by the fact that the coach gestures and actively waves to the players during the game. But the way 53-year-old Massimo can run across the field, jump and cuddle with fans for the joy of victory is impressive. And the news that “Spartak” became the champion ahead of schedule, so moved him that he could not hold back his tears.
FAMILY
Carrera has a real female kingdom: Pinney's wife and two daughters, Francesca and Martina. If the youngest, Martina, is still a student, then the eldest recently received a second higher education... Spouse and daughters often visit our capital and attend Spartak matches.
