After guiding the Principality club back to the French footballing elite, Ranieri will have to show the Russian owner that he is the man who will take the club to new heights, something that his CV lacks at the moment.
Following the arrival of Joao Moutinho, James Rodriguez, Radamel Falcao and Jeremy Toulalan, AS Monaco are set to go all guns blazing in the 2013/2014 Ligue 1 Championnat. The acquisition of the aforementioned players highlights the ambitions of the club.
All of these players and those who arrive at Stade Louis II during the remainder of the summer transfer window, will be managed by Italian tactician Claudio Ranieri who over the course of a 27-year managerial career, has not really managed to win as many trophies as he would have liked.
Indeed, Ranieri’s biggest achievements came during his time at Valencia with whom he won the Copa del Rey, UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. In short, Ranieri is not one of those managers a club with big ambitions would want and AS Monaco is no exception to this case.
One can only look as far as Ranieri’s time at Chelsea. When Roman Abramovich arrived at the club bearing substantial roubles, Ranieri was at the helm and was given more than 100 million euros to spend on players who would help the Blues rub it off with Manchester United. The likes of Damien Duff, Joe Cole and Claude Makelele arrived at the Stamford Bridge and were essential components of Jose Mourinho’s side that won back to back league titles in 2005 and 2006. Again, Mourinho and not Ranieri!
After buying some of the most wanted players in Europe, AS Monaco do have a chance to end the next season with some silverware to show for their efforts. However, one thing that might go against them is the fact that their current manager has never really won a major league during his managerial career. When it comes to winning things, Ranieri might not be the ideal man for the job. However, this notion should not be taken as a petition to sack the manager even before he made his Ligue 1 bow.
The best thing about the meticulous Italian is that he has the ability to keep the squad as a tightly knit unit which is a very tough task for managers when they are coaching players with humungous amounts of cash flowing in their bank accounts on a weekly basis. Ranieri’s aura commands respect and it is highly unlikely to see a player step out of the line next season.
Moreover, it should be acknowledged that regardless of the amount of money that has been churned up by Russian owner, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Monaco is still a very new project and players who are expected to guide the club to top honours, will need some time to settle down. In short, there could be a few bad results here and there which might make the owner consider dropping the axe, a trend that is not of Martian proportions for rich football club owners who crave instant success.
If Ranieri’s managerial career is taken a look at, he has always been more of a short-term approach by owners and the case could be the same for a man who is often called the Tinkerman in Italy due to his inclination to change formations more often than not.
All of these players and those who arrive at Stade Louis II during the remainder of the summer transfer window, will be managed by Italian tactician Claudio Ranieri who over the course of a 27-year managerial career, has not really managed to win as many trophies as he would have liked.
Indeed, Ranieri’s biggest achievements came during his time at Valencia with whom he won the Copa del Rey, UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. In short, Ranieri is not one of those managers a club with big ambitions would want and AS Monaco is no exception to this case.
One can only look as far as Ranieri’s time at Chelsea. When Roman Abramovich arrived at the club bearing substantial roubles, Ranieri was at the helm and was given more than 100 million euros to spend on players who would help the Blues rub it off with Manchester United. The likes of Damien Duff, Joe Cole and Claude Makelele arrived at the Stamford Bridge and were essential components of Jose Mourinho’s side that won back to back league titles in 2005 and 2006. Again, Mourinho and not Ranieri!
After buying some of the most wanted players in Europe, AS Monaco do have a chance to end the next season with some silverware to show for their efforts. However, one thing that might go against them is the fact that their current manager has never really won a major league during his managerial career. When it comes to winning things, Ranieri might not be the ideal man for the job. However, this notion should not be taken as a petition to sack the manager even before he made his Ligue 1 bow.
The best thing about the meticulous Italian is that he has the ability to keep the squad as a tightly knit unit which is a very tough task for managers when they are coaching players with humungous amounts of cash flowing in their bank accounts on a weekly basis. Ranieri’s aura commands respect and it is highly unlikely to see a player step out of the line next season.
Moreover, it should be acknowledged that regardless of the amount of money that has been churned up by Russian owner, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Monaco is still a very new project and players who are expected to guide the club to top honours, will need some time to settle down. In short, there could be a few bad results here and there which might make the owner consider dropping the axe, a trend that is not of Martian proportions for rich football club owners who crave instant success.
If Ranieri’s managerial career is taken a look at, he has always been more of a short-term approach by owners and the case could be the same for a man who is often called the Tinkerman in Italy due to his inclination to change formations more often than not.
