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2023 SOCCER360 AWARDS
COACH OF THE YEAR - LUCIANO SPALLETTI FLOP OF THE YEAR - MYKHAILO MUDRYK
SIGNING OF THE YEAR - JUDE BELLINGHAM RANT OF THE YEAR - ANTONIO CONTE
“MYKHAILO MUDRYK HAS
SO FAR FAILED
TO JUSTIFY WHY CHELSEA SHELLED OUT £89M TO LURE HIM TO STAMFORD BRIDGE AND BEAT RIVALS ARSENAL TO A DEAL. ”
Mykhailo Mudryk has struggled since joining Chelsea.
Luciano Spalletti led Napoli to their third Scudetto and the first since the maniacal Diego Maradona years, while playing one the most exciting and attractive blends of football in Europe last season. It became very clear how good a job Spalletti had actually done as his replacement Rudi Garcia only lasted at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona until November.
A massive fee like the €103m Real Madrid paid to Borussia Dortmund for the services of
Jude Bellingham could never really be considered as a bargain but the
manner in which the 20-year-old has performed at the Santiago Bernabeu
has elevated him to signing of the year status.
He might turn out to be a success in the long run, but Mykhailo Mudryk has so far failed to justify why Chelsea shelled out £89m to lure him to Stamford Bridge and beat rivals Arsenal to a deal. Handed
an eight-year contract, the Ukrainian has struggled for fluency throughout his first year in the Premier League, scoring only once and finding regular football hard to come by.
Antonio Conte has a reputation of burning bridges at his former clubs and his post-match rant after Tottenham’s 3-3 draw at Southampton in March will live long in the memory of Spurs fans. Conte alluded to a culture of not being able to perform under pressure and a history of not winning over the past 20 years, when he said, “The story of Tottenham is this.” He went on to criticise his players’ mentality, labelling them ‘selfish’.
Italian former soccer players Alessandro Del Piero (R) and Antonio Conte participate in the ‘Together, a Black and White Show’ event
Napoli have missed Luciano Spalletti this season.
Conte said, “The story of Tottenham is this.” He went on to criticise his players’ mentality, labelling them ‘selfish’
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