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Former Genoa player Thiago Motta takes over the Italian struggling side

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Former Genoa player Thiago Motta takes over the Italian struggling side
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Former Genoa ace Thiago Motta has returned to the club as head coach.

Genoa appointed former midfielder Thiago Motta as head coach in his first senior role, it was announced on Tuesday.

Last week’s 5-1 Serie A thrashing at the hands of Parma prompted 19th-placed Genoa to sack Aurelio Andreazzoli and turn to Thiago Motta. Motta returns to Genoa, where the former Italy international spent the 2008-09 season as the club qualified for the Europa League.

The 37-year-old had been coaching the Paris Saint-Germain Under-19s side since ending his playing career with the Ligue 1 champions in 2018. Motta won league titles and the Champions League with Barcelona and Inter before heading to PSG in 2012, where he won 18 trophies in six years.

He will lead Genoa for the first time when the Italian struggles host Brescia on Saturday. Genoa have lost five of their last six Serie A matches to be a point adrift of safety after eight rounds.

Former Genoa player Thiago Motta takes over the Italian struggling side
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Despite only being at beginning of his managerial career, Motta has made no secret of his desire to deploy unusually offensive tactics. Speaking in 2018, the Italian revealed his idea for a dynamic 2-7-2 formation where the goalkeeper becomes part of the midfield when his team has the ball.

“My idea it to play offensively. A short team that controls the game, high pressure and a lot of movement with and without the ball,” Motta told Gazetta dello Sport.

“I don’t like the numbers of the field because they trick you. You can be super offensive with a 5-3-2 and defensive in a 4-3-3. Depending on the quality of the guys. I had a game a while ago where the two full-backs ended up playing as the 9 and 10.”

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