What he did with Empoli was simply outstanding. Shows off superb man managing ability as well as astute tactics to get two successive promotions to the top flight. He got Udinese Champions League football and then he became manager of Roma!
I think his Roma side was one of the best teams of the 00s, they were easily the best team to watch along with Barcelona at the time. He played a 4-5-1-0 sort of formation blessed with hard working footballers who weren't just good on the ball but liked to play football.
Totti played furthest forward but he wasn't the main man up top like Soldado plays for us. It caused huge problems for defences but they were entertaining to watch and superb on the counter attack. Like I mentioned, to win back to back Coppa Italias like his Roma side did was exceptional. Inter Milan at THAT time were the team to beat in Italy and they wiped the floor with them 6-2. Inter had lost something like 3 games in 76 games at the time. Roma were scoring goals for fun and were rarely conceding. Roma should have won Serie A in 2007/08, absolutely, in fact you'd be amazed to find out they didn't if you had viewed the entire season. Came even closer in 2009/10, but that was the sort of downfall for Roma, if they had won the league that year who knows what we'd be seeing in Italian football now, but Spaletti was gone that season, Ranieri took charge.
He now of course manages a Zenit team that has been blessed with money. Some people didn't think AVB was much of a leader but they would never think that with Spalletti in charge, the guy is a natural. As far as I am aware, Spallettis contract runs out in a year or two at Zenit, with him being Italian it might be someone Baldini has on his shortlist but I don't think we'll ever go for him or interest will ever fizz out into the press.
