“Management is about improving your relationship with the players and the journalists, about learning to read a game better so that you can make changes.”

Italian football player and manager

Gianluca Vialli was an Italian footballer and manager, best known as a striker. Born in 1964, he began his club career with his hometown side Cremonese in 1980. His form there earned him a move to Sampdoria in 1984, where he became a prolific scorer and helped the club to major honours. With Sampdoria, he scored 85 league goals and won three Italian cups, Serie A, and the European Cup Winners Cup.