I Am Ambitious
Sportstar|October 22, 2016
“I am working on a basic concept with the team that all of them have to be compact at all times. We should have 11 defenders while defending and 11 attackers when we go on the offensive. We have been working hard from day one and we just HAVE TO STICK TO THE PLAN. The results will follow,” says Gianluca Zambrotta, the coach of Delhi Dynamos.
Tanay Apte
I Am Ambitious
With five Serie A titles and a World Cup to his name, Gianluca Zambrotta has had his fair share of success as a player. Still in the nascent stages of his managerial career, the former Juventus and AC Milan fullback is relishing the prospect of going toe-to-toe with some of the more experienced names in the business, and is confident of coming out on top with Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League.

Question: What have you learnt of India so far?

Answer: I had heard of it before of course, mostly because of Gandhi, but also from whatever Alessandro del Piero and Marco Materazzi told me. I was managing in Switzerland at the time but when I heard of this opportunity, I decided to give it a shot, and I am really happy that I did.

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