ACF Fiorentina: Developing Risk Takers with Mirko Mazzantini

Welcome to part two of our first MSC international club visit to Italy, where we visited one of the best academies in the world and one of the best football facilities that you are going to see. Of course, AFC Fiorentina have a rich history with the world class players of the nineties, but it's today's group of young players that are capturing the attention. In the second episode we talk to Mirko Mazzantini (ACF Fiorentina Technical Director U8–U15) who discusses the youth methodology at the club. It's a fascinating insight into structure vs. freedom, development vs. winning, and even how coach compensation is structured within the academy.

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