Zdenek Zeman is a mad genius, a legend of Italian calcio, and a bit of a prophet. His clubs play with wild abandon, an attractive style in sharp contrast with the perceived notions of the dour, sunless catenaccio matches on the peninsula, and he has been able to carve out his quixotic career without ever having taken on the reigns of a large club like Juventus or either Milan squads. A legendary career carved out early on for taking on lowly Foggia in the Italian third division and building them into a squad that could take on giants, the chain-smoking Czech coach

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