#3 Student of Ancelotti
Corinthians’ 2012 campaign was quite a lacklustre one compared to their previous campaign and after a trophyless season, there were rumours about Tite’s job as well. Subsequently, the club did not offer a new contract to him and Tite saw out his contract which expired at the end of the season and then he took some time off his work.
He set his eyes on studying modern football. Most notably, he spent a lot of his time quite close to the Real Madrid camp observing Carlo Ancelotti’s tactical nuance. "What he did for me, I do not know if I would do for another professional," he commented about the Italian manager.
His post-sabbatical work was considered groundbreaking in terms of Brazillian football as he is said to have injected a lot more strategy into a league which relies mainly on flair, and lots of goals.
