Massimiliano Allegri has one aim with AC Milan: to win. However, he will also need to create an identity for his team, and could look to history.
Creating a winning team does not happen overnight, unfortunately. There needs to be an identity to the team, to the players, and to the club. In recent years, that has been lacking from Milan, who have regularly shifted.
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Now, Allegri wants to change this. It is an idea which has been widely discussed in recent months by the press and fans. However, it is clear that this is not just whispers now.
Allegri’s plan
This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via MilanNews) puts focus on the profiles of Matteo Gabbia and Samuele Ricci. Both are still viewed as kids of football, but at 25 and 23, respectively, they are more than ready to step into larger roles. Which Gabbia showed yesterday, arriving even before the new coach.
Past that, both have already shown that they are capable of such a job.
It extends past them, though. Allegri is keen to strengthen the Italian core in the Rossoneri, restoring the ‘tradition’ of the club. Whether it will be in-house remains to be seen, but if Allegri is convinced by the idea, routes to Lorenzo Lucca and/or Mateo Retegui could heat up.
A new DNA is expected, but it could just be a revival of the Milan DNA.
You should add trigger warning in your title.
Gabbia will be 26, and Ricci will be 24 this year
Please buy a prolific striker. Proven & tested NOT Lucca, please
Gabbia is not a starter and he is definitely not better than Thiaw. Sorry but Gabbia and Pavlovic are subs.
Milan need an experienced CB who knows Serie A like Milan Skriniar and partner him with Thiaw or Leoni.
Gabbia is good than thiaw
Sounds good. Give Gabbia captains armband.
Did Allegri ever say it was his idea to change things at Milan?
Furlani had already negotiated the Ricci deal since January even before we thought of hiring Allegri, plus Gabbia has always been with us, so I find it hard to understand this article because I don’t see any thing that suggests that it is Allegri seeking to strengthen the Italian core in the Rossoneri and restoring the ‘tradition’ of the club.
Instead of your article to at least for once acknowledged that the steps so far, or this particular step by the management is a step in the right direction.
No, instead you didn’t mention them anywhere in the article in order to cunningly discredit them and give kudos to Allegri.
Shame.