AC Milan’s season is not just at risk of fizzling out into a forgettable one, but it seems to be crashing and burning after the results of the last few weeks.
As Calciomercato.com report, Milan will end the season with no Scudetto after a very weak defence attempt, no Coppa Italia following the defeat to Torino at the first hurdle, no Supercoppa after a heavy defeat by Inter and no Champions League final for the same reason.
If the season were to end today and any punishment put on Juventus were to apply for next season, Milan would not secure a spot in the group stage of the next edition of the Champions League, which represents a big backwards step.
RedBird Capital and owner Gerry Cardinale have always been clear: fourth place is a minimum, as it is fundamental for the club’s accounts. Then, judgements start from whether or not this objective has been achieved.
Not only the final league table will be decisive, because if the Rossoneri were to qualify for Champions League not on its own merits (i.e. through a Juve punishment) this would not absolve everyone of blame regardless.
The Rossoneri ownership are not satisfied with the almost non-existent contribution provided by the players selected and purchased during the last summer transfer window, which falls on Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara.
Charles De Ketelaere is an example of this with a huge chunk of the budget going on a player who has made no contribution but must be persisted with because of the profuse investment and the need to give a young talent second chance.
There is great esteem placed in the professionalism of Stefano Pioli, with whom relations are excellent, though he will inevitably also be the subject of evaluations in the light of the verdicts that Milan’s last three games will issue.
Without the Champions League -, an objective on which the entire Rossoneri environment is concentrated to the maximum for the next two and a half weeks – nothing can be excluded.
Here’s a 1-11 of former Milan players who play for teams at our level or better:
Donnarumma
Darmian Bonucci Acerbi De Sciglio
Kessie Cristante Locatelli
Çalhanoğlu Paquetá
Aubameyang
Subs
Reina
Dalot
Thiago Silva
Romagnoli
Rodriguez
Pašalić
van Ginkel
Saponara
Bonaventura
Petagna
André Silva
Cutrone (just because)
Manager: Allegri
That’s insane. it’s absolutely insane that there are that many current players playing for teams many of whom are at a HIGHER level than Milan.
Many of those players cost Milan ZERO. There are 8 youth players there which cost us ZERO.
Some of them are playing for our direct rivals.
Inter had 3 of our former players.
What a waste.
If Milan sack Maldini, sack Pioli, sell all our players, and start again, what’s to say we can’t make a list like the above in 5-10 years time?
Please what’s your point? Because I don’t seem to understand the point of what you wrote.
Isn’t it obvious?
Milan could’ve stuck with any of the above players and it would’ve saved us time, money, and, as an added bonus, we’d have players who’d be approaching 10+ years at the club.
The club would have an identity. It would have a core. And our direct rivals would not have our players.
Isn’t it obvious?
Milan could’ve stuck with any of the above players and it would’ve saved us time, money, and, as an added bonus, we’d have players who’d be approaching 10+ years at the club.
The club would have an identity. It would have a core. And our direct rivals would not have our players.
Oh come on, like Z says happens in every big club and doesn’t paint a picture of why the player left. Off the top, same list for Inter but I’m sure I’m missing some:
Hakimi, Skirinar, Juan Jesus, Telles, Cancelo
Eriksen, Kovacic, Vecino, Medel, Perisic, Joao Mario, Politano,
Icardi, Sanchez
Some big names in that list too. It’s all timing tbh.
Imagine if I make this same list for Inter in 2005, Pirlo and Seedorf would be there lol
I expected better of you @Maldini’s Heir. That was very Poli-ish of you 😂😂😂
Damn, you have already shipped Skriniar out of Inter? LOL
He is still at Inter for a few more weeks.
Yep 😂😂😂😂glad you caught that hahaha. He’s as good as gone 🤣
That’s the case with every big club.
So it’s ok then?
Or maybe the absolute obsession with transfers is destroying football and maybe Milan need to do something different (in fairness we didn’t sign anyone in January!).
Ok or not that’s how things are in football.
Very few youth products end up playing for the senior team in a big club.
Outside of the few young players that Alegri was forced to play this season because of injuries, what other youth players do they have playing in their 1st team?
At inter probably only DiMarco is from their youth system.
You say that as if that’s totally acceptable and normal.
In most other sports youth plays a big role. Most top club rugby sides of both disciplines are made up of youth, and those are sports where physicality is key, and where a youth player may legitimately struggle to make the grade.
What’s football’s excuse?
If a player is playing in the youth team for a top team then they are one do the top players of their generation. So how do clubs manage to mess it up so badly that consistently?
And then complain they don’t have the money to sign super stars….