Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has suggested that Stefano Pioli still has the backing of a large section of the AC Milan fan base based on Saturday night.
Speaking on Sky after the 5-1 win over Sampdoria, Di Marzio (via MilanNews) focused on how loud the ‘Pioli is on fire’ chant was, which is sung at every home game by the fans during the pre-match warm-up at San Siro.
“I felt the intensity of the ‘Pioli is on fire’ which seemed very high to me, after a defeat [against Inter in the Champions League], the fans might sing it with less volume but instead it seemed pretty loud to me,” he said.
Speculation and rumours continue to float around regarding Pioli’s future and whether he might be reaching the end of his time as Milan boss, but no matter what happens once the season is done it seems that he still has plenty of backing for the time being.
The team responded on the field too, albeit against an already-relegated opponent. Rafael Leao scored the opener while Olivier Giroud netted a hat-trick and Brahim Diaz also got his name on the scoresheet in a 5-1 rout.
Damn straight, Pioli should still have huge backing regardless of the outcome of this season IMO. Objectives at the start of the year were UCL second round and top 4 finish – looks like one was massively exceeded and one narrowly missed. Unless the players particularly want him out, I hope he leads the team into next season.
people here think if Pioli is sacked Milan will turn into league winners every year and making CL semis every year
I don’t like the way Milan plays under Pioli, but Milan has no reason to sack Pioli, if it’s Pioli sacked I’m not sure milan can bring in a top-class coach, Defending Pioli is a very good choice for now
And I’m not prepared to see Abate takes over.
If he can make AC Milan finish rank 3 or 4 serie A this season , i think no reason to sacked him. Half squad in bench are mediocre , not even guardiola can win scudetto with origi,cdk,rebic,ballo toure,tata,pobega,aster prank,dest,florenzi ,junior messias in bench