A lot has been written about Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s absence from Italy over the past couple of weeks, and his long-awaited interview before the game against Liverpool last night has drawn further scrutiny.
As MilanNews recall, Ibrahimovic returned on Monday with Gerry Cardinale leaving the country after watching the Venezia game in person. Zlatan spoke to the cameras, but the impression – once again – was that of a director who does not want to step out of character.
“I’m in charge, I’m the boss and everything else works for me,” he said prior to the match. This is a statement that you rarely (if ever) hear from a club director. The interview with Sky was a chauvinistic discussion about being the boss, and keeping kittens under control as the lion, hardly helpful for fans.
The frostiness with Zvonimir Boban must be noted as well, the same man who contributed to his return to Milan when he was a player. In short, Zlatan might now be in a suit and tie and at the beginning of a career away from football, but his personality has not changed
Ibrahimovic said that he is the boss of everything and everyone, yet he did not show his face at the end of the match. Paulo Fonseca went in front of the media instead, as he is obliged to as head coach, facing the music from the Sky panel who picked apart the faults in his team.
Fonseca was the head coach chosen by Ibra and had to be defended a few days before a derby that Milan has already lost six times in the last six games. There were jeers and boos at the end of last night’s game, something that has not been seen this early in a manager’s reign since Marco Giampaolo.
the smallest dogs bark the loudest…
Xavi or Segio will hopefully come, would also love Tuchel
This management makes the worst possible choices. So, no, neither Xavi, nor Sergio, nor Tuchel will come. Brace for Allegri.
There are actually some people here who vouch for Allegri. I really don’t understand that. At Juventus they are happy that they have Motta now.
Its because hi is the gratest guarantee to fix our defensive issues and find balance. Milan will be hard to watch though.
Milan has a deffence problem for years now.
I guarantee you that Allegri will be a dream compared to what this management will pick.
There are news that Zlatan the 🤡 contacted the one job manager Terzic today, he will probably talk to Rudi Garcia next and maybe Gregg Berhalter to please his boss the chief of 🤡 🤡 🤡 Cardinale
Ibra needs to take a step back and do things, not talk. He talks 2 much now. All bark no bite. Or even better go be a pundit or something, brings nothing to Milan but PR circus
He’s basically Vince McMahon at this point. Needs to go.
Favancullo Ibraaaaaaahhhhh
Mercenary does not have a soul, he just wanna be loved & remember
Such a great player, great personality , very profesional as a player…but absolutely pathetic like a manager. Clueless and arrogant
Very grateful to Ibra for all he has done for the club. Insturmental in bringing us 2 scudetti and back from a 10 year nightmare.
Not judging him on his qualities as a sporting director/ manager/ consultant or whatever it is, because these are cleraly not properly defined. But, he signed up for it and the team sucks balls. He better figure out what it is that he does for Milan or just have the grace to leave.
Milan does not have a defense problem, fonseca kept fielding tomori in the lineup who has been very poor lately, when gabbia played, defense was solid, milan problem is midfield, Fontana is not enough, reindeer only play well for Netherlands, loftus is a bench player not starter
All talk but no walk. A poster boy that is all.
Again, we need a sporting director, not Zlatan’s ego.
Ibra is a loud bagful of …. xit ….
He is stupid, arrogant, vain, presumptuous and unfit for his present job.
The sooner that other clown cardinale sacks him, the better.
GET MALDINI BACK ….. WE NEED HIM.