Nesta labels Maldini’s sacking ‘beyond any logic’ and sends warning to ‘foreign owners’

By Oliver Fisher -

Former AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta has become the latest prominent figure to cast doubt on the decision to sack Paolo Maldini as technical director.

There has been a wide-ranging response to the news that owner Gerry Cardinale has sacked Maldini and Ricky Massara from their respective roles as the technical director and sporting director of Milan.

It brings an end to a four-year journey under the tutelage of the duo which was a positive path overall, resulting in a Scudetto, three straight Champions League qualifications and a run to the semi-final in this year’s edition.

We attempted to break down how things went from a position where Maldini had autonomy in the transfer market to all of a sudden losing all the trust of Gerry Cardinale in a feature published earlier in the week.

Nesta was interviewed by Sky last night and he was asked about the departure of his friend and former team-mate, with his comments relayed by SempreMilan.it.

“I haven’t spoken to Paolo yet. I’ll call him later. I don’t know what happened but it’s beyond any logic,” he said.

The former Rossoneri centre-back also wanted to send a message to foreign ownerships that control several football clubs in Italy.

“Foreign owners are welcome but you have to study history when you go to a club. Bringing Milan back to winning the Scudetto and making it to the semi-finals of the Champions League has a weight, it cannot be minimised.”

Tags AC Milan Alessandro Nesta Paolo Maldini

22 Comments

    1. Poli should be diagnosed with Stockholm syndrome.

      The Milan official page on Facebook is full of harsh comments toward Jerry and Furlani by angry fans. People are shocked by the disrespect, the lack of communication and worried about the future. This is a general feeling among Milan fans. Maybe we can switch the chant “Interista vaffanculo” to “Cardinale vaffanculo”.

      1. Yes, Gampaolo is great option for developing young talents, since we will be like red bull from now on, developing talents and selling them. We will be lucky to win anything again soon

      1. Last year other teams was week. Pioli didn’t win anything before that. When Ibra comes he change everything. Piolinis good only in creating team cohesion which is dead now. No proper rotation of the squad, no tactical skills and flexibility, just watch again matches vs Inter this season.

        1. Arrigo Sacchi doesn’t win anything as a manager before he got hired to coach Milan either. So by your logic, the year Sacchi won scudetto & UCL was just pure luck and it was Berlusconi who changed everything.

          Seriously, you should stop thinking like a retar*ed person and start using your brain. Also, respect coach and players who already brings trophies for Milan. Period.

          1. What period. You have to very dump to compare Sacchi to this idiot Pioli There was so many great options for coach. Pioli won’t win anything more just remember my words. The correct word for him is average. Can’t manage to rotate the squad, always depend on same tactics, the growth from the real hot prospect come after long period. And I can continue, there is reason Maldini wanted to change him.

          2. @Forzamilan.

            Did you just try to Tell us PIOLI, the legend who cant get a single SUB right and to whom tactics is a foreign concept, is better than Sacchi who introduced the world of a whole new football philosophy AND BERLUSCONI who won us 5 UCLs?

            And you are asking OTHERS TO use brain and calling them a ret@rd? Oh the irony LOL

  1. Milan on the verge of bankruptcy was saved by the Americans,the Italian families see no profit in running a decline Milan,ac Milan football club is not only for Italians but a worldwide fellowship.

  2. NESTA? What does HE KNOW about football? Milan is Bigger that Maldini .. DOESN’T HE KNOW THAT? What a pathetic legend.
    Ancelotti.. What does HE KNOW about football? What did he win in his career anyway? Who the F did he manage? talking shit like our lil Gerry.
    GERRY knows BETTER Than EVERYONE of those legends, because he just learned that Milan won 7 UCL last year on September. His decisions must be absolute and correct because he knows better than everyone . Specially when he had just come to learn the existence of football in 2019 and is using an BEST accountant in the planet for football and a LEGENDARY coach who is better than SAF+Klopp+Pep+Mou+Ancelotti to run the club now.
    HEIL GERRY!
    HOW DARE THEY CRITICIZE THAT DECISON TO FIRE MALDINI? A couple of Maldini simps. DON’T THEY KNOW MILAN IS BIGGER THAN MALDINI? WHAT a shame of a player and a coach.

  3. NESTA? What does HE KNOW about football? Milan is Bigger that Maldini .. DOESN’T HE KNOW THAT? What a Sorryass legend.

    Ancelotti.. What does HE KNOW about football? What did he win in his career anyway? Who on earth did he manage? talking bad about our lil Gerry.

    GERRY knows BETTER Than EVERYONE of those legends, because he just learned that Milan won 7 UCL last year on September. His decisions must be absolute and correct because he knows better than everyone . Specially when he had just come to learn the existence of football in 2019 and is using an BEST accountant in the planet for football and a LEGENDARY coach who is better than SAF+Klopp+Pep+Mou+Ancelotti to run the club now.
    HEIL GERRY!

    HOW DARE THEY CRITICIZE THAT DECISON TO FIRE MALDINI? A couple of Maldini simps. DON’T THEY KNOW MILAN IS BIGGER THAN MALDINI? WHAT a shame of a player and a coach.

  4. That was Sarcasm brother. But That’s what most of these Pathetic Gerry lovers in this blog are saying anyway in this blog lol

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