Paolo Maldini was sacked from his role last summer, and there is still a lot of discourse about his exit. Today, Carlo Pellegatti has suggested that the icon could have stayed at AC Milan with a few talks with the owner.
The Maldini sacking still remains a frustrating topic for Milan fans, especially given the year that followed after his departure. During the former defender’s spell at the club, the Rossoneri won the Scudetto and got to the final four of the Champions League, then last season, there was little substance to lessen the blow of a departure.
Due to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s start to a similar role, the conversation about Maldini’s exit has been recurring, and there is no sign of the conversation dying down.
Today, Pellegatti spoke about the situation on his YouTube channel and touched on his belief that the former director could have stayed with more intervention from Gerry Cardinale words have been relayed by Pianeta Milan.
“Paolo Maldini is the great regret of many fans. I don’t know what Gerry Cardinale’s choice was due to, but if he had had two/three talks with Paolo, perhaps a solution would have been found. Perhaps it was a decision that did not stem from knowledge of the subject. I don’t know how many direct talks between the two took place.
“Perhaps that situation would have been avoided. I still say that society speaks too little. Cardinale’s last statement came pre-derby. Cardinale is criticised for phrases, but if he would speak: I would like to hear the management speak more. With Berlusconi the communication was clear.”
Why must we keep him? He’s already shown more and more arrogance in his final year, and I’ve never seen a manager at any club express his displeasure with the owner to the press on a regular basis.
Fact is that we won under Maldini… these new owners are a joke and I applaud Paolo for not being a sell-out like Ibra…
Fonseca, no midfielders, no RB, and no Abate at Futuro… we will sell them to Genoa in a season or 2 and that’s where they will shine or at Fiorentina or Sassuolo or Bologna… I would have preferred any youth over RLC wasting the club’s money…
Jesus some people here really look like some Redbird kamikazes. The fans want to win. Paolo Maldini is the biggest Milan fan on this planet. His grandfather was Milanista, his father was Milanista. He played his entire career as a Milanista. We can’t probably even imagine the bond that ties him to these colours. So don’t say he was arrogant when he was just concerned about the sake of the club, as many fan should be, and asked for investments because Milan was quickly growing on the accounts but it didn’t translate with the sporting ambitions. After more than a year with this management, we know exactly why Maldini was concerned about the sake of the club.
Bring our captain back, the only person aside from us who gives a $h1t about Milan…
Just pay up Yankee, you (watched few highlight max) said you know more than us (who have supported this team through thick and thin, you gave us a word that you keep breaking, so don’t point at us), yet the recent 2 losses tell a different story…
Maldini wanted to win. Redburd wants to reach top 4 and cl games with minimal investments.
What’s really sad about this farse is that our minimal investments have been adding up and adding up. The only player we got for cheap and added proper value to the team is pulisic.
Spend 80-90 mil on 4 midfielders so far and all of them are shíte.. a cheap fiora midfield runs them over…
Truly wish the rumors about Paolo seeking Arab investors to buy up Milan are true and happens faster
I believe Maldini would still be here if we’d fired Pioli halfway through the season following the Scudetto.
We certainly would not be where we are now..
I guess he was sacked because he complained about Gerry’s cheap mercato. How is it possible Gerry does not buy any Italian/Serie A talent. Maybe Maldini demanded too much, so to speak.