The victory against Newcastle United confirmed that Stefano Pioli would keep his current job as AC Milan’s head coach, at least for now. However, rumours about his eventual successor have not died down.
The game at St James’ Park was make or break for Pioli for those around Casa Milan. Nevertheless, Milan were successful in their quest, and while they did not progress into the final 16 of the Champions League, the 58-year-old kept his side of the bargain, so he is safe for now.
With that in mind, though, the situation has not vanished. The picture is still blurred. There is much to be done before Pioli is deemed fully safe. As such, the rumours of his eventual successor, whenever they may arrive, have not died down.
In the latest chapter of the succession story, Sportitalia (via Radio Rossonera) has revealed that Antonio Conte would ‘100% go to Milan if the club convinced him with the project.’ However, it seems that he would only join the club in June rather than taking the reigns mid-season.
Furthermore, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic believed to have the Italian coach on his list of preferred candidates to take the reigns from Pioli, it only adds fuel to the rumours.
Well then give him what he wants, getting Conte in would literally steer the ship in the direction management wants.
Hopefully this is not true but I don’t expect a shortage of stupid ideas from this management. It would be a terrible first move for Zlatan in his new role of senior adviser-operation partner-mascot.
“ senior adviser-operation partner-mascot.”
Love it!
If the Management does not fire Pioli right now they are under Decesion Crisis .
I Advice to Appoint Conte as to take the Europe league.
Not true at all. The management’s objectives are to finish top 4 or burn. That is Pioli’s fireable offense – you can disagree with this, but that is the realistic goal that keeps the club financially sustainable.
While Paris, Dortmund and Newcastle were not at their best, 3 of the 4 clubs had a more valuable squad than us (Dortmund was the exception) and this is a sport defined by moments – like not getting more from the first 2 games where we deserved to.
I agree. But I think Pioli tenure has run its course with Milan. I don’t think they pull the trigger at least until the summer.
“ a more valuable squad”???
What does that even mean???
Considering that a player can be amazing one minute (and therefore worth billions) and not great the next (and therefore worth millions) that’s like saying the person sitting next to me at the Black Jack table has “more valuable cards”.
I suppose modern football is built on a house of cards (and in the case of PSG and Newcastle blood and oil).
Good times, eh?
No thanks, he’s unstable, unpredictable and compulsive. His CL record is bad too.
FANTASY!
1. Conte in too expensive
2. Conte and Ibra would not coexist.
3. Conte would not get the players he wants, set the place on fire and leave dramatically.
THE END.
This is the most accurate comment.
It would be great because it means the transfer policy has changed, but it won’t happen. And for people saying Conte is unstable, I guess that is what you get when you know what you are doing and what you want and don’t let clowns tell you otherwise. Conte left all of his clubs because he didn’t want to downgrade his team, and I am 100% sure he was promised something when he signed. Staying would make him a stupid guy, which he is not…
Except Chelsea.
Please not Conte!! His best days are over. He no longer forms deep connections with players which we are learning is the key to winning. I would rather pay Thiago Motta conte-level money than have Conte himself.
Not Conte. Just… no
Why is no one talking about De zerbi and Unai Emery…. Those two are cheap and better than Pioli
I don’t think De Zerbi is gonna be cheap. It’s true that he is coaching a medium level club (although in EPL), but I think too many big clubs have their eyes on him and I don’t see Milan winning some sort of a race for him.
You’re like a broken record player… 😂
Are you sucking De Zerbi and Unal d*cks that you have the obligation to keeps mentioning their names?
Completely uncalled for. Keep it classy.
I keep it classy by censoring the word and i called out to him because how can he keeps mentioning two manager who’s not yet win a trophy with their current club to replace a manager who already won a trophy with Milan and currently keep the club at the top table of Serie-A.
Remember. The grass looks greener on the other side but doesn’t mean it’s better than what we have.
Unnecessary!
Unai Emery currently has Aston Villa in third place in the Premier League, having just beaten both Arsenal and Man City consecutively so I think his price just went way, way.
Conte would ‘100% go to Milan if the club convinced him.
That sentence makes less sense than Conte as ACM coach.
@James Hornby exactly. If fifth meant CL that was our aim. The financial difference between first and fourth place now is so little it doesn’t matter, compared to the cost of actually reaching out for gold.
Get used to it.
Yeah NO for him.
The guy only request expensives players and if the club can’t provide that for him, he got angry and left. It’s the same when he at Juve, Inter, Chelsea, and Spurs. So why Milan should hired him when he gonna overhauled the whole squad from zero again?
Not to mention he have temper problems.
What makes him yhink we would accept him? We need a manager that plays football the way Milan used to and should in yhe future. I would keep pioli before him
Nah. Milan should appoint Hansi Flick
Conte is way overrated and is beyond just tempermental. He throws destructive temper tantrums at whatever and whomever he doesn’t like and ends up trashing whatever he accomplished.
He won a Premier League title with Chelsea, having personally wooed N’golo Kante to Chelsea.
The next season, he threw Diego Costa off the team by text message, somehow forgetting that Costa was Chelsea’s leading scorer and a key to Chelsea winning the PL title.
Surprise! Chelsea struggled without Costa and Conte got fired.
That’s why Conte has almost never lasted more than two years