So many different coaches have been considered losers before, y'know, they finally won something.
I wasn't excited about Pioli, I didn't go full on Pioli out, but I was just sort of... resigned to Milan being stuck in a constant state of rebuilding.
Pioli has surprised me. The thing that is a constant over his managerial career is that he's always been lauded for his ability to work on the mentality of his players. At Fiorentina in dealing with the tragic aftermath of Astori's passing, he was given a lot of respect in how he handled that.
Pioli has shown constant shifts and changes to his tactical approach with Milan. We ended our game against Lazio with a 442, and he's shown 352, and other various approaches. He used Rebic in a better way than he did from last year.
Regardless of what happens tomorrow, the improvement in this squad, the growth of so many players, Pioli deserves a lot of credit. Pioli has defied all his supposed previous patterns, because every season is different.
While I hope that Pioli leads us to 10 straight CLs in a row, I think that whatever happens with this squad going forward, with Pioli or not, he's got to be given a lot of credit for this team's return.