The Rumour Commode XLI: Ragnarok

[rossonero1]

Diaz was a Maldini guy

 

[patosheva]

Just read mn statment about why paolo was removed
WHEN YOU READ THAT YPU WILL UNDERSTAND WHERE ARE WE GOING.

 

[AC_Wesley]

What a cunttt
Die motherfucker

So gerrysheva is off the table, yes?

 

[mrki]

I swear to God this fucked me up for real. Don't know how I will get over this. Watching my Milan led by some strange Italian back stabbing bitch whose name I don't even know... Furlani, Furliani wtf....

Then Pioli who I can't stand as a coach and baseball DILETTANT!!! WTF

I respect Moncada. The guy is top staff.

 

[Gennaro8]

Moncada is only good thing in all this. Maybe they should fire him also

 

[Panache]

Introducing Thiaw AFTER GABBIA GOT INJURED.

Why is that surprising? Thiaw came from the second division of the German league. Didn’t speak Italian and needed time to adapt like all young players do. Gabbia was supposed to be the “safer” option. Pioli did what most experienced coaches do and picked the “safer option”.
Once he saw Thiaw’s performances he NEVER played Gabbia over him. I think Pioli handled Thiaw immaculately. You’re overreacting here.

 

[Qaas]

WTFFFF
Curupira requested a ban?

Nooooooooooooo. This is my 13th reason

 

[Hitchens]

Really liked this reply.

 

[Samaldinho]

As I said it's hard to say without knowing the details but let's assume Theo and Leao were Moncada's jewels (Theo I know was, Leao gets credited to Boban but I dunno)

I would say he favors players with certain characteristics. In particular, physical advantages

Adli isn't close to that. He's a very technical player but lacks a lot from an athletic standpoint and obviously clashed with Pioli's wants

I think that summer Kone was the guy because he fits the mold of what I assume a Moncada player is but they couldn't land him

I mean, CDK doesn't strike me as some athletic freak, neither does Sales--but I guess those are now on Maldini despite Moncada famously scouting CDK in particular?

Adli seems like a Moncada player, but I figure if he is moved on, he probably wasn't? Or maybe Pioli having the control he now has just didn't like him anyway?

Regardless, we get to see Moncada and Pioli's transfer choices. RLC I guess is Moncada now, yes? Kamada doesn't seem like some athletic specimen, but I guess I'll have to bear the brunt on that one.

 

[joyrider]

These succesion gifs are fucking tight on spot.

God bless for showing me this series

 

[mrki]

Why is that surprising? Thiaw came from the second division of the German league. Didn’t speak Italian and needed time to adapt like all young players do. Gabbia was supposed to be the “safer” option. Pioli did what most experienced coaches do and picked the “safer option”.
Once he saw Thiaw’s performances he NEVER played Gabbia over him. I think Pioli handled Thiaw immaculately. You’re overreacting here.

No I'm not. You see them every dan in training. If it's not clear there thatThiaw is 3 times better then Gabbia then I'm a priest.

 

[Pigeon]

Diaz was a Maldini guy

 

[sheva]

Angelo Mangiante, Sky Sport - Paolo #Maldini is a heritage of Italian and world football. It made three generations dream. Example in sport for the values, fairness and seriousness that he has always transmitted. Legends must be handled with care and perhaps not liquidated with 5 cold lines of press release

This is the equivalent to hunting an animal and throwing the carcass to the trash

Hope gerry will suffer the same fate

 

[killerkid]

Just read mn statment about why paolo was removed
WHEN YOU READ THAT YPU WILL UNDERSTAND WHERE ARE WE GOING.

Why was he removed?

 

[Panache]

These succesion gifs are fucking tight on spot.

God bless for showing me this series

I’m still on season 3. I’ve avoided every discussion about the finale. I heard the finale was crazy. Can’t wait to get there.

 

[AC_Wesley]

I was gonna do this under more ceremonious conditions, but alas...

This season’s Top 3 Rossoneri have come to an end and I have prepared a little rant. First of all, thank you for taking part. It’s been fun to see you guys vote incorrectly because you don’t understand what a Top 3 is, voting sarcastically because we suck ass and most of all it’s been fun being cursed out by you guys when I create a thread after a bad game. TBH, I’d rather be cursed at than you voting incorrectly. @mods, are there statistics on how many votes I’ve deleted?

The winner of this year's competition is no other than Sandro Tonali. Closely followed by Leao and Bennacer. Trying to look at it objectively, I think we’ve managed to pick the correct players in the end. Maybe some players can swap positions but the end result is no scandal by any means.

I will go through the list and give my comments on each player that received a Top 3 point this season.

1: Sandro Tonali - 40p
I think Tonali deserves the win because he’s been our most consistent player this season. He’s not yet a master of his (or any) craft, but he gives his all game after game. Everyone loves a player who takes responsibility, works hard and genuinely fights for the shirt - and that’s why I believe he won this year's edition. We knew we could trust him to bring a certain level every game, and he did.

2: Rafael Leao - 36p
Our golden boy came in second even though he got the most points in the “Totals standing”. This is because when he’s good, he’s really good. So when he wins a round, he scores a lot of points. This also shows that if Leao can get some consistency in him, the sky's the limit. He needs to score and assist more, much more, relative to his talent. Why should we not expect this from him? I know I do.

3: Ismael Bennacer - 33p
Benny became a Top 3 meme of some sorts during the latter part of the season. Losing his position to Krunic didn’t do him any favors in this competition. Fans have a good memory, but it’s short - meaning we forget and have an “what have you done for me lately” attitude. Bennacer had a really good first half of the season and also had a really good lead in the competition before Tonali and Leao caught up with him. Like Tonali, Bennacer also works hard and that earned him many points.

4: Mike Maignan - 27p
This guy came in fourth after missing out on almost half the season. Shows us how good he is and also how important he is for us. Been reading that we had better Points per Game without him (perfect example of how stats can be misleading), but I can just imagine how our dip in form would have just continued without him in the squad. Maignan was essential in helping us secure a CL spot and he completely deserves his position in the competition.

5: Theo Hernandez - 25p
Theo has been really good this season. As an LB, it’s probably hard to be in a higher position in a competition like this, but if someone can do it, it would be the world's best LB. Theo has continued to work on his defense, even though we see an occasional lapse of concentration. Attacking wise he’s delivered, but somehow I feel he should have done more / be given more space by the coach. Maybe I’m spoiled, and maybe Kessie not being there to secure the space behind him is the reason why he’s not as dangerous in the attacking phase. But if we can get him to move forward more often, I am sure that he will be able to climb in this list as well.

6: Olivier Giroud - 21p
When I think of Giroud, I think of important goals, and that’s how he’s collected his points. It’s not been by giving great performances and we will never see that from him anyway. Next season will probably be his last and it would be really unfair to him and us if he’s the undisputed starter like he’s been this season.

7: Brahim Diaz - 20p
Say what you want about him, certainly not a favorite of mine, but he’s managed to collect the 6th most points in the squad. The coach has trusted him throughout the season and he’s saved us a couple of times. Diaz may not be here next season, but if he is, then we need to see him score, assist and hockey assist more. A player in his position must be more than what Diaz has been to us.

8: Malick Thiaw - 16p
Like Maignan, Thiaw collected his points during half the season. It’s going to be really interesting to see his development next season - will he continue to grow or will he have a dip in form like Kalulu and Tomori? I think it’s important that Thiaw continues to grow because he’s the only good passer from the back.

9: Alexis Saelemakers - 15p
Guess where this guy collected a little bit more than half his points? You guessed right, CLmakers gonna CLmaker. Messias is the coach favorite, but according to us the best RW was surely Saelemakers.

10: Pierre Kalulu - 10p
Kalulu got injured and lost his spot because of a loss in form, but before that I believe that he deserved more points. Maybe I feel like this because he’s a favorite of mine. The dip in form could also have been because of the amount of minutes he played over the last year.

10: Junior Messias - 10p
Messias, just like Saelemakers, would have been a good backup RW. He helps out in defense, does the work the coach asks of him and scores a point here and there. But he will probably never be better than what he is today, so hopefully he will be the RW leaving this summer to make place for a starter in a position we have been really weak at for a long time.

11: Davide Calabria - 9p
Personally, I expect the captain to also be one of the best players in the squad. For what is a captain when there are so many players who have more quality? The captain should at least be top 3 in a Top 3.

12: Ante Rebic - 8p
Rebic started the season with a MOTM game, had some good games in October, and then completely disappeared in the Top 3.

12: Charles de Ketelaere - 8p
Yes, this guy managed to get this many points in this competition. Why? Only you can answer that, I didn’t vote for him.

12: Fikayo Tomori - 8p
What an underwhelming season from him. Why, Tomori, why? I had such high hopes for him but he turned into an English defender. There’s so much more in this guy and if he can get it together next season he will surely climb in these rankings.

13: Gabbia - 4p
Homegrown player quota? With Thiaw, Kalulu and Tomori in the squad, this guy is not gonna get a lot of playing time, or Top 3 points, next season either. But kudos to managing 4 pts.

13: Tatarusanu - 4p
@Curupira fill in text

13: Krunic - 4p
Got to give it to him, he managed to step up for a while during the second second part of the season. A good to have player in the squad for moments like this. Some may say that he should have gotten more than 4 pts, but considering his minutes and actual performance these are the correct numbers.

14: Origi - 3p
@Wild fill in text you cunt

15: Vranckx - 3p
Some say he was underplayed, I say he played as much as he deserved. Honestly, I didn’t see anything special when he was on the pitch and considering every game was with the knife on our throat the whole season, I understand the coaches decision.

15: Ballo-Toure - 3p
I think he’s the perfect Theo backup, and if he wants to stay and play that role, we should keep him.

16: Kjaer - 2p
When does his contract run out? Is he willing to sit on the bench next season as well? I don’t see him getting more playing time, probably even less. Another good to have player in the squad, but if he’s gonna start bitching he should be shipped away this summer.

16: Ibrahimovic - 2p
Zlatan would fuck us up if he knew we had him almost last in a list. Forza Campione and thank you for the memories.

16: Adli - 2p
@Samaldinho fill in text

17: Dest - 1 pt
Forgot he’s a Milan player. Also American.


-------------TOP 3 Standing------------------Total Standing---------

Player of the month:
August: Bennacer - 6p
September: Saelemakers - 6p
October: Tonali - 15p
November: Bennacer/Giroud - 5p
January: Bennacer - 13p
February: Thiaw - 13p
Mars: Maignan - 9p
April: Leao - 11p
May: Tonali - 7p

From:

Top 3 Discussion Thread

@MilanMB you mentioned for next season HM happening, what about also Flop of the Match? One vote per game. Could be interesting. That being said, after a game like yesterday, how could you "punish" someone with FOTM award?

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[joyrider]

I’m still on season 3. I’ve avoided every discussion about the finale. I heard the finale was crazy. Can’t wait to get there.

I'm at season 1, right now Shivz wedding and Roy decided to come.
Top off the shelf stuff!!

 

[Neruda2.0]

the feeling is no other than the one of mourning .. truly you can feel all Milanisti worldwide mourning its sickening

 

[Dottore Joey]

Can people please stop posting Succession spoilers? You cunts are the worst kind of human beings. Truly. Fuck you.

 

[Samaldinho]

Signing players that the coach doesn’t want is never a good thing though. Why is there such a disconnect between what the coach wants and what the directors are doing?

Give him the players he wants. If he fails, fire him. That’s all MM had to do.

I mean, the best run teams get players that they'd want to have regardless of the coach--the key is that they have a style-of-play, and therefore bring in coaches that adhere to that style.

Few coaches are good enough to warrant that sort of tailoring. Frankly speaking, I don't think Pioli has done enough in his career to warrant similar treatment to Pep or Klopp.

Pioli won me over, but then brutally lost me. I'd love to see Moncada and Pioli take a big leap forward, but I fail to see how Pioli in 2023 can warrant that level of faith when he was comically terrible in 2023.

 

[ACM14061988]

COMUNICATO ️
In merito alle vicende di questi ultimi giorni, vogliamo ringraziare col cuore Paolo per il lavoro fatto in questi anni.
Ricucire il rapporto che si era interrotto il giorno dell’addio al calcio, è stato sicuramente il passaggio più bello del percorso vissuto insieme in queste ultime stagioni, che ha riportato il Milan a vincere in Italia e ad essere competitivo in Europa.
E buona parte di questi risultati vanno sicuramente ascritti a Paolo e all’instancabile lavoro fatto, contraddistinto sempre dall’amore per i nostri colori.
Un licenziamento non potrà mai cancellare la storia in rossonero di Paolo Maldini, grande capitano in campo ed esempio di milanismo per tutti Noi.

Non entriamo nel merito delle scelte societarie, non spetta a noi fare valutazioni sull’operato di dirigenti, allenatore e calciatori.
Il nostro pensiero lo abbiamo espresso chiaramente con uno striscione l’ultima giornata di campionato:

SOCIETÀ: VOGLIAMO IL SALTO DI QUALITÀ!

Questo deve essere l’unico obiettivo della proprietà e di chi da oggi si occuperà dell’area tecnica, costruire una squadra forte in grado di lottare su tutti i fronti, perché il bene dei nostri colori viene e verrà sempre prima di tutto!

CON IL MILAN NEL CUORE, SEMPRE!

𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐨
𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐂 - 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛

 

[papaberlu]

I mean, CDK doesn't strike me as some athletic freak, neither does Sales--but I guess those are now on Maldini despite Moncada famously scouting CDK in particular?

Adli seems like a Moncada player, but I figure if he is moved on, he probably wasn't? Or maybe Pioli having the control he now has just didn't like him anyway?

Regardless, we get to see Moncada and Pioli's transfer choices. RLC I guess is Moncada now, yes? Kamada doesn't seem like some athletic specimen, but I guess I'll have to bear the brunt on that one.

Was Charles Moncada's first choice? He spent the summer in Argentina convincing Enzo to join Milan who happened to have agreed. He wasn't the one going to Belgium to convince him or waiting for Renato. We can go back and forth on this topic all day without knowing the specifics, I prefer to just wait a month and see what his vision is

All jokes aside I see the appeal in Loftus Cheek, he's massive and has incredible technical ability. He's not my first choice but I guess he's cheap, I hope Pioli is on board with him if he's brought in. Kamada seems like Kjaer to me, an experienced and cheap player who fills a gap in the squad

What I took issue with in particular was making guys like Arnautovic and Berardi your main targets when they couldn't be further from the mold of player that makes this team great

 

[Wild]

80 pages since last night and have been busy with work today.

Can anyone give me a tl;dr of what happened since? Maldini and Massara still not fired, right?

MM gone.
Yours trully responsible behind ot as Moncada alter ego.
General ashished.

 

[CapitanoMaldini]

 

[AC_Wesley]

Non entriamo nel merito delle scelte societarie, non spetta a noi fare valutazioni sull’operato di dirigenti, allenatore e calciatori.

Curva dont care

 

[Mr. Tea]

Meh

 

[Samaldinho]

Why is that surprising? Thiaw came from the second division of the German league. Didn’t speak Italian and needed time to adapt like all young players do. Gabbia was supposed to be the “safer” option. Pioli did what most experienced coaches do and picked the “safer option”.
Once he saw Thiaw’s performances he NEVER played Gabbia over him. I think Pioli handled Thiaw immaculately. You’re overreacting here.

CDK wasn't introduced slowly though? He was given a starting spot very quickly.

 

[Wild]

Some serious shit happened to fire Maldini and Massara right away and to keep Pioli,i think this was an ugly fight where Maldini and Masaara insulted these pricks

Yeah , it went like this.
RB : Come in sir Maldini , we need to talk about your last 50mil mercato.
Maldini : Yeah me too , i want 100mil.
RB : Get out.

 

[SecondStar]

Thuram is likely headed to psg

 

[patosheva]

Haha curva cunts noting else