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Serie A: upcoming 23/24 season is going to be better than previous 22/23 season


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And as far as I know. Saele didn’t have any good offers either.

Weren’t some people preaching us how we started supporting this club because of values and some other mantra and what not.

But then support this type of behaviour? Only because Saele wasn’t good for us. 🤔

Unless they’ve always been the type that wants the club to modernise and be this ruthless like Madrid and United are then fair dues.

Sometimes you have to make it very clear to a player that he's not in the club's plans. Just so he doesn't get the wrong idea and forgets to really put his agent to work.
 
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he was part of the pre-season and was also played. after the new players came in, they were both out

players who have no future in the club should be treated like that. the same should have been done with leeches like samu and yoko.
that's just how many clubs do it.

Even after the market is done or just before the market ends?

If it’s the latter, then okay I can agree with you. But not after the market ends
 

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And as far as I know. Saele didn’t have any good offers either.

Weren’t some people preaching us how we started supporting this club because of values and some other mantra and what not.

But then support this type of behaviour? Only because Saele wasn’t good for us. 🤔

Unless they’ve always been the type that wants the club to modernise and be this ruthless like Madrid and United are then fair dues.
The "family atmosphere" and "values" left along with Maldini. Sad but true. We are likely to see a more ruthless approach. As for Sale, I get the sense that he irked someone (possibly Pioli), which is why he was left out often towards the end of the season and he is no longer a part of the plan.
 
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Padre has power now, he became ruthless.
all this dumb talk about pioli being in love with certain players:lol:

give him proper players and guys like messias, saele, diaz, krunic would be eating bench
 
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Yeah that’s what I’ve been trying to say. You get what I’m saying.

It feels like people seem to think I’m advocating for him to stay on the squad but that isn’t true at all. He has no place in Milan anymore and I hope we get a good offer to sell him. I hope people here understand this bit.

But my issue is that I just find it weird we’re isolating him completely when he could just be a bench player (he doesn’t even need to be on the CL list, like Adli was last season, just be on the bench), there is a difference with that and completely isolating him from the squad like Dest.

IMO.
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You've already done the hard part of "bullet to the head": "Alexis, gotta let you go, Giacomo's office will handle the details" why the hell would you want to coddle their feelings now.

"But hey, at least they still put me on the bench before I left" - you think that's going to make him going to Fulham or where ever the fuck better?
 
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all this dumb talk about pioli being in love with certain players:lol:

give him proper players and guys like messias, saele, diaz, krunic would be eating bench
Pioli unleasheddddddddddd
 
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Andrea Longoni was hinting there are off-field stuff with Sales for why Pioli wants to exclude him, to be fair.

That's not difficult to read. The way he was left out even after his Napoli performance last season (and Messias still got to play over him) was more than a hint that something off the pitch went sideways.

Meanwhile, many players who left us this summer got called up or even played for us in friendlies even hours (or at least days) before a transfer was formalized.

If you count 1 and 1, at least to me, it's very obvious that Saele being left out is more than just being ruthless. Difficult to say tho what's the issue since we have no insights.

@ACM14061988 , it's your moment to shine now :lol:
 
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And he has every right to be. I don’t like this at all I have to say.

Messias was even worse for us and was on the market too, but he was never left out of the squad and even played the friendly just before he left.

I don’t get why Saele is getting this treatment considering he’s been with us for like 4 seasons and as far as I know never caused trouble and he had significant game time.

This isn’t being ruthless, it’s being a dick and I don’t like it at all. Putting Saele on the market is fine, but leaving him out of the squad is not, even if we want him to leave.

He must have been refusing offers and demanding to stay. This is just RBs way of sayin, no you're not staying.
 
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Even after the market is done or just before the market ends?

If it’s the latter, then okay I can agree with you. But not after the market ends
I'm not opposed to calling him up if he doesn't leave if our RW and RB options are all injured.

Otherwise, why would you bring an additional player thats not in your plans when you have limited spots and you already have other players for that spot?
 

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Yes because if he's good enough he will be applying his leverage on us :LOL: Just look at Hakan and Kessie.

It's a reality, Salad is paid a high salary to play football at a "decent" level, boo hoo he doesn't get to play for a big club with some standards. It's not even "ruthless" you guys just being sensitive.

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Yeah I guess I’m too soft.

I guess I’m really lucky that my work doesn’t require me to fire or get rid of anyone 😂
 

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Even after the market is done or just before the market ends?

If it’s the latter, then okay I can agree with you. But not after the market ends
even after the market is done yeah

what's the point having them on the bench?

bakayoko was sleeping there ffs
 
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Can we do what the club did to Saele, to @Cloren here? Maybe he can see how it really feels too.

I’ll accept if I drag you with me.

That way everyone else suffers with no one to provide them football streams 💉🔥
 

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Rewatch this scene:



You've already done the hard part of "bullet to the head": "Alexis, gotta let you go, Giacomo's office will handle the details" why the hell would you want to coddle their feelings now.

"But hey, at least they still put me on the bench before I left" - you think that's going to make him going to Fulham or where ever the fuck better?

our little Moncada all grown up
 
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Pioli unleasheddddddddddd
One way or another - win or otherwise - tonight people will feel vindicated for their belief or lack thereoff in Pioli.

Some people will be happy we don't win, I feel. (not that I count you in that bracket)
 

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I'm not opposed to calling him up if he doesn't leave if our RW and RB options are all injured.

Otherwise, why would you bring an additional player thats not in your plans when you have limited spots and you already have other players for that spot?

But do we have others players? I know our bench got better this season but was it to such an extent? I guess maybe it really was.

Anyway look bro, it’s true that the bench has limited options. If Saele isn’t there. That’s fine. Not a problem on my part.

Again my problem was isolating him. Even if you’re not called on the bench, I don’t think they all get isolated and train separately right? Am I wrong?
 

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One way or another - win or otherwise - tonight people will feel vindicated for their belief or lack thereoff in Pioli.

Some people will be happy we don't win, I feel. (not that I count you in that bracket)
Thank you for the benefit of the doubt.

I want Pioli to win, and for all our new players to be stars. But our room for error is so razor thin, it worries me.
 
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Damn I thought based on the quotes I got people were fine with the way Saele got treated but based on the reactions I got in my post, it seems people also think he’s being treated harshly.

I guess this situation has mixed feelings for people in here.
 

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bombing the whole budget on a french Damian


wow great deal for Inter

Very strong mercato for them all things considered. Makes a lot more sense than the Samardzic signing
 
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That's not difficult to read. The way he was left out even after his Napoli performance last season (and Messias still got to play over him) was more than a hint that something off the pitch went sideways.

Meanwhile, many players who left us this summer got called up or even played for us in friendlies even hours (or at least days) before a transfer was formalized.

If you count 1 and 1, at least to me, it's very obvious that Saele being left out is more than just being ruthless. Difficult to say tho what's the issue since we have no insights.

@ACM14061988 , it's your moment to shine now :lol:

Exactly.

Something clearly went off between them, cause I personally find the treatment bizarre.
 
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But do we have others players? I know our bench got better this season but was it to such an extent? I guess maybe it really was.

Anyway look bro, it’s true that the bench has limited options. If Saele isn’t there. That’s fine. Not a problem on my part.

Again my problem was isolating him. Even if you’re not called on the bench, I don’t think they all get isolated and train separately right? Am I wrong?
I think when the season starts they would accommodate him and let him maybe train with primavera.

I mean guys not part of our plans, my local jiu jitsu and swim club that we pay to go to have kicked people out. This guy isn’t on the same page and especially with contact sport and risk of injuries. Wouldn’t want him to injure players who are part of the clan or him to be injured which delays sale and depreciates value.

If you think it’s done JUST to hurt his feelings then you are ignoring a lot of other factors
 
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📢Gerry #Cardinale, Founder and Managing Partner of RedBird, present in Bologna, issued the following pre-match statement
"I didn't want to miss being here for a start of the season that promises to be more challenging than ever, both in Italy and in Europe.
As repeatedly stressed, our goal is to continue to improve in order to win, both in Serie A and on the world stage.
But we cannot do this without being open to change and new approaches. And in the current scenario, our ability to successfully realise a positive evolution, on and off the pitch, can only come about through shrewd and sophisticated financial management.
Let us not misunderstand, however. It must be very clear that RedBird is here to win. But we are here to win 'smartly', because we want to win for a long time, not just once. We may not always do well, but we will not stop trying until we have won everything we can.
This season that begins will be a long and demanding one, but I am sure that our boys, under the guidance of Coach #Pioli, will face it with a passion worthy of the history of this glorious club.
We have many new faces to whom we are excited to welcome to Milanello. For our part, we will accompany and support our team in every moment of this new journey with strong commitment and with a passion equal to that which they will put on the pitch, supported by the extraordinary support they invariably receive off the pitch, So tonight, more than ever, let me say: Forza #Milan, always!"
 
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Gerry's face should be printed on the US dollar.

"But we are here to win 'smartly', because we want to win for a long time, not just once. " - what a dig at Zhang.
 
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I think when the season starts they would accommodate him and let him maybe train with primavera.

I mean guys not part of our plans, my local jiu jitsu and swim club that we pay to go to have kicked people out. This guy isn’t on the same page and especially with contact sport and risk of injuries. Wouldn’t want him to injure players who are part of the clan or him to be injured which delays sale and depreciates value.

If you think it’s done JUST to hurt his feelings then you are ignoring a lot of other factors

No, I think something bad went on with him and Pioli for this to happen. That’s my opinion.
 
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The "family atmosphere" and "values" left along with Maldini. Sad but true. We are likely to see a more ruthless approach. As for Sale, I get the sense that he irked someone (possibly Pioli), which is why he was left out often towards the end of the season and he is no longer a part of the plan.
He does have anger tantrums on the pitch, I wouldn't put it past him in getting emotional and saying the wrong thing around the wrong person.

Though I'm confused. Since we are a nonbinary club don't we have to keep salad for diversity?
 
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