The Rumour Commode XLIV: Paragliding to Piolistine Crisis

[Gennaro8]

Theo again 10 + G/A season, our best player and true capitano

 

[Samaldinho]

Hearing the Europa League song makes me feel dirty.

 

[Chiko]

Honestly that would be very stupid move from PSG. Will all the respect to Rafa, Barcola has a bigger potential than Rafa. I would swap Leao for Barcola in a blink of an eye, especially as stupid PSG would be ready to add 50M on top of player exchange.

What is potential? Based on what has he more potential? You guys just like new toys.

 

[IL-Capitano]

Hearing the Europa League song makes me feel dirty.

Not to worry it’s only temporary next season Milan hear their Champions league anthem again.

 

[Chiko]

I so fucking hate Pioli man, we are 3-0 up and he keeps that 37 year old carcass on the filed, he is invisible all game, has 2-3 flicks and a few headers from Mike for 90min.And its not only this game, its 70% of the games.

lol how do you find a way to shit on Giroud this season? Some of you guys comments are just repackaged and not a reflection of the actual facts of the season. Predetermined comments with little logic.

 

[SecondStar]

Honestly that would be very stupid move from PSG. Will all the respect to Rafa, Barcola has a bigger potential than Rafa. I would swap Leao for Barcola in a blink of an eye, especially as stupid PSG would be ready to add 50M on top of player exchange.

You understand the game.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Hearing the Europa League song makes me feel dirty.

Is an absolute banger of a tune though tbf

 

[WILL2K]

Europa anthem reminds me a bit of Game of Thrones for some reason, like we are entering a battle.

 

[Dokoa]

Rafa is a star

 

[fray]

Pioli could be at the end of his cycle at Milan, but if we do change him - make sure to get an actual upgrade, ala Conte. Lopetegui is a downgrade, so is Palladino or Italiano. Motta a mixed bag.

 

[KujaIX]

Pioli has misused or overused every attacking player we've had in an effort to "unlock" Leao. Once he got Leao playing MVP football he forgot to develop anyone else in attack.

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Klopp is a system coach, Pep is a system coach, De Zerbi is a system coach. You'd be hard-pressed to find a high-level manager nowadays that doesn't have a definable playstyle. Messi is a system player (I know you'll agree with that ). I don't think that he fits better in a defined system to be a negative, per se.

The guy buckled under the weight of the expectations and responsibility, that much is indisputable. That being said, selling off an asset after one underperforming season is a bad sporting decision and bad business. The sporting aspect being that young players often underperform in new environments. In this case, the environment wasn't just the team, but the league/country. I think, and many people smarter than myself agree, that young players have to be put in the conditions to grow and given the chance to fail. I get that Milan fans are used to caviar and wine, but lets be real we've been eating chicken nuggets and washing it down with beer for a fair bit of time now. The only way to get back to the high life is via patience. The issue is systemic in Italy as a whole, they don't allow players to fail gracefully. The pundits and the papers hammer a 21 yr old kid for not being prime-Kaka. It's why Italian youth stagnate and are considered "young" when they're 24. Not so in Germany, Spain, and France.

The same patience that smaller clubs have to exhibit with their players, Milan needs to have because from a European perspective we're in a similar situation. Look at the stats posted above. Zirkzee, last year, playing in his favored position, scored twice all season for Bologna. At Milan, we'd have thrown him away. Now he's one of the top 10 players in the entire campionato. As is CDK.

Sacchi gave an interview today highlighting regrets that Milan have in losing players and brought up Paqueta, Diaz, Hakan, & CDK. 3 of those 4, you could argue, were mismanaged. How can a club in the financial situation we've been in have such little foresight?

To respond to just one single point of your post -

We were damned if we kept CDK and damned if we didn't. His confidence was shot but he was a flop. If we kept him and he continued to underperform, bad decision; if we sold him and he performed, bad decision.

Pioli can take some of the blame (last year was just weird and shit all round if we're honest) but I think a lot of people on here (not you) are pretty much just waiting for worst case scenarios to come true.

We miss out on a player? Hope he comes good, otherwise forget him. We get a player? Hope he either becomes Messi or flops.

It's an odd fanbase.

 

[Chiko]

Pioli could be at the end of his cycle at Milan, but if we do change him - make sure to get an actual upgrade, ala Conte. Lopetegui is a downgrade, so is Palladino or Italiano. Motta a mixed bag.

Wouldn’t be surprised if he won the Europa and kept his job.

 

[fray]

I believe it depends on the performance of Serie A teams overall in europe this year. If EPL outperforms us by a big margin then they will have 5th instead

Indeed, the top 2 will get 5 CL spots. Italy and England on top atm. Important that Spanish and German teams are knocked out early.

 

[KujaIX]

Pioli could be at the end of his cycle at Milan, but if we do change him - make sure to get an actual upgrade, ala Conte. Lopetegui is a downgrade, so is Palladino or Italiano. Motta a mixed bag.

This is completely right.

If we do get rid of Pioli, we need to get a proper upgrade and a logical one too. Conte is an upgrade in some departments (many but not all, and he has clear drawbacks). They need to pick the right guy, which is a risk in itself.

 

[ymsv]

Hearing the Europa League song makes me feel dirty.

Imagine if it was The Conference league .

 

[Dokoa]

Imagine playing with a defender who can cross

 

[Milan10]

I’m just rooting for us to win all of our remaining matches and see where we land.

I know it’s controversial but that is my position.

 

[nonsonoqui]

I’m just rooting for us to win all of our remaining matches and see where we land.

I know it’s controversial but that is my position.

You’ve got issues

 

[Il grande Milan]

Hearing the Europa League song makes me feel dirty.

they have a song?

 

[Kranjcar]

What is potential? Based on what has he more potential? You guys just like new toys.

Remember my words. I know it is hard to accept but remember the name. I will ask you in 3/4 years from now

 

[SecondStar]

Remember my words. I know it is hard to accept but remember the name. I will ask you in 3/4 years from now

It’s going to be hilarious where leao will be 3-4 years from now.

 

[LemonCookies]

It’s going to be hilarious where leao will be 3-4 years from now.

Having lifted the 20th and a CL trophy will make for a fun google image search.

 

[Milan10]

Leao’s response to scoring today made it pretty clear he has really been struggling through this drought and difficult season.

Looked like pure fucking relief.

 

[LemonCookies]

Leao’s response to scoring today made it pretty clear he has really been struggling through this drought and difficult season.

Looked like pure fucking relief.

Palladino not ready for his Monza to get ass blasted by renewed Leao in 3 days.

 

[vB9]

Brighton are braced for the possible departure of boss Roberto de Zerbi at the end of the season, with the Italian attracting interest from Liverpool and Manchester United. (Mail)

Barcelona and Spain midfielder Gavi, 19, is a summer transfer target for Paris St-Germain. (Athletic - subscription required)

we shud go for both

 

[Ryo]

RLC on 7 goals and 2 assists this season for us.
1 more contribution and he's caught up to Theo...

Edit: Oh wait. Theo got an assist today, 2 more then.

 

[rossonero1]

We don’t earn any coefficient points for this match or for the return leg. Just one point for reaching the round of 16.

Italy does.

 

[leaf]

I so fucking hate Pioli man, we are 3-0 up and he keeps that 37 year old carcass on the filed, he is invisible all game, has 2-3 flicks and a few headers from Mike for 90min.And its not only this game, its 70% of the games.

I get ppl frustrated with the coach....but bro....we just had a comfortable win. Can you not enjoy it?

 

[rossonero1]

I so fucking hate Pioli man, we are 3-0 up and he keeps that 37 year old carcass on the filed, he is invisible all game, has 2-3 flicks and a few headers from Mike for 90min.And its not only this game, its 70% of the games.

 

[vB9]

Can you not enjoy it?

enjoy thursday night football? with rlc? for a club such as ours?