Tantalis
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Smart man, look at what the commies say about Paolo. It's disgusting. Pay your rentBerlusconi never hired him, coz i think he is a assumed socialist.
Smart man, look at what the commies say about Paolo. It's disgusting. Pay your rentBerlusconi never hired him, coz i think he is a assumed socialist.
If they hire a B level interim coach then they've thrown in the towel for this season.Even if they did sack Fonseca we'll end up getting some B level coach again.
According to the report, Jorge Mendes was behind the possible deal and remains a crucial figure despite not formally representing the player.
Sport claims that Leao is ‘tired’ of his situation in Milan and that his price tag is naturally dropping due to his issues in San Siro.
Barcelona have prioritised the purchase of a left winger in 2025 and are waiting to see if they can have an opportunity to sign the Portuguese star next summer for an affordable fee.
I'm not willing to write off too many young players at Milan when we've seen our stars stagnate and players have such yo yo seasons.It's mistakes left, right and centre though from the management. The correct move would've been to loan him out and keep Adli.
If Musah doesn't work in a 3 - with Fofana and Reijnders - then I can't think of a 3 he would work in. You tell me.
He's never going to be the most attacking of the 3. So he's probably supposed to be the mezzala.. I also think thats what Fofana probably wants to be and would be best at.
Why does he deserve so much patience? Close to 50 apps. 3 assists, no goals and I can't remember a performance where you'd give him a 7 out of 10.
Haven't seen any potential. Currently he isn't good enough to be a deputy
I was there! My first and (still) only visit to San Siro. Clarence is still my fav midfielder - goat tier!Yh that was a huge error considering what happened next.
Iirc he averaged close to 2 points a game. Even gave atleti a good run for their money in the home leg. And we battered inter so bad in the derbi their club legend zaneti couldn't even make a sub appearance in his last derbi.
I'd still take.him back today. Maybe not as a manager but definitely a coach. The guy is just full of footballing knowledge.
That's what we've been doing for the past 30 years.If they hire a B level interim coach then they've thrown in the towel for this season.
Napoli were considered a fluke scudetto when they won and were garbage last season. They went out and got a top coach and it looks like they may win it again.That's what we've been doing for the past 30 years.
We got one scudetto/decade. This team is an absolute joke in Serie A, and for the past 17 years in Europe as well.
If they hire a B level interim coach then they've thrown in the towel for this season.
I wasn't disagreeing with you, I wanted a top coach even after we won the scudetto under Pioli, as he was clearly not the guy to guide us forward.Napoli were considered a fluke scudetto when they won and were garbage last season. They went out and got a top coach and it looks like they may win it again.
Not just Conte. There were a lot of top coaches available this summer which you don't normally see. Milan decided to pick from the bottom of the shelf as they usually do.I wasn't disagreeing with you, I wanted a top coach even after we won the scudetto under Pioli, as he was clearly not the guy to guide us forward.
Specifically Conte, we had n opportunities to get him, and we wasted them all.
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Napoli have been massively overperforming at this stage, getting 6.54 more points than what they have been expected to. We're underperforming by 3 points.
I think at some point things will stabilize a bit and we'll start getting points at a better rate than we have so far, and Napoli will probably slow down.
It's still way too early for any of these stats to be useful, but having a 6 point differential between points and expected points is really stunning after 10 games.
This is what Zlatan should take on ideally. He was a high level pro and could help the squad. You cannot really ask that from Furlani, it is not his job and he needs to travel for commercial stuff obviously and Moncada is too shy for that role. It is also a shame that people like Baresi are doing absolutely nothing in that regard.Carlo Pellegatti believes that AC Milan ‘might as well have hired Antonio Conte’ given what we have seen so far from Paulo Fonseca in terms of his outspoken nature.
Conte was the coach that some Milan fans had been loudly calling for over the summer as they believed he represented a step towards more ambitious aims. Naturally, his Napoli side came to San Siro on Tuesday evening and won 2-0 and going 11 points ahead in the table.
One of the reasons given for not hiring the Italian came from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who implied that Conte requires too much control and is more of a manager than a head coach. In other words, the Milan management wanted to keep calling all the shots, and without any public undermining.
Yet, Fonseca so far has shown himself to be more than willing to make tough decisions and make bold statements in the media, while he has also been left alone at Milanello with the squad given the repeated absence of directors.
Pellegatti spoke to Pressing about the decision to go for Fonseca instead of Conte and the situation Milan currently find themselves in, with MilanNews relaying his comments.
“Of course there are regrets. Ibrahimovic explained his no to Conte by saying that Milan were looking for a coach and not a manager. But at the moment Fonseca, for better or for worse, is acting like a manager because he is always alone at Milanello,” he said.
“They say that there are always contacts, but telephone contacts are one thing, the players need to see the directors. The day after the heavy 2-0 defeat against Napoli with Milan at -11 or -8 if they win the recovery match against Bologna, there was no one at Milanello from the management.
“Fonseca, for better or worse, is working as a manager. So to leave him alone at Milanello they might as well have got Conte. He would have come running and with great enthusiasm to the Rossoneri.”
Bro, that's very optimistic.Seems Fonseca will dangle a carrot in front of this management all season. I can see them sticking with him because we'll be in/around CL spots. A few good results, followed by a bad one. JUST enough to make them stick with him.
Example, look at the next few games:
1) Monza (win) - sticks around/confidence again
2) Real - no matter what happens, they'll keep him because apparently "it's now normal for Milan to never win a big CL game"
3) Cagliari (win) - confidence again
At this point, we'd already be at the end of November before we play Juventus followed by a run of "easy" games against Slovan, Empoli and Sassuolo.
So yea....as long as we don't lose against Monza/Cagliari/Empoli/Slovan....Fonseca will be here to start 2025.
It was mentioned the other day that under Maldini, there was a family atmosphere. I think if we can find a Director that can create that family feeling and be a leader and mentor, we could then bring in a tactician that's a hard task master. Good cop / bad cop if you will.One major issue on the field and not just with Fonseca as coach is lack of organised systems of tactical plays. The same issues were evident with Pioli especially after winning the Scudetto.
In so many of the games I see confusion among the players there is no cohesion or clear tactical plan evident in the build up or when defending a counter.
If a successful tactical set up works for one team it becomes the only set up used. Just because it worked against one team doesn’t mean it will work against every other team.
There is no tactical variation. Different opponents require alternative tactical strategies.
Off the field there are so many major and bigger issues that have never been addressed since RedBird’s takeover. Resulting in an underlying toxic environment.
Currently it is every man for himself (especially amongst management) and this is one of several reasons things have unraveled in the way they have for Milan.
I'm not willing to write off too many young players at Milan when we've seen our stars stagnate and players have such yo yo seasons.
Milanello doesn't look like an environment for many to flourish in currently...
Has Musah played well, mostly no. Do I write him off no. Is he at the root of our issues, no.
Not having better players ahead of him and proper formation that suits this group is the issue.
Like Calabria, he's not at the centre of our issues.
We're a cluster fuck from the top down.
Its a possibility.Even if they did sack Fonseca we'll end up getting some B level coach again.
Exactly Milan as a club has lost the sense of itself. Its identity, personality and purpose.It was mentioned the other day that under Maldini, there was a family atmosphere. I think if we can find a Director that can create that family feeling and be a leader and mentor, we could then bring in a tactician that's a hard task master. Good cop / bad cop if you will.
As it is there's no one leading the group, no one to look up to and seek guidance or instruction it seems.
Players are dumb, manager is dumb, owners are dumb... There's a pattern.
Players can learn though... You sharpen yourself against someone stronger.
We're like fucking melting butter most of the time, from the top down.
I met Theo today and he signed his figurine. He said they are not happy and they are to blame but they will fight until the end
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Napoli were considered a fluke scudetto when they won and were garbage last season. They went out and got a top coach and it looks like they may win it again.
It was slow process for most people.I'm a bit surprised by the timing of the Fonseca bashing. Going into the Napoli game, missing half the starters, including our most consistent and important one (Pulisic, not whatever ibuprofen-drugged player walked onto the pitch later that night), I honestly expected much worse.
Did people really expect us to win that game? Like – really!?
In fact, I'm surprised by how superior we looked to Napoli despite all the absences. Then again, our usual banal errors in defense let us down – new match, same story. Fonseca has yet to convince tactically, 100% agreed.
But judging by how the negativity has increased over the last couple of hours, one would think we went into that game as clear favorites, as if we were playing Virtus Entella and the loss came totally unexpectedly.