just get it off my chest...been reading a lot but too lazy to write
1.the way we've been playing:
feels nice to have back to back wins, with character and personality.
many factors:
1. Ibra as leader makes everyone give more. always yelling, even when he fucks up lol
2. like many said, without crowd pressure it seems easier for the lads.
3. we seem to have come out out lock down the fittest side.
4. last but not least, Pioli has really simplified the roles based on their qualities. common
sense works wow
big up to players for stepping up.
2. the "Pioli should stay" debate:
simple. If it was about just changing the coach, then stick with Pioli ... this is not the case here, with Rangnick it's a change of philosophy, culture, way of operating... something i feel is long overdue ...
Maldini & Pioli did very well.
Pioli steadied the ship and has now finally turned it around. players like him (big+, i hope Rangnick is not akward like Giampaolo) ... i hope this great stint here will help him get a great job somewhere next season, with great notoriety... maybe a return to Fiorentina...or Inter, as Conte like tantrum much.
Maldini signed some great young players who will be the spine of this team for year to come...Giampaolo was his only bad spot, unfortunately a fatal one.
and this is why we need to have all parts of the club sharing the same vision ... if you (Maldini) "convince" the ownership to trust you in that direction you believe and they don't beleive so much, you better make no mistake ... at the first rough patch, which is inevitable, they would go in "see, we knew this would not work" mode.
if you share the same vision, they'll give you more time.
about media and coaches pushing for a Pioli stay by low key attacking Rangnik ... it's the least surprising thing ... that anti change, status quo culture is nothing new ... even though the league is screaming for something new.
i'm glad there are a few foreign owners kinda "forcing" change ... and hopefully there will be more ... Milan and Inter had to stand firm against Sala, push him to where he could not play his games anymore, to get that stadium project at the stage it is (even if not confirmed yet)... if Rangnick implement succefully his brand of football, not only other clubs will follow suit by hiring coaches with similar football ideas (mostly foreigners) ... but some italian coaches (at least the younger ones) will also be gravitating towards that brand ... shoutout to Gasperini who is like a pioneer of that football in Italy, at least this cycle (10-15 years)
3. Transfer Market:
assuming Rangnik, it is and his 4 4 2 as all indicators point to.
With the Partnership of Kessie-Bennacer showing promise...great balance as well.
in theory one stay a little back(Kessie) and the other moves up a bit(bennacer) but they both have such great engine that they are both everywhere ... Kessie played the role Bennacer plays and Biglia took Kessie's role of staying closer to the defence ... meaning they are interchangeable ... and they do so very well during games.
getting a Young player to slip in for 1 or another would be great... i still love Florentino even though links have cooled down.
Kjaer - Romagnoli also look good, but same thing, gotta have some young strong fast CB who'll compete with Kjaer for the spot ... great deal of Redeeming Kjaer btw
there are 2 players i'm stuck on:
ML Szoboszlai
DM Florentino
the rest of the positions i'm just chosing what i think is the best name we've been linked with ... would not ahve fomo if we don't sign them..trust Rangnick to find good alternatives
CB: Fofana over Ajer who seems a better ball player not a better defender ... Boubacar Kamara would be the dream but too expensive, i'm sure PL side would be offering 40-50m for him
RB: Dumfries over Emerson for sure
MR: Miranchuk only name i have heard for this position so far ... heard he has something of a 8m release clause in his contract which expires next summer
CF: Daka great potential...more cost effective than Jovic and Vlahovic.
6 players...on the high side...but that could be a Good 80-100 M Market .... depending on how you structure that (ie: loan w/ option/obligation for Florentino)
my 2 cents