Thanks for having me on again my friend! Hate to see the club back in this position yet again after all the hard work. Hope everyone enjoyed my pain here!
The problem comes from a lack of understanding of Italian football. For the Americans, there’s no real difference between Milan and Arsenal and Ateletico Madrid or between Serie A and the Premier League. For them it's just "soccer". Moncada, who’s seen as the technical director, mentioned that the management wants to build a possession-based, attacking team, and their model is Livrerpool. But there are two big issues with this plan: 1- The nature of Serie A : the most tactical league in europe and playing this style here is much harder, even top possession teams struggle a lot against italian team in the CL and UEL . It requires top-level players and serious reinforcements, which the management hasn’t provided. 2- A Gap Between Vision and Reality : The disconnect between what they want and what they’ve done has left any coach, including Fonseca, in an almost impossible situation. While Fonseca and the players share some blame for the results, most of it falls on management for not building a squad fit for their goals. You can't ask for Klopp's or guardiola football with someone like Emerson or Musa. The team’s main problem, which has been around for years, is the lack of a complete and balanced squad. The players don’t complement each other, and key positions like CF, RB, DM are still weak and we need players with experience. Maldini was right when he said it’s time to invest in the team. There are really only two ways forward: 1- Stick with the Offensive Style and Go all in. Spend big on top-quality players in key positions to make this style work. 2-Go for a More Balanced Approach : Bring in a coach who’s better suited to Serie A’s tactical nature and focus on smart, targeted signings to build a stable team. The management needs to decide: either fully back their vision or adjust to what Serie A demands. If they don’t take action soon, the team will stay stuck in this cycle of mediocrity. EDIT : By americans meant only Redbird, not the american people ofc
no team does it in one window. even chelsea right now have obvious flaws at GK, RCB. its gonna take ac milan 2-3 transfer windows to build up a squad that can play out from the back. this window looks like it flopped for ac milan. hopefully next one is good.
@@johnnyboi331 maybe but what bothers me is that we're having these issues since many years, we're playing with old strikers for more than 5 seasons, we didn't replace kessie, Tonali and hakan, we don't have experienced players ... Etc etc What's the point of getting rid of players like Adli, Pobega, Vrankx to get someone like Musa and they're already talking about getting another cheap young prospect in January to solve our problems ? Whats the Point of spending money for Emerson who's not better than Calabria ? Yes I understand that a team like Chelsea needs to many transfer windows to start over, but for us it seems like we take a step forward and two backwards. Also the management said clearly they're playing for the scudetto which put a lot of pressure on the team
@@zakzk1257that’s the sad reality we are currently experiencing as a Milanisti. From the moment Fonseca arrived you could tell that this season (and probably the next as well) the board was not really trying to invest in a coach/squad that would be a competing squad. Definitely seems like Cardinale and his people (Including Zlatan) are happy with the fact that we beat inter and madrid honestly seems like that was enough for them. You said it best my friend the key word for them is “Cheap”.
As an American, painting an entire nation of folks with a broad brush is just stupid. I guess it doesn't occur to some folks that we have been watching football (or soccer) since Nigel Winterburn put Whisky Nose (SAF) in his place. Don't make assumptions about the depth of our football knowledge.
Yes, but he was also gambling. You would have lost him to suspension anyway. The opinion outside of Italy is that AC Milan have played a blinder by offloading him for quite a bit of money before it all came out.
That may be true, factually it was a good move. Emotionally? Not so much. Really the question should be, where would Milan be had Maldini not been sacked?
As an Milan fan who already knew all of this it’s a great explainer for non Milan fans. Also another point regarding Emerson transfers is the loan of Kalulu (who is better CB than Pavlovic and wayyyy better RB than that bum Emerson) to direct competitor for the CL spot in Juve. Worst piece of business done by the management.
Appreciated! Yes, this is definitely aimed at people who aren't AC Milan supporters and are curious as to what's going on there. Great shout about Kalulu! Martino mentioned that, my bad for not remembering to include it.
A lot of bums from the PL have done reasonably well in Serie A, so I imagine that was the thought process - the player is undervalued because of a disproportionate negative reputation in the PL. This is sound reasoning, but have they not watched him play? Turned out terribly in hindsight
Never trust American or East Asian owners. They don’t understand football, only care about money, and have no cultural or sentimental ties to the club/city. Lesson learned.
They should hire Rui Costa as a Sporting director or something. He does a very good job at Benfica, he is very professional, passionate and loyal, and understands football. Although it is highly doubtful that he would leave Benfica.
Milan need to play ball with other Italian teams and Italian media as well. They need an already established Italian Director familiar with the league more than a foreign one at the moment.
@@ZeeSips Rui Costa spent 12 seasons in Italy, including 5 at Milan with more than 300 matches in Serie A. I am sure he knows the country, the league, and the club more than anyone else. (Out of the current sporting directors in Serie A only Marco Di Vaio of Bologna has played the same amount in Serie A.)
American sporting conglomerates are the bane of football mate....FSG is not much different from RedBird...and Redbird are minority shareholders in Liverpool😮💨 they are just treating football like a business.😮💨😮💨😮💨
@isthatmysatay but let's be honest FSG works in the Premier Leauge which the richest leauge in the world, and also hired one of the best upcoming choaches back in the day which is Klopp. So they did all the right things On the other hand we got idiot Americans like the ones in Roma who are definitely going to run the club back to the ground. The kick out a legend of the club Maldini then stick with a choach who was out of ideas in Pioli then they go and hire the most midiocre choach ever I am surprised they managed to keep all our best players, but all it takes is clubs that want to buy them for a good price then the management signing sevral Emerson Royal type of players to basically take the club back to banter era. Which is exactly what happened to us when we sold Kaka, Silva and Ibra and didn't replace them properly.
What I don't understand is the lack of interest in Italians. Players, coaches, and at the board level, it seems like Cardinale wants no part of them in any capacity. Maldini, axed for Zlatan, why? De Zerbi available, plays a possession game that the club wants and a former Milan youth player? Nah, go for Fonseca. Tonali, future captain, Milanista, gives 150% every game? Okay, let's sell him and keep Leao/Hernandez (who would've gotten them probably 200+ million if both sold) and give Hernandez the armband in some games? In losing both Maldini and Tonali, the club lost its past, present, and future soul. In not purusuing De Zerbi, that only further highlights it.
The "owner" didn't know Milan had 7 champions league. Furlani, the improvised ds asked Shevchenko if he ever played in San Siro... there is 0 commetence and respect for the club. The players that helped reach Milan the champilnship where deeply attached to the badge and they made a squad now the majority of players are all the rejects of Chelsea...everyone can buy players like fofana you son't need to know much and you can pretend that you understand something. There's no ownership of owns mistakes it's about money and revenue... Pioli was the reason Milan was still soing good despite all. Now truth for many has finally come out. Hopefully this disastrous season will save us forcing these owners to sell
It's so so sad to see how many great and beautiful football clubs that has been ruined over the last 10-15 years because of horrible ownership. So much football history not being taken care of with the love it deserves
I believe Valencia CF had similar problems when it comes to club management. Right now, the club were sitting dead last in La Liga table (relegation seems to be possible) and didn't even played in European Football since 2019/20 Champions League. It's very shocking to see this club falling apart. In the past, this club had won the La Liga titles and played in the Champions League Final twice for each.
13:15 as an American I watched the Super Bowl for the first time last year. It was so weird and unusual to me that the trophy was handed to the owner before any of the players.
Caring doesn't make someone a good sporting director. In fact, it likely makes you worse. Emotions are a great way to waste money Serie A sides don't have to begin with. The problem isn't sacking Maldini, the big question is whether they have built a competent recruitment department
Kinda heartbreaking to see AC Milan today. As a suffering yet delusional Manchester United, I've always feared AC Milan the most. Something about that red and black stripes gave such a terrifying aura. What they did to Maldini is shameful, and i really hope they get back to the top one day. Powerful AC Milan is good for Serie A
As a fellow long suffering United fan I always greatly admired AC Milan, especially the 90s teams and the mid 00s teams. Wonderful club who should be at the top of European football.
Great vid Adrian I would love to see u make a similar vid like this but about Juventus and how our season has been going so far and giving ur own thoughts about it Keep up the great content man!!
Well, you have the exciting, new manager they talked about in this video in Motta. How has that been working out for you? Excitement overflowing yet? ;) (I honestly don't understand wtf happened there)
@@Maverick_Jones45 I just don't understand, I made time to watch Bologna under him because of the fun playstyle, has he been secretly abducted by aliens and replaced with a doppelganger?
Our biggest problem rn is that we do not have any passion to play, and Fonseca keeps pushing players who are clearly out of form or just aren't ready to play in serie a just yet. Our board didn't want to sack Pioli when we asked them, but after some pressure, they letted his contact run out. Maldini insisted on keeping youngsters and to build a project for a future with players who are ready to fight for a club with also some signing which could bring some experience to the club, but they have always went against his word and he decided to leave. They letted Kjær go, a player who fought with his heart just so we could win and replaced him with nobody, just some clowns. They said that they are now looking to become like Benfica, buy cheap and sell high without even focusing on the position in competitions. Bids from Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have come for Theo, and they are still to respond to it. I wouldn't be surprised if they sell him since he ain't having a good relationship with Fonseca.
God that quote from the owner about not owing fans shit simply because he has the money is truly the stuff of nightmares. Hope Milan bounces back but let’s take this a sign to back German football more. It’s basically the only country where fans own (almost) all clubs
It’s deeper than AC Milan. It’s a Serie A problem all together. Way too complex to break down in one comment or even a video. And nobody has done it yet to be fair. Issues include selling players like Tonali (big issue no one talks about), wages, loans, lacking Italian players in Italian leagues lol, budget/fifa fair play BS, stadiums, no fans at stadiums, competition from other leagues, TV rights, Serie B clubs not being competitive, lack of investing and so on and so on.
I would like to add that a lot of the disciplinary and tactical issues our older players are having are in large part due to Pioli's failure to maintain any coherent tactical identity in the last 2 years of his tenure.
AC Milan is a club, a community and an icon of Milan and Italian football. Don't ruin them by cutting corners or anything. Heck, if you want cutting corners and make a lot of profits, buy a company or a factory, not a football club.
It is disheartening to witness the team's poor performance during the club's 125th anniversary celebrations. The players, coaches, and management have not only failed to meet expectations but have also tarnished the legacy of the club's legendary players who contributed to its rich history from the late 80s to the present. Moreover, the team's lackluster display has disappointed the fans. This raises concerns that the management is more focused on financial interests and brand promotion than the actual game. As a result, it is crucial for the management to be replaced and for the owner to consider selling the team. They should’ve had not got rid of Paolo Madini
I feel a problem with Milan is really just how strong Serie A is right now. The number of great teams near the top like Atalanta, Inter, Napoli etc. is higher than in previous seasons. It’s an unbelievable scudetto race this year and Milan really would have to be perfect to compete
On paper were right there with them, the difference is consistency. We can thrash Madrid midweek and look like a completely different team against basement dwelling Cagliari.
@@Rossoneri2 Consistent performance is most of what you pay for in a football player. There are lots of players who can be fantastic 'on their day' or in just the right circumstances. Milan aren't paying top transfer fees or big wages, nor are they clever in recruiting undervalued/overlooked players. They pretty much get what they pay for (and often less). There is a way to get variation out of inconsistent players by playing much more conservatively, but that won't get you to a league title most years
@paulie-g that's them. Maldini, gazidis, and massara did this and won a scudetto. These guys think moneyball and talking with Liverpool is the key to success
@@Rossoneri2 Moneyball has no application to football, its only use is as a term/stick to beat people with if you don't like data. If you can't outspend the clubs you're competing with, trying to spend money effectively (and therefore trying to find where you're wasting money and eliminating those errors) is clever. If all they're doing is talking to Liverpool, it won't do them any good. If they learn from Liverpool and are able to replicate Liverpool's recruitment, there's every chance they'll be successful.
Napoli are not that good. Atalanta are, but still not one of Europe's elite. The only really strong team in the league is Inter. The competition comes from lack of quality, not the abundance of it.
Bruh with all the love that I have for my club 🔴⚫️...we ok in Champions. But we trash, no guidance no loyalty, no faith from the management...nothing. My Milan was completely lost when Berlusconi sold. My passion for our club is rock solid, but I’m so disappointed.
I had to stop at 3:00 when you said the last season was forgettable. Sorry, but I completely disagree. How can it be forgettable when we finished second?? Do you have any idea how hard it is to end up second in Serie A with that kind of points gap? Especially after all the changes we went through, finishing second was a massive achievement. What were you expecting, exactly? To win the title? I feel like we always take these things for granted instead of celebrating them like we should! For the rest, amazing video! I found myself in line with what you guys said.
Milan finished 2nd with only 75 points above a mediocre Juventus, an Atalanta fighting on 3 fronts reaching 2 finals, an overachieving Bologna, and a quartet of Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, and Napoli who all had relatively poor seasons. In the meantime, Milan were eliminated twice by Atalanta in the Coppa and Europa League. Not a good season.
Losing the Derby was a masterstroke by Inzaghi..... No better way to keep your opponent down, than to lose one match (as hurtful as it was), to ensure they keep a sub-par manager at the helm for rest of the season. 😉 💙 🖤
Excellent but painful video. I do not know if it is sad or good to see other fan bases not happy with how the club being run, coming from a Man United supporter.
I would love to see AC Milan back at the top of European football, Man United fan though but back when I was a kid Serie A and AC Milan were IT. AC Milan Ronaldinho is what got me into football!
Wdym I am not a Milan fan but I was very intrigued to watch it and very satisfied after watching it. Milan is such a historic giant club which is getting destroyed by an American owner because they don't understand or care about their legacy is really disheartening to watch. I hope they get better owners or Milan fans make them better owners by forcing them.
Gave it a chance, great video, as I knew it would be. 😅 Was just a topic which was less interesting to me, but in the end Adrian knows how to bring it so well, that he could make a coffee machine manual sound interesting. 😊👏
It's like they were back where they started since winning Serie A. When I say back where they started I mean back when Milan were deep in their banter era. The first red flag when they fired Maldini, the second they lost Kessie on a free and sold Tonali, the third apart from Pulisic and Reijnders most of the replacements are duds and the fourth they hired Fonseca which no Milan fans wants. They are in a bigger mess than they were during their banter era. It's only going to get worse from here.
You would have rather kept Tonali and seen his value drop to 0 when he got banned for betting? Honest question, the opinion outside Italy is that AC Milan pulled of a heist saddling someone else with that problem and getting full value for him
I have to disagree here. Milan’s signings post-Tonali have been mixed at worst if not good. Pulisic, Reijnders, and Fofana have been undeniable successes and excellent players in general. Chukwueze, Morata, and Abraham have been 3.6 Roentgen- not great not terrible. Only Royal and Pavlovic have been duds.
- Abraham is a crap striker. His actual goals compared to xG stat is amazingly bad - one of the worst finishers in Serie A in recent years. Even before he was at Milan. - Emerson Royal is actually not that bad and compared to last year even an upgrade over Calabria. - Some of the transfers last year were actually really good Pulisic and Reijnders were 10/10 signings, RLC was decent last year (this year not so much), Chukwueze and Okafor ddin't get a lot of minutes (probably victims of Pioli). Fofana this year looks very good. - Regarding the fan situation there is context missing - the club and ownership is cracking down on the Ultras because of their mafia associations and other crimes which have landed some of the leadership in jail. But hey, maybe letting some criminals dictate how you run a club you spent more than a billion on is normal in Italy. - The thing with strikers is than they got a huge talent in Camarda and IMO they basically decided to get only a bridge solution.
I have a favorite club in every big league. My Italian team is Inter, but man oh man how much do I respect Milan. The club I support the most is Man U, so seeing this giant in this position really makes me sympathetic as I can relate so hard. Not exactly the same boat, but a very similar one. Greed of American ownership. Hang in there Milanista's, I'm sure one day you will be back on top where you deserve. This Ferrari is tired, but can be restored for sure.
Also, a lot of the players maldini brought in that we off loaded this year are doing really well in other clubs. And when we played Monza, his son Daniel maldini was the best player on the field.
Yeah, because fans are going to raise the money for transfers that Milanisti seem to want. Didn't seem to have a problem with Berlusconi when things were going well. I agree on fan ownership btw, the Germans have it right, but that doesn't agree with the massive investment the fans seem to want here
@@paulie-g that’s bs. Because none of the fans are asking to buy Mbappe. How about: don’t dismantle an exceptional project by sacking Maldini on day one, and start reinvest more than the measly 50% of revenue that currently goes into sporting expenses? Instead of spending 100m a year into supposed “Services and Consulting”??? Look up Milan’s balance sheet and tell me that’s not shady as f and unnecessary.
@@_108_. 100m a year seems insane. Where does Milan even get the money for that? If the owners wanted a data-driven, value-oriented recruitment policy and Maldini wasn't on board with it and came out against it publicly, I don't see what the ownership could have done. The recruitment staff like Moncada are still there and doing what they have always wanted to do, no? I don't see a problem with that personally. The 100mil, which no one has mentioned to me, is.. I have no words.
@@paulie-g they get it from the Club’s 400-450m of yearly revenue. And nobody knows where that money is being allocated precisely. The point being: it’s not a matter of a lack of funds, hence, a necessity for a supposed “data driven, value oriented recruitment”. Both notions are ploys to justify their complete lack of sporting ambition outside of a top4 placement. The club has the money, they just choose to reinvest very little into sporting expenses (transfer fees, salaries and commissions). This is what Maldini had a problem with. Now, contrary to Maldini and Massara, these guys also manage to fall short on the execution of this supposed “value oriented recruitment” by systematically buying the wrong players for the technical project they have in mind. They wanted to implement a possession dominant system and they spent 85m on Emerson Royal, Musah, Loftus Cheek and Chukwueze lol. Not to mention, that now it seems increasingly more likely that they won’t even reach the only cheap objective they had, that being top4. It’s an unmitigated disaster, and to this day they don’t show any intention or care to make the obvious changes that will fix this: go to Atalanta’s or Bologna’s sporting director and offer twice of what he’s making now, provide a little more than what you’re investing now in sporting expenses, and let him do his job without too many constraints. If they did that with Maldini and Massara from day one of RedBird’s ownership, Milan would have followed their growing trajectory at the sporting level, the players (assets) wouldn’t have devalued so much, and the club would be just as profitable and sustainable for the Owners if not more, given that the sporting success brought by Maldini - Massara - Gazidis was the primary reason why the club gained its appeal back for commercial and sponsorship deals.
ohhh they HAD an impact on the 2022 mercato: by delaying the re-signing of Maldini and Massara until the last day... so those two could not start in time etc.
The biggest problem AC Milan have is the fact that they cannot financially compete with the Major European Clubs these days. As proven by the fact that the revenues of Manchester United & Bayern Munichare similar to both Milan Clubs Combined. Makes you wonder if Milan can sustain two major clubs these days.
Milan 2024 summer was following in mode of Tottenham ownership and its recruiting policy. Mislead fans and proceed to do bonehead moves. All pointing to austerity and other priority. Profit and revenue over football.
No one buys an Italian club that doesn't even own its stadium for 1.2 billion if they prioritise profit/revenue ;) I have no idea what Cardinale was thinking actually, he might just be an idiot
@ I don’t think you know the facts. Most Serie clubs don’t own the stadium they play in. Normally municipalities owns the stadium. Juve is the very few exception in Italy. Also, these Italian municipalities don’t give out deals like Atletico got for their stadium.
@@robwyyi No, I'm perfectly aware of that. It's one of the problems behind Italian football's financial weakness. My point is that paying 1.2 billion for a club in a league with relatively low TV revenues and a precarious TV deal, and one that doesn't own a stadium (which would increase valuation), is a decision.. of dubious wisdom. I can't imagine the party Elliot had when the deal closed, but I'm pretty sure NYC ran out of champagne, cocaine and strippers that day. The only way that deal makes sense is if the buyer knows exactly who AC Milan are as a club and has some sort of emotional reason to own it, which we're being told Cardinale doesn't. *I* know and value your club, but I don't have that kind of money (and wouldn't spend it on a football club if I did, the best way to become a millionaire is to be a billionaire and buy a football club).
The new management isn’t present at training like Maldini was, they enter the 125th anniversary party from the back to avoid looking fans in the eye. Maldini actually cared about the club
@@paulie-g The sporting director observing the squad in training could be good so he know what they need in the market, especially if the director is Maldini who knows the game. He had an actual project and was building off of the title winning season until the new management came in and fired him. Now it’s Furlani, Moncada, and Zlatan who aren’t around the club and seem like they’re making decisions based on spreadsheets and their own egos. Also seems like they’re trying to erase/blacklist Maldini and anyone associated with him
@@marcelom9215 Sporting director or technical director? Maybe, if it doesn't end up undermining the manager's authority. CEO? Absolutely not, not his job. Correct me if I'm wrong as I don't follow Milan closely, but Moncada was there as head of scouting all this time, it's not clear whether the successes belong to him or Maldini (and given Moncada's success at Monaco, it's more likely his doing), and Milanisti were singing his praises just a couple years ago. Now it's suddenly a problem? Maldini publicly expressed his objections to the club's strategy, you can't keep someone in charge of executing a strategy they don't believe in *and* make it widely known, it made his position untenable. I'm pretty certain he knew that when he said it, a very convenient way to get out if you ask me. I understand what Maldini means for Milan, but it doesn't follow that he is the best man for the job. Unless you find another Berlusconi, your club needs to be financially sustainable and to do that, it needs to recruit for value with modern scouting and analysis most of the time, with the money saved by being efficient going on big signings now and again when the opportunity arises. Maldini wasn't on board with that, fine, it's his prerogative, but the right way for him to behave towards the club is to express this disagreement privately, tender his resignation and wish the club and the rest of his team who were now moving into his role the best of luck. Not what he did, is it? I still remember when Milanisti complained about the old guard having too much power at the club in the 2000s, and they were playing - something they had proven they were world-class at doing. Now suddenly the only person who can be Milan sporting director is Maldini, even though it's unclear that he has a track record, doesn't want to use modern methods and demands 'big investment' when he knows it's not feasible? Gattuso was much loved, and surely epitomises giving his all for the club, is he the only possible coach?
Leao & Theo are in the wrong. Fonseca is trying to shake them. If he succeeds in that, Milan can do great things. Personally, I respect that, but it's a hard thing that needs a bit of time.
It worked for Leao. And it would surely work for theo since jiminez is doing well and theo would need to really pull up his socks to bet in the xi which i hope will happen sooner or later
If you’re a fan of a big club (a club that’s historically used to qualifying for European competitions), you should be very afraid when American (Man United, Arsenal, Milan, Chelsea) or East Asian (Inter, Valencia) ownership groups come knocking at your club’s door. Only Liverpool has proven the exception to this rule.
The problem with Kalulu was he was injured for a long period and lost his place to guys like gabbia and thiaw. On top of that it seems like more “taller” and “physical” players were more preferred for the centre back role. Kalulu isn’t a small guy (about 6 feet prob taller than Calabria) but oh well. And as a right back he’s been better defensively than offensively and everything seemed alright there until that Salzburg game. I obviously had faith in him and I just think he was going through a rough time form wise plus the injury. I wish the club had put more faith in him too but it seemed like they knew he wanted to leave and they weren’t gonna play him as much. He also left quite late meaning that maybe juve were the only concrete team interest that could give him minutes. But still I would have loved if he stayed
Pioli lost patience and faith in Kalulu despite Kalulu being Kalulu probably being the best CB in Italy in the calendar year 2022 before his injury. It’s baffling to me that Pioli just lost faith in him after that, especially for Thiaw who is nothing special.
@@hitthurdeaux I feel like pioli has never really known when to rotate. He’ll have certain guys playing for God knows how long and trust them despite their bad form and only give other guys a chance when some kind of freak accident happens
And I don’t really think it’s harsh to say what I said about pioli. I can’t remember the last academy graduate since Calabria, Donnarumma and Locatelli and Cutrone that really made a mark on our squad. And Pioli was in charge for about 5 years too
The problem is not Fonseca. That man is a good coach with the mentality of a chess grandmaster. The management who threw good players and bought players like Emerson plus the players who feel bigger than the club, are the problem.
Milan played well and won against real madrid and inter because one was against a top top team (real madrid) and the other a big derby (inter). That for itself motivates the players. It is against less strong teams that Milan is playing the worst, they just not seem motivated to play those games for some reason... Fonseca to blame for not being able to motivate the players enough but also certain players to blame because it is not acceptable that they don't put the same effort on all matches.
Incopetent managment getting coach who is in well over his head, managment who refuses to pay more than 20mil for a player and managment who is satisfied with champions league money with no ambition of winning anything.
Sacking Paolo Maldini was the single most infuriatingly stupid idea that the ownership had, on top of that they decide to cash out on literally the future captain of the team Tonali to help rebuild the squad, there was no coming back after that, IMO Tonali was absolutely untouchable as he was a childhood fan of the club, took a pay cut for his contract and would give his 200% each game compared to our other big players who are just there for their paycheque and are eventually going to leave regardless once a big enough offer arrives from other european powerhouses.
These is always ups and downs in a clubs life. Comparing a clubs present to its history is a dumb man’s job. Football has changed a lot since Milan was on top
Theo has been the worst starter in the team all season. He needs to be benched. I don't blame him or Fonsceca. I blame the management who failed to secure a left footed rotation fullback for him for years now. It was just a matter of time for the man to get some for of burnout. I'm glad Jimenez is doing great, but Madrid having such a low buyback is a disrespectful slap to the face.
Thanks for having me on again my friend! Hate to see the club back in this position yet again after all the hard work. Hope everyone enjoyed my pain here!
I can feel ur pain as a ManUnited Fan. Future haven't been kind to us 😢
I think we all felt the pain...
Best English-speaking Italian I’ve ever heard! 😅
@@themountainman491 two red devils are suffering rn. I do hope we can be back competing in Europe again just like in 2000-2010
Sacking Maldini to replace him with Zlatan is so comical
Zlatan's job is complete bs, he's just there as a spokesman who they can throw in front to take the blame for their incompetence
@@Rossoneri2and they know it’s a shield cuz all he will say is I am zlatan and it’s all jokes again. … milanista fan and zlatan #1 fan speaking..
Sacking Maldini and change The clown 😪 so sad😪🗿
zlatan was doing football challenges with ishowspeed inside the ac milan merchandise store bruh. thats so unserious
thats the moment i knew it was all going to hell
Paying the money they did for Emerson while loaning Kalulu to Juventus on a ridiculously low fee was peak insanity.
Emerson 'Not So' Royal
THIS!
And let’s not forget they wasted an additional 20m to sign Pavlovic which made no sense because Kalulu can fulfill both RB and CB roles. Smh
@@ziontrain7887totally
Everything wrong w Redbird in one move
The problem comes from a lack of understanding of Italian football. For the Americans, there’s no real difference between Milan and Arsenal and Ateletico Madrid or between Serie A and the Premier League. For them it's just "soccer".
Moncada, who’s seen as the technical director, mentioned that the management wants to build a possession-based, attacking team, and their model is Livrerpool. But there are two big issues with this plan:
1- The nature of Serie A : the most tactical league in europe and playing this style here is much harder, even top possession teams struggle a lot against italian team in the CL and UEL . It requires top-level players and serious reinforcements, which the management hasn’t provided.
2- A Gap Between Vision and Reality : The disconnect between what they want and what they’ve done has left any coach, including Fonseca, in an almost impossible situation. While Fonseca and the players share some blame for the results, most of it falls on management for not building a squad fit for their goals. You can't ask for Klopp's or guardiola football with someone like Emerson or Musa.
The team’s main problem, which has been around for years, is the lack of a complete and balanced squad. The players don’t complement each other, and key positions like CF, RB, DM are still weak and we need players with experience. Maldini was right when he said it’s time to invest in the team.
There are really only two ways forward:
1- Stick with the Offensive Style and Go all in. Spend big on top-quality players in key positions to make this style work.
2-Go for a More Balanced Approach : Bring in a coach who’s better suited to Serie A’s tactical nature and focus on smart, targeted signings to build a stable team.
The management needs to decide: either fully back their vision or adjust to what Serie A demands. If they don’t take action soon, the team will stay stuck in this cycle of mediocrity.
EDIT : By americans meant only Redbird, not the american people ofc
no team does it in one window. even chelsea right now have obvious flaws at GK, RCB. its gonna take ac milan 2-3 transfer windows to build up a squad that can play out from the back. this window looks like it flopped for ac milan. hopefully next one is good.
@@johnnyboi331 maybe but what bothers me is that we're having these issues since many years, we're playing with old strikers for more than 5 seasons, we didn't replace kessie, Tonali and hakan, we don't have experienced players ... Etc etc
What's the point of getting rid of players like Adli, Pobega, Vrankx to get someone like Musa and they're already talking about getting another cheap young prospect in January to solve our problems ? Whats the Point of spending money for Emerson who's not better than Calabria ?
Yes I understand that a team like Chelsea needs to many transfer windows to start over, but for us it seems like we take a step forward and two backwards.
Also the management said clearly they're playing for the scudetto which put a lot of pressure on the team
@@zakzk1257that’s the sad reality we are currently experiencing as a Milanisti. From the moment Fonseca arrived you could tell that this season (and probably the next as well) the board was not really trying to invest in a coach/squad that would be a competing squad. Definitely seems like Cardinale and his people (Including Zlatan) are happy with the fact that we beat inter and madrid honestly seems like that was enough for them. You said it best my friend the key word for them is “Cheap”.
Even American’s understand Serie A is nowhere near the level of the Premier league
As an American, painting an entire nation of folks with a broad brush is just stupid. I guess it doesn't occur to some folks that we have been watching football (or soccer) since Nigel Winterburn put Whisky Nose (SAF) in his place. Don't make assumptions about the depth of our football knowledge.
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Saddest thing is that Tonali was one of the few Milan players who were playing for the badge or maybe the only one.
Yes, but he was also gambling. You would have lost him to suspension anyway. The opinion outside of Italy is that AC Milan have played a blinder by offloading him for quite a bit of money before it all came out.
That may be true, factually it was a good move. Emotionally? Not so much. Really the question should be, where would Milan be had Maldini not been sacked?
Camarada. That guy bleeds red and black.
@@paulie-g and he wasn't that good, anyway
@@Al-ji4gd Tonali was OP
the big issue is Gerry Cardinale since he sacked Maldini the club has gone downhill sporting wise
Americans ruining another European giant
First Man Utd
Now AC Milan
@@wiZZO2204AC milan can make a turnaround tho just like chelsea
@@ariancfcChelsea owners acc care about the club . Milan’s don’t
As an Milan fan who already knew all of this it’s a great explainer for non Milan fans. Also another point regarding Emerson transfers is the loan of Kalulu (who is better CB than Pavlovic and wayyyy better RB than that bum Emerson) to direct competitor for the CL spot in Juve. Worst piece of business done by the management.
Appreciated! Yes, this is definitely aimed at people who aren't AC Milan supporters and are curious as to what's going on there. Great shout about Kalulu! Martino mentioned that, my bad for not remembering to include it.
@ no worries, still really informative video. My fav football content channel on TH-cam. Love these type of videos ❤️🖤
A lot of bums from the PL have done reasonably well in Serie A, so I imagine that was the thought process - the player is undervalued because of a disproportionate negative reputation in the PL. This is sound reasoning, but have they not watched him play? Turned out terribly in hindsight
United fans watching this At least you guys won the league a couple of years ago and are still in the Champions League
Such a good core of players but we still cannot string together some stability
It's Fonseca's responsibility. It's his fault in this regards, because he has the right players.
@@leonardonovelli2781 Agreed, but whose fault is it that Fonseca was hired? The Americans.
As a Valencia CF supporter, I feel your pain.
As a Kim kardashian subscriber I must say i totally agree too.
Amunt
Never trust American or East Asian owners. They don’t understand football, only care about money, and have no cultural or sentimental ties to the club/city. Lesson learned.
They should hire Rui Costa as a Sporting director or something. He does a very good job at Benfica, he is very professional, passionate and loyal, and understands football. Although it is highly doubtful that he would leave Benfica.
Milan need to play ball with other Italian teams and Italian media as well. They need an already established Italian Director familiar with the league more than a foreign one at the moment.
@@ZeeSips Rui Costa spent 12 seasons in Italy, including 5 at Milan with more than 300 matches in Serie A. I am sure he knows the country, the league, and the club more than anyone else.
(Out of the current sporting directors in Serie A only Marco Di Vaio of Bologna has played the same amount in Serie A.)
This club is over as long as Redbird is owning it
American sporting conglomerates are the bane of football mate....FSG is not much different from RedBird...and Redbird are minority shareholders in Liverpool😮💨 they are just treating football like a business.😮💨😮💨😮💨
@isthatmysatay but let's be honest FSG works in the Premier Leauge which the richest leauge in the world, and also hired one of the best upcoming choaches back in the day which is Klopp. So they did all the right things
On the other hand we got idiot Americans like the ones in Roma who are definitely going to run the club back to the ground. The kick out a legend of the club Maldini then stick with a choach who was out of ideas in Pioli then they go and hire the most midiocre choach ever
I am surprised they managed to keep all our best players, but all it takes is clubs that want to buy them for a good price then the management signing sevral Emerson Royal type of players to basically take the club back to banter era. Which is exactly what happened to us when we sold Kaka, Silva and Ibra and didn't replace them properly.
What I don't understand is the lack of interest in Italians. Players, coaches, and at the board level, it seems like Cardinale wants no part of them in any capacity. Maldini, axed for Zlatan, why? De Zerbi available, plays a possession game that the club wants and a former Milan youth player? Nah, go for Fonseca. Tonali, future captain, Milanista, gives 150% every game? Okay, let's sell him and keep Leao/Hernandez (who would've gotten them probably 200+ million if both sold) and give Hernandez the armband in some games? In losing both Maldini and Tonali, the club lost its past, present, and future soul. In not purusuing De Zerbi, that only further highlights it.
Sacking Maldini was the stupidest thing to do. He was doing an exceptional job as a technical director.
The "owner" didn't know Milan had 7 champions league. Furlani, the improvised ds asked Shevchenko if he ever played in San Siro... there is 0 commetence and respect for the club. The players that helped reach Milan the champilnship where deeply attached to the badge and they made a squad now the majority of players are all the rejects of Chelsea...everyone can buy players like fofana you son't need to know much and you can pretend that you understand something. There's no ownership of owns mistakes it's about money and revenue... Pioli was the reason Milan was still soing good despite all. Now truth for many has finally come out. Hopefully this disastrous season will save us forcing these owners to sell
It's so so sad to see how many great and beautiful football clubs that has been ruined over the last 10-15 years because of horrible ownership. So much football history not being taken care of with the love it deserves
Be a Milan supporter is hard man at least I m old enough I saw the good times
The Kalulu transfer was the best bit of business…. For Juve… Milan missed HUGE on that move… Thank you Milan 🙏🏼
Kalulu’s misuse by Milan goes all the way back to Pioli. After he got injured Pioli completely lost patience with him. Ridiculous decision.
Maldini is one of 2 players that got their numbers retired by the club. That shows he should’ve never been replaced
I believe Valencia CF had similar problems when it comes to club management.
Right now, the club were sitting dead last in La Liga table (relegation seems to be possible) and didn't even played in European Football since 2019/20 Champions League.
It's very shocking to see this club falling apart. In the past, this club had won the La Liga titles and played in the Champions League Final twice for each.
What about utd 💀💀
@TurdBoi666 Both Manchester clubs are falling apart this season. No doubt 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Conte was also considered but RedBird wanted a discount.
13:15 as an American I watched the Super Bowl for the first time last year. It was so weird and unusual to me that the trophy was handed to the owner before any of the players.
Yeah they should have never let maldini go the owner dont care about ac Milan as much as maldini did
Caring doesn't make someone a good sporting director. In fact, it likely makes you worse. Emotions are a great way to waste money Serie A sides don't have to begin with. The problem isn't sacking Maldini, the big question is whether they have built a competent recruitment department
yeah when Milan finished 5th under Maldini's watch it was amazing and you fans totally loved it
Great video and a very good choice for a guest.
Waiting for Valencia video
End of the season could be
Downfall of Valencia needs a video about it
Fofana has been our best signing… without a doubt. Criminally underrated. He controls the game with Reijnders.
Great analysis! As a Milanista, im suffering for this poor management job as well
Kinda heartbreaking to see AC Milan today. As a suffering yet delusional Manchester United, I've always feared AC Milan the most. Something about that red and black stripes gave such a terrifying aura. What they did to Maldini is shameful, and i really hope they get back to the top one day. Powerful AC Milan is good for Serie A
As a fellow long suffering United fan I always greatly admired AC Milan, especially the 90s teams and the mid 00s teams. Wonderful club who should be at the top of European football.
Them selling tonali is like inter selling dimarco
Great video Adrian!
Elliot was a better owner than Red Bird by far.
But they are the ones who brought FraudBird to the club
Great vid Adrian
I would love to see u make a similar vid like this but about Juventus and how our season has been going so far and giving ur own thoughts about it
Keep up the great content man!!
Well, you have the exciting, new manager they talked about in this video in Motta. How has that been working out for you? Excitement overflowing yet? ;) (I honestly don't understand wtf happened there)
@paulie-g still not at its peak but signs are quite promising
@@Maverick_Jones45 I've been told the incessant draws are driving everyone up a wall, have I been misinformed?
@paulie-g no u were informed correctly
@@Maverick_Jones45 I just don't understand, I made time to watch Bologna under him because of the fun playstyle, has he been secretly abducted by aliens and replaced with a doppelganger?
Our biggest problem rn is that we do not have any passion to play, and Fonseca keeps pushing players who are clearly out of form or just aren't ready to play in serie a just yet. Our board didn't want to sack Pioli when we asked them, but after some pressure, they letted his contact run out. Maldini insisted on keeping youngsters and to build a project for a future with players who are ready to fight for a club with also some signing which could bring some experience to the club, but they have always went against his word and he decided to leave. They letted Kjær go, a player who fought with his heart just so we could win and replaced him with nobody, just some clowns. They said that they are now looking to become like Benfica, buy cheap and sell high without even focusing on the position in competitions. Bids from Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have come for Theo, and they are still to respond to it. I wouldn't be surprised if they sell him since he ain't having a good relationship with Fonseca.
i support this club for 17 years. And currently is more frustrating than the banter era in 2015. At least we had funny players back then
Thanks for covering this !!! Your a legend 🤙
Give Fofana his flowers. He's the best transfer of the summer transfer window.
God that quote from the owner about not owing fans shit simply because he has the money is truly the stuff of nightmares. Hope Milan bounces back but let’s take this a sign to back German football more. It’s basically the only country where fans own (almost) all clubs
Congratulations 🥳 300 k 🎉
Thank you for the support!
It’s deeper than AC Milan. It’s a Serie A problem all together. Way too complex to break down in one comment or even a video. And nobody has done it yet to be fair.
Issues include selling players like Tonali (big issue no one talks about), wages, loans, lacking Italian players in Italian leagues lol, budget/fifa fair play BS, stadiums, no fans at stadiums, competition from other leagues, TV rights, Serie B clubs not being competitive, lack of investing and so on and so on.
I would like to add that a lot of the disciplinary and tactical issues our older players are having are in large part due to Pioli's failure to maintain any coherent tactical identity in the last 2 years of his tenure.
AC Milan is a club, a community and an icon of Milan and Italian football. Don't ruin them by cutting corners or anything. Heck, if you want cutting corners and make a lot of profits, buy a company or a factory, not a football club.
It is disheartening to witness the team's poor performance during the club's 125th anniversary celebrations. The players, coaches, and management have not only failed to meet expectations but have also tarnished the legacy of the club's legendary players who contributed to its rich history from the late 80s to the present. Moreover, the team's lackluster display has disappointed the fans. This raises concerns that the management is more focused on financial interests and brand promotion than the actual game. As a result, it is crucial for the management to be replaced and for the owner to consider selling the team.
They should’ve had not got rid of Paolo Madini
I feel a problem with Milan is really just how strong Serie A is right now. The number of great teams near the top like Atalanta, Inter, Napoli etc. is higher than in previous seasons. It’s an unbelievable scudetto race this year and Milan really would have to be perfect to compete
On paper were right there with them, the difference is consistency. We can thrash Madrid midweek and look like a completely different team against basement dwelling Cagliari.
@@Rossoneri2 Consistent performance is most of what you pay for in a football player. There are lots of players who can be fantastic 'on their day' or in just the right circumstances. Milan aren't paying top transfer fees or big wages, nor are they clever in recruiting undervalued/overlooked players. They pretty much get what they pay for (and often less). There is a way to get variation out of inconsistent players by playing much more conservatively, but that won't get you to a league title most years
@paulie-g that's them. Maldini, gazidis, and massara did this and won a scudetto. These guys think moneyball and talking with Liverpool is the key to success
@@Rossoneri2 Moneyball has no application to football, its only use is as a term/stick to beat people with if you don't like data. If you can't outspend the clubs you're competing with, trying to spend money effectively (and therefore trying to find where you're wasting money and eliminating those errors) is clever. If all they're doing is talking to Liverpool, it won't do them any good. If they learn from Liverpool and are able to replicate Liverpool's recruitment, there's every chance they'll be successful.
Napoli are not that good. Atalanta are, but still not one of Europe's elite. The only really strong team in the league is Inter. The competition comes from lack of quality, not the abundance of it.
Perfect timing, I just took over AC Milan in my FM save. And now there’s a Rabona video about it :D
Bruh with all the love that I have for my club 🔴⚫️...we ok in Champions. But we trash, no guidance no loyalty, no faith from the management...nothing. My Milan was completely lost when Berlusconi sold. My passion for our club is rock solid, but I’m so disappointed.
I had to stop at 3:00 when you said the last season was forgettable. Sorry, but I completely disagree. How can it be forgettable when we finished second?? Do you have any idea how hard it is to end up second in Serie A with that kind of points gap? Especially after all the changes we went through, finishing second was a massive achievement. What were you expecting, exactly? To win the title? I feel like we always take these things for granted instead of celebrating them like we should!
For the rest, amazing video! I found myself in line with what you guys said.
Milan finished 2nd with only 75 points above a mediocre Juventus, an Atalanta fighting on 3 fronts reaching 2 finals, an overachieving Bologna, and a quartet of Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, and Napoli who all had relatively poor seasons.
In the meantime, Milan were eliminated twice by Atalanta in the Coppa and Europa League.
Not a good season.
Losing the Derby was a masterstroke by Inzaghi..... No better way to keep your opponent down, than to lose one match (as hurtful as it was), to ensure they keep a sub-par manager at the helm for rest of the season. 😉 💙 🖤
Tough being a Barca and ac Milan fan
Must be so hard watching your club compete for just one trophy. Someone should check on city and Madrid fans
Excellent but painful video. I do not know if it is sad or good to see other fan bases not happy with how the club being run, coming from a Man United supporter.
From legends like Gattuso,Stam,Maldini,Rijkaard,Gullit,Pirlo,Ibrahimovic,Dida,Kaka,Beckham,… to the kids what’s now on the field that’s the problemen.
Well said !❤🖤
I would love to see AC Milan back at the top of European football, Man United fan though but back when I was a kid Serie A and AC Milan were IT. AC Milan Ronaldinho is what got me into football!
When you're super early for another undoubtedly great Rabona TV video but you don't actually care about the topic... 😢😭😭😭
It is a good one, give it a chance!
Wdym I am not a Milan fan but I was very intrigued to watch it and very satisfied after watching it. Milan is such a historic giant club which is getting destroyed by an American owner because they don't understand or care about their legacy is really disheartening to watch. I hope they get better owners or Milan fans make them better owners by forcing them.
Gave it a chance, great video, as I knew it would be. 😅 Was just a topic which was less interesting to me, but in the end Adrian knows how to bring it so well, that he could make a coffee machine manual sound interesting. 😊👏
It's like they were back where they started since winning Serie A. When I say back where they started I mean back when Milan were deep in their banter era. The first red flag when they fired Maldini, the second they lost Kessie on a free and sold Tonali, the third apart from Pulisic and Reijnders most of the replacements are duds and the fourth they hired Fonseca which no Milan fans wants. They are in a bigger mess than they were during their banter era. It's only going to get worse from here.
You would have rather kept Tonali and seen his value drop to 0 when he got banned for betting? Honest question, the opinion outside Italy is that AC Milan pulled of a heist saddling someone else with that problem and getting full value for him
I have to disagree here. Milan’s signings post-Tonali have been mixed at worst if not good. Pulisic, Reijnders, and Fofana have been undeniable successes and excellent players in general. Chukwueze, Morata, and Abraham have been 3.6 Roentgen- not great not terrible. Only Royal and Pavlovic have been duds.
Going back to their 1982 status. Love to see it
Partially not playing Loftus-Cheek frequently as a CAM is part of the problem.Milan should play to his strengths.
- Abraham is a crap striker. His actual goals compared to xG stat is amazingly bad - one of the worst finishers in Serie A in recent years. Even before he was at Milan.
- Emerson Royal is actually not that bad and compared to last year even an upgrade over Calabria.
- Some of the transfers last year were actually really good Pulisic and Reijnders were 10/10 signings, RLC was decent last year (this year not so much), Chukwueze and Okafor ddin't get a lot of minutes (probably victims of Pioli). Fofana this year looks very good.
- Regarding the fan situation there is context missing - the club and ownership is cracking down on the Ultras because of their mafia associations and other crimes which have landed some of the leadership in jail. But hey, maybe letting some criminals dictate how you run a club you spent more than a billion on is normal in Italy.
- The thing with strikers is than they got a huge talent in Camarda and IMO they basically decided to get only a bridge solution.
I have a favorite club in every big league. My Italian team is Inter, but man oh man how much do I respect Milan. The club I support the most is Man U, so seeing this giant in this position really makes me sympathetic as I can relate so hard. Not exactly the same boat, but a very similar one. Greed of American ownership. Hang in there Milanista's, I'm sure one day you will be back on top where you deserve. This Ferrari is tired, but can be restored for sure.
Also, a lot of the players maldini brought in that we off loaded this year are doing really well in other clubs. And when we played Monza, his son Daniel maldini was the best player on the field.
As an Inter fan, this is beautiful to see
But we beat you 😂 Merci 🙏🏿
bankruptcy is just around the corner...enjoy these moments while you still can...
So beautiful...
Obviously Inter is better now but let's be honest though.
AC Milan is a way bigger club than Inter with a far greater history.
Happy to see you on still only 3 champions leagues
me personally I think the most important signing Milan have made is Fofana
Thats why clubs should be owned by the fans
Yup
Yeah, because fans are going to raise the money for transfers that Milanisti seem to want. Didn't seem to have a problem with Berlusconi when things were going well. I agree on fan ownership btw, the Germans have it right, but that doesn't agree with the massive investment the fans seem to want here
@@paulie-g that’s bs. Because none of the fans are asking to buy Mbappe. How about: don’t dismantle an exceptional project by sacking Maldini on day one, and start reinvest more than the measly 50% of revenue that currently goes into sporting expenses? Instead of spending 100m a year into supposed “Services and Consulting”??? Look up Milan’s balance sheet and tell me that’s not shady as f and unnecessary.
@@_108_. 100m a year seems insane. Where does Milan even get the money for that? If the owners wanted a data-driven, value-oriented recruitment policy and Maldini wasn't on board with it and came out against it publicly, I don't see what the ownership could have done. The recruitment staff like Moncada are still there and doing what they have always wanted to do, no? I don't see a problem with that personally. The 100mil, which no one has mentioned to me, is.. I have no words.
@@paulie-g they get it from the Club’s 400-450m of yearly revenue. And nobody knows where that money is being allocated precisely. The point being: it’s not a matter of a lack of funds, hence, a necessity for a supposed “data driven, value oriented recruitment”. Both notions are ploys to justify their complete lack of sporting ambition outside of a top4 placement. The club has the money, they just choose to reinvest very little into sporting expenses (transfer fees, salaries and commissions). This is what Maldini had a problem with. Now, contrary to Maldini and Massara, these guys also manage to fall short on the execution of this supposed “value oriented recruitment” by systematically buying the wrong players for the technical project they have in mind. They wanted to implement a possession dominant system and they spent 85m on Emerson Royal, Musah, Loftus Cheek and Chukwueze lol. Not to mention, that now it seems increasingly more likely that they won’t even reach the only cheap objective they had, that being top4. It’s an unmitigated disaster, and to this day they don’t show any intention or care to make the obvious changes that will fix this: go to Atalanta’s or Bologna’s sporting director and offer twice of what he’s making now, provide a little more than what you’re investing now in sporting expenses, and let him do his job without too many constraints. If they did that with Maldini and Massara from day one of RedBird’s ownership, Milan would have followed their growing trajectory at the sporting level, the players (assets) wouldn’t have devalued so much, and the club would be just as profitable and sustainable for the Owners if not more, given that the sporting success brought by Maldini - Massara - Gazidis was the primary reason why the club gained its appeal back for commercial and sponsorship deals.
At least FSG aren't like Red Birds and only have my clubs best interest at heart
ohhh they HAD an impact on the 2022 mercato: by delaying the re-signing of Maldini and Massara until the last day... so those two could not start in time etc.
Bro please talk about Intermillan tactical, Inzagi is cooking something amazing
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Three things even a casual like me can tell that need to be change:
1. Maldini for President: Get rid of Scaroni (hate his guts
The biggest problem AC Milan have is the fact that they cannot financially compete with the Major European Clubs these days. As proven by the fact that the revenues of Manchester United & Bayern Munichare similar to both Milan Clubs Combined.
Makes you wonder if Milan can sustain two major clubs these days.
We need a fresh start so badly
As an American, my team is Chelsea.. grew up watching Drogba. I support milan in serie a. They’re going through what we just went through
Fonseca has brilliant English accent 😅
Sadly it's going to get worse until we change management
That last quote .. 😂 oh man some people have so much money but so little self awareness and knowledge
Milan 2024 summer was following in mode of Tottenham ownership and its recruiting policy. Mislead fans and proceed to do bonehead moves. All pointing to austerity and other priority. Profit and revenue over football.
No one buys an Italian club that doesn't even own its stadium for 1.2 billion if they prioritise profit/revenue ;) I have no idea what Cardinale was thinking actually, he might just be an idiot
@ I don’t think you know the facts. Most Serie clubs don’t own the stadium they play in. Normally municipalities owns the stadium. Juve is the very few exception in Italy. Also, these Italian municipalities don’t give out deals like Atletico got for their stadium.
@@robwyyi No, I'm perfectly aware of that. It's one of the problems behind Italian football's financial weakness. My point is that paying 1.2 billion for a club in a league with relatively low TV revenues and a precarious TV deal, and one that doesn't own a stadium (which would increase valuation), is a decision.. of dubious wisdom. I can't imagine the party Elliot had when the deal closed, but I'm pretty sure NYC ran out of champagne, cocaine and strippers that day. The only way that deal makes sense is if the buyer knows exactly who AC Milan are as a club and has some sort of emotional reason to own it, which we're being told Cardinale doesn't. *I* know and value your club, but I don't have that kind of money (and wouldn't spend it on a football club if I did, the best way to become a millionaire is to be a billionaire and buy a football club).
yeah they should be like your best friend Yonghong Li and get us banned again
WE LOVE MARTINO
The new management isn’t present at training like Maldini was, they enter the 125th anniversary party from the back to avoid looking fans in the eye. Maldini actually cared about the club
Why would you want ownership/management at training? They're completely unqualified, you don't want moneybags anywhere near football operations.
@@paulie-g The sporting director observing the squad in training could be good so he know what they need in the market, especially if the director is Maldini who knows the game. He had an actual project and was building off of the title winning season until the new management came in and fired him. Now it’s Furlani, Moncada, and Zlatan who aren’t around the club and seem like they’re making decisions based on spreadsheets and their own egos. Also seems like they’re trying to erase/blacklist Maldini and anyone associated with him
@@marcelom9215 Sporting director or technical director? Maybe, if it doesn't end up undermining the manager's authority. CEO? Absolutely not, not his job. Correct me if I'm wrong as I don't follow Milan closely, but Moncada was there as head of scouting all this time, it's not clear whether the successes belong to him or Maldini (and given Moncada's success at Monaco, it's more likely his doing), and Milanisti were singing his praises just a couple years ago. Now it's suddenly a problem?
Maldini publicly expressed his objections to the club's strategy, you can't keep someone in charge of executing a strategy they don't believe in *and* make it widely known, it made his position untenable. I'm pretty certain he knew that when he said it, a very convenient way to get out if you ask me.
I understand what Maldini means for Milan, but it doesn't follow that he is the best man for the job. Unless you find another Berlusconi, your club needs to be financially sustainable and to do that, it needs to recruit for value with modern scouting and analysis most of the time, with the money saved by being efficient going on big signings now and again when the opportunity arises. Maldini wasn't on board with that, fine, it's his prerogative, but the right way for him to behave towards the club is to express this disagreement privately, tender his resignation and wish the club and the rest of his team who were now moving into his role the best of luck. Not what he did, is it? I still remember when Milanisti complained about the old guard having too much power at the club in the 2000s, and they were playing - something they had proven they were world-class at doing. Now suddenly the only person who can be Milan sporting director is Maldini, even though it's unclear that he has a track record, doesn't want to use modern methods and demands 'big investment' when he knows it's not feasible? Gattuso was much loved, and surely epitomises giving his all for the club, is he the only possible coach?
That Jerry Cardinale also had shares at Liverpool like all these American owners money is the only thing that matters to them
As a Chelsea Fan I feel happy that someone like AC Milan's owner didn't bought Chelsea.
Leao & Theo are in the wrong. Fonseca is trying to shake them. If he succeeds in that, Milan can do great things. Personally, I respect that, but it's a hard thing that needs a bit of time.
It worked for Leao. And it would surely work for theo since jiminez is doing well and theo would need to really pull up his socks to bet in the xi which i hope will happen sooner or later
Selling tonali, sacking Maldini, bring in zlatan, the board is a really big jokes
If you’re a fan of a big club (a club that’s historically used to qualifying for European competitions), you should be very afraid when American (Man United, Arsenal, Milan, Chelsea) or East Asian (Inter, Valencia) ownership groups come knocking at your club’s door. Only Liverpool has proven the exception to this rule.
When a sports club gets stripped of it's warmth it simply just becomes a company
The problem with Kalulu was he was injured for a long period and lost his place to guys like gabbia and thiaw. On top of that it seems like more “taller” and “physical” players were more preferred for the centre back role. Kalulu isn’t a small guy (about 6 feet prob taller than Calabria) but oh well. And as a right back he’s been better defensively than offensively and everything seemed alright there until that Salzburg game. I obviously had faith in him and I just think he was going through a rough time form wise plus the injury. I wish the club had put more faith in him too but it seemed like they knew he wanted to leave and they weren’t gonna play him as much. He also left quite late meaning that maybe juve were the only concrete team interest that could give him minutes. But still I would have loved if he stayed
Pioli lost patience and faith in Kalulu despite Kalulu being Kalulu probably being the best CB in Italy in the calendar year 2022 before his injury. It’s baffling to me that Pioli just lost faith in him after that, especially for Thiaw who is nothing special.
Kalulu 1.82. Therefore, 182 centimeters are approximately equal to 5.97113 feet.
@@hitthurdeaux I feel like pioli has never really known when to rotate. He’ll have certain guys playing for God knows how long and trust them despite their bad form and only give other guys a chance when some kind of freak accident happens
And I don’t really think it’s harsh to say what I said about pioli. I can’t remember the last academy graduate since Calabria, Donnarumma and Locatelli and Cutrone that really made a mark on our squad. And Pioli was in charge for about 5 years too
I'm tired, but milan had my love, so idk how to express this
This club wont come back to its top form if that egoistic redbird still managing
The problem is not Fonseca.
That man is a good coach with the mentality of a chess grandmaster.
The management who threw good players and bought players like Emerson plus the players who feel bigger than the club, are the problem.
Milan played well and won against real madrid and inter because one was against a top top team (real madrid) and the other a big derby (inter). That for itself motivates the players. It is against less strong teams that Milan is playing the worst, they just not seem motivated to play those games for some reason... Fonseca to blame for not being able to motivate the players enough but also certain players to blame because it is not acceptable that they don't put the same effort on all matches.
The pattern is that Fonseca works well with underdogs
My interest in this topic is rather Leão 😅🙈
Ac Milan needed Maldini
Incopetent managment getting coach who is in well over his head, managment who refuses to pay more than 20mil for a player and managment who is satisfied with champions league money with no ambition of winning anything.
Sacking Paolo Maldini was the single most infuriatingly stupid idea that the ownership had, on top of that they decide to cash out on literally the future captain of the team Tonali to help rebuild the squad, there was no coming back after that, IMO Tonali was absolutely untouchable as he was a childhood fan of the club, took a pay cut for his contract and would give his 200% each game compared to our other big players who are just there for their paycheque and are eventually going to leave regardless once a big enough offer arrives from other european powerhouses.
Tonali was overrated.
“You Are Not Up To The Level Of Our History” - Gee that sounds exactly like FSG at Liverpool 🥴👍
As an Inter fan I fail to understand how Milan could send Kalulu to Juve, and get Emerson Royal. I'd think a 5 year old would do better tbh.
1:45 Respect the goats 🐐💯
Hope AC Milan come back to their prime
Their biggest mistake now would be sacking Fonseca.
So he can put players like Royal in every game
Milan were once the biggest club in the world. Now very much 2nd rate.
These is always ups and downs in a clubs life. Comparing a clubs present to its history is a dumb man’s job. Football has changed a lot since Milan was on top
Theo has been the worst starter in the team all season. He needs to be benched. I don't blame him or Fonsceca. I blame the management who failed to secure a left footed rotation fullback for him for years now. It was just a matter of time for the man to get some for of burnout. I'm glad Jimenez is doing great, but Madrid having such a low buyback is a disrespectful slap to the face.
Yeah,its lost its italiaan natural roots
Life just hasn't been the same without Silvio