Milan, the Gazidis shark communicates less than Yonghong Li: it has laid the foundations for a new failure. And Ibra … | First page

The turbulence, which we had foreseen a week ago, unfortunately has arrived and so the Milan fans, tossed between the air gaps in the AC Milan sky, have started to be afraid despite their belts fastened. However, do not make the mistake of blaming Boban, who as always had the courage to speak clearly at the cost of saying unpleasant things, because in this case the effect would be exchanged for the cause. Just what happened, or rather did not happen, after his words makes it clear that the faults of this serious corporate crisis of Milan arise from above. Because there were two cases: either Mr. Singer, owner of the Elliott fund, promoted the solicited meeting between his right arm Gazidis and Boban himself, or if the words of the Croatian executive had been considered destabilizing, because against top management, the he had to be fired immediately. Instead none of this happened, thus fostering further confusion and this is yet another proof of the limits of football experience of the property in general and of the CEO Gazidis in particular. All silent as fish, or rather as sharks that sniff and delude prey before biting them. Even the not-regretted former Chinese president Yonghong Li had expressed himself sometimes through press releases, making himself seen albeit rarely. On the other hand, only one photo of Mr. Paul Singer circulates, while Gazidis who silently attends the AC Milan matches has never uttered a word in public or on TV, not even in English as Italian is more difficult for him than Japanese. On the other hand, behind his curtain of silence, with many ‘no’ privately communicated to Boban, even for the appropriate hiring of a real head of the press office, Gazidis with the increasingly numerous group of collaborators, strictly foreigners of course, contacted RR Ralf Rangnick, unbeknownst to Boban and Maldini, just in the weeks when Pioli confirmed he was a coach, regardless of the arrival of Ibrahimovic.

Beyond the times and above all the lack of respect for roles, Gazidis has thus laid the foundations for Milan’s next technical failure. The recent history of the Rossoneri club, which he obviously does not know, recalls that the last foreign coaches who arrived on the Milan bench, without previous experience in our league at least as players, were quickly released. Let’s talk about Tabarez and Terim, taken over respectively by Sacchi and Ancelotti. And since Sacchi is Rangnick’s model, stress and nervous breakdown included, we remember that his return to the bench in December 1996 coincided with the eleventh final place, worst placement of Berlusconi’s 31 years of management, because without the great players of the first years his theories were no longer enough.

And then you can imagine the unknown Rangnick without champions in the team, because this Milan is to be reinforced in every department, with the hope that the only true champion, Donnarumma will not be sold. Better to avoid the illusion that Ibrahimovic remains, because his few words this morning “Do it with passion, or don’t do it”, make it clear that without Boban and Maldini it will be easier for him to find Berlusconi and Galliani’s passion in Monza. With or without severance pay, in fact, Boban is about to leave Milan and Maldini will leave with him, who must not fall into the trap of Gazidis’ promises. Nobody is more Milanist than Maldini, Boban repeats, but being a Milanist does not mean becoming complicit in a failure. This is why Gattuso said goodbye to the company a year ago, having understood that there could be no future for Milan. That’s why, as we were not surprised at Boban’s outburst, we would not be surprised if Maldini also said thanks for the trust and goodbye. With the coming turbulence, in fact, it would not be appropriate to say goodbye to those who ignore the meaning of the word “passion”. And not just because he doesn’t know Italian.