The increasingly probable about-face on the name of Lopetegui, RedBird’s first choice but rejected by the fans, raises the issue of the next Milan coach again. No fewer than eight names dance, from Fonseca to Thiago Motta, from van Bommel to De Zerbi but there are those, like Arrigo Sacchi, who suggest Pioli’s confirmation. The former coach talks about it to the Gazzetta and causes an uproar.
Sacchi against foreign coaches
At Rosea the poet from Fusignano says: “I read that, to take Pioli’s place, the names of Julen Lopetegui, Paulo Fonseca, Christophe Galtier, Marcelo Gallardo, Domenico Tedesco, Mark van Bommel, Roberto De Zerbi are circulating. Technicians I know and for whom I have deep respect. However, regardless of everyone’s CV, it seems to me that one fundamental aspect has not been taken into consideration. The fact that if it is complicated for a foreign player to fit into Italian football, it is even more so for a coach. In my opinion it takes at least two seasons to understand what our football is and how it is. And I say this regardless of the value of the coaches taken into consideration. Anyone who arrives needs time to adapt to a different reality compared to all other countries.”
Sacchi would confirm Pioli
Then the provocation: “Why not keep Pioli? I believe that his experience at Milan is overall positive. He won a Scudetto and the club had spent less than its opponents. On that occasion he surprised everyone and entertained the audience. This season, if all goes well, he will place second in the championship. It means that only Inter did better. I believe that Pioli deserves respect for what he gave to Milan and for how he behaved. It seems to me that his confirmation would not be a stopgap. Far from it. He is a coach who has been able to improve over time. It’s true that he also made mistakes, but making mistakes is human.”
The no to Pioli’s renewal arrives on social media
Reactions pour in: “But it’s illogical. It is not only a question of the absolute value of the coach, but also of the mere need for renewal. After a few years it is necessary, especially in our championship. With Roma we saw an unfocused and presumptuous team, this alone would be enough” and then: “Pioli’s enormous CV… Come on, he’s finished his cycle and should be changed even if it were Phil Jackson or Gregg Popovichresign yourself and cut yourself off” and also: “Sacchi says everything and the opposite of everything every 2 days: I fear it’s a chatbot talking”
There are those who write: “Is a better CV than Pioli so difficult to find?” and also: “We must start from the fact that Pioli cannot stay. He has all the fans against him. The same goes for Lopetegui”, or: “Better self-management” and also: “Cycle over, we need to renew, new stimuli” and again: “Sacchi still talking. He doesn’t miss an opportunitywhen instead he missed yet another opportunity to stay silent and mind his own business”
An Inter fan writes ironically: “Out of the Scudetto fight in November. Out of the Champions League in December. Out of the Italian Cup in January. Out of the EL at the first serious opponent encountered. Humiliated in the first leg of the Derby. Inter wins the scudetto and second star in the return derby. Pioli for life at Milan” and finally: “If they confirm it, I will organize another parade, but this time with 3 open buses”
