On May 8, 1970, Abbey Road studios resounded with what went down in history as the last glorious album by the Beatles, entitled “Let it be”, which also included the famous and beautiful song of the same name. “Let it be”. 54 years later, let’s also try to honor Paul McCartney’s composition by imagining it broadcast between the floors of Casa Milan: it may not be number 3 Abbey Road in Liverpool, but for a moment let’s let ourselves be enveloped by its partly pop rock and partly gospel notes and let them disperse at number 8 via Aldo Rossi in Milan.
IN DIFFICULT MOMENTS
Did you hear them? We can almost sing them together. Let’s start: “When I find myself in times of trouble…”. Wait, let’s stop and think right now. Translation: “When I find myself in difficult times…”. At Casa Milan, a first verse like this would make everyone stand at attention, almost as if they were being called into question, almost as if they were already part of the song. On the other hand, the Rossoneri world, in recent months and in particular in recent weeks, is experiencing a really painful period; there have been many post-Scudetto disappointments and sadness is spreading among the AC Milan fans, worry from a near future which, inevitably, will have to be more concrete in its ambitions than the very recent past. We are, therefore, perfectly within what Paul McCartney intends to convey with that first verse: Milan as a whole (ownership, club, management, team, fans) is in a complicated moment. We are fully immersed in “Let it be”. Consequently, more attention and an even more attentive ear are needed.
A LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES
Let’s proceed. After a couple of choruses, you hear: “[…] And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me”, that is, “And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me”. It is impossible, at this point, not to stop again, perhaps open the eyes, raise your head, hint at a smile of hope, it was written before: we are immersed in “Let it be”, just as Paul McCartney is immersed in it in this case too, with the fruitful collaboration of John Lennon (I could never not mention it!, ed.), it helps to reflect and start again. It’s true that the Milan world is in the middle of the night nowa dark, cold, frightening night, thick with clouds, but not all the lights are turned off. You don’t have to start all over again from the field. A light still shines, because therebased on the red and black rose is solidstrong, with great potential and there is a whole market ahead which will bring, without a shadow of a doubt, significant improvements through the announced important investments; a central striker will arrive, a midfielder with a great physical impact, a couple of defenders, led by a trainer which, as requested by the entire square, promises to be rich before being full of ideas and enthusiasm.
Ibrahimovic, Furlani, Moncada and Cardinale they may not be John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, but today they too metaphorically sang “Let it be” like the four Beatles did exactly 54 years ago. Trust.
