Why Milan should sign De Zerbi for the post-Pioli era: identity, play and communication, five reasons for an ideal marriage
The adventure of Stefano Pioli on the bench of Milan has reached the end of the line. Following the removal from theEuropa League and to the humiliation of yet another derby lost with Scudetto of the second star delivered to Inter incorporated, the time has come to say goodbye. The end of a cycle that began very well, with the first three years of great success, and ended in the worst possible way with two unsuccessful seasons (for different reasons and not just his fault). But now the question is: who will be his successor?
The fans have decided and not today. One and only one name: Antonio Conte. For the majority of the fans, he is the right man to give life back to a Milan which today seems without soul or identity. A figure with a strong personality, with a completely different working methodology Pegs and which can be considered a guarantee of victories. We don’t know if the company is of the same opinion: the rumors on the matter are conflicting but the feeling is that other profiles are preferred, perhaps more in line with the priorities of the ownership. That’s why the right coach, and who in some way could please the different factions of the club, is called Roberto De Zerbi. Let’s try to explain why in five points.
The AC Milan identity
More than the positive budget, the Growth Decree, the stadium and other similar issues, the priority of RedBird it should be to rebuild a Milanist identity, which he decided last year to deliberately renounce by sending away Paolo Maldini And Sandro Tonali (regarding the latter it is important to focus on the basic mistake, namely that of selling the only AC Milan player with a personality capable of conveying a sense of belonging, rather than on what happened afterwards, which is impossible to predict). Ibrahimovic, who arrived late anyway, is a good start but we also need a figure on the pitch and in the locker room. And here we are therefore linked to the first point. De Zerbi he grew up with the great Milan and with the values conveyed by the club’s flags at the time. Values that have accompanied him throughout his career: he never misses an opportunity to reiterate it, as in the famous speech at Bobo TV from a year ago or in a recent interview with Sky Sports in view of a possible match in the Europa League. “Only he and Guardiola spoke to me about attachment to the shirt and dedication“, said the former player Bacary Sagnawho explained that he went to the Benevento just for De Zerbi. A concept on which he would push a lot as a Rossoneri coach. Because he knows what it means to be at Milan.
The game proposal
The Milan of the last two years has too often been really ugly to watch. Pegs he built a tactical system that was valiant in intention but superficial in application. Deficient in the construction phase and also in the development phase, too tied to individual plays and with few combination ideas especially against certain opponents. Not to mention the difficulties in the defensive phase, correct in principle but almost always wrong in interpretation. And it was evident from the beginning of the year. De Zerbi instead it makes the game proposal its strong point. Create the right organization to exalt individuals. The Milan he has the players to do it but it would be important to comply with the coach’s requests to make him work at his best. His ideas are futuristic, modern, constantly updated. And who have inspired the greatest coaches in the world. With him to San Siro he could finally see the football he has been used to for years again; the lost enthusiasm and unity of purpose could be seen again. It would be the best way to respond to the spectacularity and effectiveness of theInter Of Simone Inzaghi.
Enhance
We talked about how the collective always exalts individuality and never the opposite. Here because De Zerbi it could make the property happy. Who prefers to rely on young players in the market who need to be trained rather than more experienced ones (even if with the farewells of Kjaer And Giroud it would be important to also add elements of this type to the list). Roberto’s work at Brighton was incredible and one statistic is enough to summarize it: the English team recorded a positive profit in the balance sheet in 2023 of almost 150 million. It was possible thanks to the record transfers of people like Caicedo, MacAllister and the many other talents enhanced by the coach’s work. To the Milan it would be more complicated because the square is obviously very different from that of Brightonbut the managerial skills of De Zerbi they wouldn’t change. And if young people were also added as a more ready element it wouldn’t hurt, especially for…
Two reasons to win
WIN. This is the issue that is closest to the hearts of the fans, especially after seeing Inter do it in the derby. And this is why their choice would always fall on With you. And, as mentioned, it is difficult to blame him: the former Juve and Inter player won wherever he went, in Italy and England. De Zerbi so far he has never coached teams to be able to win (even if qualification in the Europa League for a team like Brighton is equivalent to a trophy, as are the placings with Sassuolo) and therefore cannot be judged. But he is predestined and success will come sooner or later. We don’t know when or how, but it will come. The Milan it may be the right team to do it, driven among other things by a double motivation: for the team that raised and accompanied him and for himself.
Football and communication
The last point is perhaps the most important. Today, for a coach, work on the field is as important as work in communication. The case Daniele De Rossi it is the most recent and also the most obvious: Roma has gone from Mourinho’s sterile slogans devoid of positive content to real football and life lessons from the former midfielder. For Milan the situation is different because the communication of Pegs, albeit with a few too many slips, still remains of a good standard. With De Zerbiwhat how de Rossi It features extreme leadership and charisma, we would take a step forward. A communication that does not give titles but reflections, which is simple but effective, which is direct and knows no shortcuts. A way of communicating in line with his character and his way of being in the world. True, intrepid, decisive. Like the football he chose for his teams to play.
