The end of the Pioli era amidst uncertainties and protests: Conceicao’s prices are rising today
Milan – team, club, fans – now travels on three distinct levels, at different speeds, in opposite directions. On the field he gets byin the seat he temporizes, protests in the stands. And this can only happen fuel chaos which makes it extremely dramatic – sportingly speaking – the end of the Pioli erawith the now dismissed technician forced to pay for faults that were not his. The fans won the nopetegui battle: they are in a hurry, they ask for clarity, they demand Conte and in the meantime they do what they can, openly express their dissent. A protest that the club had to take note of and accept, discarding the Spanish coach. But now? It is true that there is nothing more concrete to extract from this end of the season with the minimum objective of Champions League qualification already achieved, but they still remain face and pride to safeguard. A clear, rapid, decisive choice would help to get out of this limbo and plan next season’s programming in time, but it is precisely such an important decision that the comparison between the different souls within the company it doesn’t help to take. And so, from hour to hour, the total coach updates and the stock market fluctuates, marking the meter of uncertainty.
To date, the road that leads to the technician most invoked by the market is the one least likely to be taken:There are more no’s than yes’s in favor of Antonio Conte. This is now clear. There are those who sponsor Marcelo Gallardo, currently playing in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ittihad. Who pushes for a Portuguese solution, with Fonseca and especially Conceicao. And then there was no shortage of polls for De Zerbi, Motta, even Sarri. Without to forget Van Bommel. Perhaps just a smoke screen to mislead, more likely a lack of unity of purpose. But it is obvious that we need to arrive at a synthesis, even quickly, to also clarify who is holding the reins of the club. Current events say that today Conceicao’s prices are high, ready to free himself from Porto to come to Milan. But it is still premature for the fixing to be considered stable.
