Ibrahimovic pushes for Mark van Bommel. This is the indiscretion of FootMarket, online newspaper that is very knowledgeable about issues from Belgium and France. Furlani, upon specific request, explained yesterday how “Milan’s coach is Pioli, we are focused on finishing the season well and the people who report to Jerry Cardinale are Jeff, Moncada, Zlatan and me. We will talk about it at the end of the season, the decisions are up to Cardinale”. On the one hand it is true, but on the other hand it has always been the current CEO who has said that Ibrahimovic will have a great impact on technical issues.
Therefore van Bommel’s candidacy is at least alive. Maybe not the first, but it could also be on the short list. But what did the former midfielder do as a coach? With PSV, in a year and a half, he failed to make a difference, being sacked after a year and a half, 174 goals scored and 85 conceded. However, a formative experience that brought him to Wolfsburg, where he didn’t have much time to set up his own football: a few months, 13 games and six defeats, with 15 points scored and the risk of floating in the relegation zone.
The turning point came with Antwerp in 2023. He won the Belgian championship in the last minute – with a goal from Alderweireld in added time – a month after having raised the Cup to the skies. Then came the Belgian Super Cup, in the summer, for a “domestic” treble which made him grow in the attention of all the clubs outside the country.
