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Oct 11 2012, 11:05 PM
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Sorry, couldn't post this in news and didn't see it elsewhere. QUOTE AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani is to meet with Pep Guardiola in the coming days, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The newspaper claims that club president Silvio Berlusconi has asked Galliani to arrange talks with Guardiola, with the future of current Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri in serious doubt. Guardiola is currently in New York on his sabbatical after departing Barcelona at the end of last season. He said he took the break because he needed to "recharge [his] batteries" and he is not expected to return to football before the summer.
The newspaper claims both Tottenham and Bayern Munich have also made their interest in Guardiola known.
His close friend Carlo Mazzone, who coached Guardiola when he played with Brescia, believes the 41-year-old would only return to the peninsula to work with either Milan or neighbours Inter.
"He has friends here and was happy in Italy," he told MilanNews.it. "If he does return then clearly it will be to coach a team of great technical potential with important objectives. Let's make it clear, we talk about anything except football. At most I told him to keep going and always keep his feet on the ground. We are bonded by a close friendship but I do not get involved in his decisions.
"I would be very happy if Pep returned to Italy. Where could he go? Milan or Inter - there isn't exactly a vast choice. He has had his time in Spain and I think he could come here, though I don't know whether it'll be in a day, a year or five years."
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Oct 12 2012, 12:44 AM
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I think mentality is the important thing. And both Baggio and Maldini could be able to bring back that old Milan atmosphere which made us special.
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Oct 12 2012, 01:17 AM
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QUOTE (milanbuf88 @ Oct 12 2012, 01:57 AM) Big names but there is only so much they can do unless they plan on suiting up. I wouldn't be surprised if Baggio and Maldini would still be better than what we have even at their age but they're both unproven as coaches. Firstly, if we sign Guardiola, then we obviously are going to increase the quality of the team with a few key players. Secondly, I said Maldini as sporting director, not coach. As for Baggio, you don't need to a lot of experience to be the second-in-command. Finally, like Fillipo said, it's the mentality that counts here.
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Oct 12 2012, 02:28 AM
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Oct 12 2012, 04:48 AM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Oct 12 2012, 04:17 AM) Firstly, if we sign Guardiola, then we obviously are going to increase the quality of the team with a few key players. Secondly, I said Maldini as sporting director, not coach. As for Baggio, you don't need to a lot of experience to be the second-in-command. Finally, like Fillipo said, it's the mentality that counts here. Want to get rid of Tassoti?
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Oct 12 2012, 09:21 AM
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Yes. No way we will get rid of Tassotti. Baggio is just a name thrown about into the mix I think.
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Oct 12 2012, 09:29 AM
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Not sure. Maybe if Tassotti gets the rest of the season handed from Allegri soon, he'll prefer retiring afterwards or taking another position in the clubs structure? Because if Guardiola will be signed, and if we fire Allegri before season end, then Tassotti is the only logical step as caretaker. Afterwards it could be quite awkward to see him "demoted" to assistant again.
I know, toooo many "if's", but, that's a plausible option IMO.
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Oct 12 2012, 09:46 AM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Oct 11 2012, 09:17 PM) Firstly, if we sign Guardiola, then we obviously are going to increase the quality of the team with a few key players. Secondly, I said Maldini as sporting director, not coach. As for Baggio, you don't need to a lot of experience to be the second-in-command. Finally, like Fillipo said, it's the mentality that counts here. I agree with you both that Maldini especially brings an aura of excellence (Baggio too of course but Paolo's decades give him extra clout). Of the three Pep is the one I'd be least excited about. I'm not completely sold on him in an atmosphere other than Barca. Also if he gets the injection of funds (which I think is our real problem) I'll feel that Allegri was hard done. At that point he'd be pretty much a scapegoat and stop gap just like Leonardo.
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Oct 12 2012, 02:51 PM
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QUOTE (milanbuf88 @ Oct 12 2012, 10:46 AM) I agree with you both that Maldini especially brings an aura of excellence (Baggio too of course but Paolo's decades give him extra clout). Of the three Pep is the one I'd be least excited about. I'm not completely sold on him in an atmosphere other than Barca. Also if he gets the injection of funds (which I think is our real problem) I'll feel that Allegri was hard done. At that point he'd be pretty much a scapegoat and stop gap just like Leonardo. Allegri, during his time here, has signed Nigel De Jong, Bojan, Pazzini, Ibrahimovic, Montolivo etc etc. I accept he's lost a lot of players too, but I'm not really sure you can totally blame the budget for where we are. It would be to blame if we were expecting to challenge for the title, but we aren't. But lower mid-table? That's not to do with the budget.
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Oct 12 2012, 03:10 PM
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IF and that's a big if Pep is actually signed on for next season than a REAL plan would have to actually be put in place to rebuild this team. And that plan would require a good sum of cash.
Don't know if Berlu would be dedicated enough to see it through. Pep alone wouldn't change anything. He'd probably improve us a LOT from what we're currently achieving but if we want to challenge for the big titles then top quality player need to be bought
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