[Fillipo Simone]

Let's see what comes up.

[Jack Sparrow]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Not really no. Carlo would fail miserably with the team we have on our roster now.

This is why I don't want Max out. Most people when they want Max out are falling into the same trap as people who want Pato, Rino, Seedorf etc etc out. Assuming that their going out automatically means someone of a higher quality is coming in as if these people were occupying space and that was the only reason management were not getting anyone in. Whereas it's obvious that when they want to or when the price is right, the management has no problem pushing someone out. (Pirlo, Kaka, Sheva etc)

The fact is if were to be really dispassionate, we don't have good enough replacements for Max. Realistically there is Gasperini and Benitez. The rest of them are tied up or not quality enough.

Hiddink is not available and will not want this sort of pressure again.
Pep even without the Ibra factor, will not want to come to Milan where the media are worse and even the fans are not unconditional.
Spalletti said that he is not interested in moving away.
Same with Capello who said he doesn't wish to come to Milan without a project in place which is just not there.

To let a coach go without having any precise idea who to approach next and why (as I'm sure is the case) will be the downfall. It's always a surefire recipe for disaster and we have seen it happen to every time.

For me the way forward is for the management and the coach to sit together and do a clear discussion on where things are different. Like it or not, Max has to accept that it is Silvio who puts food on the table, and see if Silvio's demands can be met. For eg. If Silvio wants pretty football, then Max has to say Yes. But Max is within his right then to say that he wants Players or rather Player Types X, Y and Z.

The playing philosophy, the playing lineup, the training methods, the stadium turf...every single thing must be put on the agenda and discussed and resolved.

[X-Offender]

Most people when they want Max out are falling into the same trap as people who want Pato, Rino, Seedorf etc etc out. Assuming that their going out automatically means someone of a higher quality is coming in as if these people were occupying space and that was the only reason management were not getting anyone in.

Rino and Seedorf are quality? It'd take nothing to replace washed up players like them. Same argument about Yepes, Zambrotta, Ambrosini, Inzaghi etc. If we could replace Nesta with Ogbonna and Bommel with Keita, then replacing the rest of the senators won't be a problem at all. Their current contribution to this team is practically null, and I can't see how Montolivo or Muntari can't do what Seedorf or Gattuso actually do, much, much better.

But problem is, Ancelotti did understand the concept of a midfield with vision, he coached Zidane after all, he had a Parma with vision prior to Milan and he played at a pretty flashy Milan earlier. My point is, although he was too defensive, he never misunderstood the importance of creation. Allegri seems to do just that - look at the players he's having trouble to find a place - it's Aquilani, it was Dinho, it's also Robinho to an extent.

Exactly.