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A deal for July 2007 has already been sealed, but if the current difficulties persist the ex National team coach could come by January.

Marcello Lippi is preparing his big return to the world of football. After a period of deserved rest, he might be forced to make an anticipated return to a football bench, in case Milan decide to call time on Ancelotti's period.

The change of the guard might take place by January, or by early February at the latest, if the current Milan coach should fail to turn the tide by that time. Ancelotti risks losing control of the team, which is torn apart by internal problems. Even though Lippi is not keen to take on a team with the season well underway, he might be stimulated by the idea of taking charge of a team still in the race for the Champions League.

The opportunity of guiding an assault to the Champions League. It's true that Lippi would like to build up some credit abroad as well by guiding a team in the Primera Liga or the Premiership, the attractive power of Milan is still very strong. All the more for having to build an almost entirely new team and bind his name to a new cycle of success.



source: http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=189256

[han2503]

@han ..

If Carlo doesn't win us anything by next summer .. Then, it's time for him to step down. This is AC Milan not AS Roma !

Lippi, I mentioned him, because apart from his achievments w/ Juve, he kept Napoli in contention after Maradonna left and with the financial difficulties of the club .. I remember it clearly that season .. He blew life into them after Mardonna left.

The WC06 ... !!!!! I cant believe u wouldnt give him credit for it !!! Iquinta ?? Pippo ?? The man is a master mind !!! I for one didnt think Italy would make it!

He had the players, knew exactly where to play them and he got the cup ..

I remember b4 the tournament, all the papers where like Italy wont make it, cz their key player, Totti, isnt in form, blah blah blah .. Now look at Italy (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
I have a lot of respect for Mourinho, not because of what he has done for Chelsea, but for Porto ... To me, he is of the calibure of managers as Guss Hednik, etc ..

Rijkaard ? I would go for Ten Cate .. I don't think Rijkaard is ready for Milan, especially w/ the team lacking in motivation and worn out, as is. If the board invest in the team, I wouldn't have problems with him or Carlo .. So There is no difference there.

But w/ Lippi, u have a manager that defied the odds and drove Italia to win the WC .. Not any manager can do that ..

With Juve; whether the players were dopped or have influence from Moggi, he still made the right decision with who to play and what the formation on the pitch should be .. Wether he had a leverage from outside of the pitch, none-the-less, he left Juve and came back 2 years later to bring glory back to Juve.

So point is, how could u not count him as a potential successor to Carlo ? His credentials speak louder than that of Mourinho and Rijkaard put together.

I didn't count him winning the WC with Italy because I just don't see that as HIS big achievment, don't get me wrong I'm not saying he didn';t have anything to do with it, but I just don't count him as the BIG part in why Italy won it. I consider him more as being in the right place at the right time, rather then being a master mind. And what are you talking about? He knew where he was going to play each player?? He kept messing around with the formation and the starters of the team throughout the whole tournament, because the attack was never really working. The only players he knew exactly where to play where Pirlo, Rino and Cannavaro. The others he just kept changing their place.

Ten Cate is good but he's staying at Ajax. And If you are going to count Lippi's achievment with Napoli then yu can look at what Carlo did with Parma before he went to Juve. He got them SECOND in Serie A!!

I really can't see how this season should be considered as the ultimatum season for Carlo seeing how it was totally screwed up from the very beginning.