QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ May 22 2023, 02:29 PM)
Yes, there sure is plently of time to see about Kalulu.
But what about Pioli? Do you guys think we should keep him if we fail to reach 4th spot?
No, he should go.
Grateful for all he's done, but this team has out-grown him
What was previously an exciting high press system has turned into a stale, static mess.
I'll always hold him in high regard as he is the one who turned this rag-tag bunch of players into champions, but he's reached the limit of what he can give to this team imo. If we keep him next season I fear it will get even worse
We've just made CL, this is a golden opportunity. We have massive revenues which came in from the CL this season, we know we have at the least the group stage money in the bag for next season. We can use this and finally take a step forward. Sign some quality players and bring in a coach who can take us to the next level.
QUOTE (Danny @ May 22 2023, 04:04 PM)
According to you we did fluke in 2011. Just because you hate Allegri.
We didn't fluke anything in 2011 either. I always said that title was mostly down to individual brilliance. We had top top players in that squad. Ibra especially was a difference maker practically every week. For me, last season was much more of a collective effort. Yes, we at time rely on Leao's brilliance. But his numbers are no where near what Ibra used to pull off during that Scudetto winning season. Not to mention other players like Nesta, Thiago Silva, Pirlo, Seedorf, Robinho, Ronaldinho, Pato, etc. That team was stacked. We have a good first 11 now but no where near that kind of quality, especially off the bench
QUOTE (Danny @ May 22 2023, 04:04 PM)
No, if we want to grow as a club and brand we need an experienced winning manager.
Agreed!
QUOTE (X-Offender @ May 22 2023, 08:49 PM)
Last season we overachieved. Nobody can deny it. But we should have used the opportunity as a stepping stone to build a more competitive team. We failed. Spending only 50m in the whole summer, 70% of that amount going into a single player who's had perhaps the worst first season of any important signing in our history.
Yes, we were ahead of schedule for sure. I didn't think we'd be anywhere near title contention within the first 5 seasons of the takeover.
But you cannot deny that it was a great collective effort, with the best defense in the league, and a near perfect record against the best sides in the league with only 3 draws marring that nearly perfect record. We were there in all the big and important moments and never faltered mentally.
QUOTE (Danny @ May 23 2023, 11:30 PM)
He gave our club zero credit for the Scudetto claiming it was due to every other side in the league being absolutely terrible. Which is what I said about last season and he mocked the idea.
Don't think I've ever said that. Just don't credit Allegri with much for that win. He relied solely on his star players to win games.