you mentioned the thing about eboue and the fans.


What do you want me to say locke, i`ve already answer your question.

Just like how barca and madrid do it. Put pressure on the management. Do whatever necessary. If we have to take over milanello for the change, then so be it.

And who will replace Galliani and Ancelotti?

I would love to have moggi on our board. Or better yet put costacurta, maldini, or any candidate with the qualifications could do. Galliani hasn't done anything special. Its silvio who has been running this club for the last 20 years. Galliani is just a puppet.

Ancelotti ? LOL



van basten
riijkaard
guus hidinks
leonardo
donadoni
spaletti



6 candidates just off the top of my head. I could list more if i searched.

Though the one candidate who would rise our team to its former glory is now untouchable, so i'm not gonna even mention him.

Moggi??? Moggi isn't fit to wipe Berlusconi's @ss, he shouldn't be anywhere even close to the management of anything.

As for the managers you listed:
Van Basten - What top-level experience at club level has he really had?
Riijkard - Fair enough.
Guus Hiddink - Currently at Chelsea and won't enter a long-term contract until he's done with Russia.
Leonardo - Who?
Donadoni - Judging by how he managed to destroy Italy at the Euro...no.
Spalletti - Only way would be to assasinate the Sensi's and wipe out the entire team (though Panucci could help us out with that).

Spalletti - Only way would be to assasinate the Sensi's and wipe out the entire team (though Panucci could help us out with that).

Spalletti: It's all Panucci's fault

I think moggi has done a fairly good job when he was juve director. Why not?? Yes he has had a dirty past but everyone deserves a second chance. I think he could help us in several deals.

van basten- same thing could be said about guardiola but he is aparantly doing quite well.
leonardo- same thing as above
donadoni- I dont blame him, I think italy was poor at the euros. It wasn't a fair chance for him. Also club and international football are two different things.

Heres another one, big phil.

Moggi doesn't deserve a second chance at a club like Milan. It would be sending out a signal of "Oh, so we have a disgraced Juventini, a man who destroyed much of Italy's footballing reputation and ensured that two seasons were completely wasted...let's make him director of football."
And that is a patethic signal.

I'll concede the Van Basten point but I don't have a clue about who Leonardo is.
Donadoni wrecked Italy's campaign by firstly not starting De Rossi and secondly by never even trying to play with another tactic than "team milling about in midfield before passing to Toni and hoping he scored (after his display against France he shouldn't have even started against Spain).

And Scolari...well he did brilliantly with Chelsea or what? again, You suggest Milan pick up and swallow what other clubs have choked on and spat out.

Yes those facts are true about moggi. Fair enough.

Leonardo is milan's main scout.

Donadoni-international/club football is different imo.

Anyone is better than carlo at this point imo.

So the main scout is going to take over as coach? Or director of football?
As for Donadoni he needs to actually DO something with a club side before even dreaming of a powerhouse like Milan.

Yup hes getting his coaching licences. I say why not, at least we know he favours the young players.

Come on, you surely realise that a scout-turned-coach debuting as the latter at a top club is not just a, but THE recipe for disaster.

No really! Get the **** outta here!! This is the one thread you're not allowed to **** up!!! Some mod please move this to... some other thread! I'm serious! ... No please do it!

I think moggi has done a fairly good job when he was juve director. Why not?? Yes he has had a dirty past but everyone deserves a second chance. I think he could help us in several deals.

Oh yeah...great....a second chance for Moggi. Who's next? The Taliban?

no i was going to say bush and cheney but taliban is a good idea

no i was going to say bush and cheney

LET'S MAINTAIN OUR BALANCE
3/11/2009 5:35:00 PM
Captain Paolo Maldini talked at Milanello today and made an analysis of the team's moment after the victory against Atalanta and ahead of the two away games before the break.


MILANELLO - Here are the declarations made by captain Paolo Maldini, exclusively to Milan Channel's microphones, before the afternoon training session today at Milanello:

Paolo, yesterday a complete working week started which brings Milan to two away games after Sunday's important victory against Atalanta.
"Yes, it was an important victory both for the morale and the table also because last week was very special because of the travel involved for the friendly in Qatar. We were worried about the match against Atalanta, fortunately we managed to win. Now we are able to train well and face these two away games which will both be delicate for different reasons: Siena are a team who have made it difficult for many teams at home and Napoli become a very dangerous team again after the coaching change.
From now until the end of the season it will be important to maintain our balance toward the top of the table until the end, trying to get good results both at home and away because we have to maintain consistency in our results without differences between home and away games."

Has the elimination from the Uefa Cup been archived?
"Yes, now we only think about the league. We have the chance to train the whole week which is a great advantage. Certainly the Uefa Cup elimination remains heavy and difficult to digest, but the same way we turned the page after winning, we also have to do it after losing, so let's not think about the past and try to look to the future which sees us in a good position in the table."

Against Werder Bremen it was your last match in Europe.
"Yes, last year the last one in the Champions League and this year the last in Europe in general, the important thing is to be serene and I am."

This season there have been quite a few injuries.
"The injuries have hit fundamental players for our play and for their quality. It's been a difficult season, let's hope the trend changes because instead of getting back players we often lose someone: also yesterday Beckham suffered this ankle injury, let's hope it's nothing serious. We hope, in any case, to get back some injured players for Sunday."

How did you see Beckham as a playmaker?
"He did well, he also has to adapt, it's not easy. He has the right spirit, he is someone who always gives his best, he has played in various positions and it's normal he has to find the right distances."

Yesterday Adriano Galliani has said that in Italy there are more injuries because there are too many games.
"You'd have to go into details, I saw that also Arsenal had their most important players out for long stretches, and also Chelsea had injury problems. Some seasons are difficult. The top teams that participated to the Champions League and the Uefa Cup have a high number of injuries. It's a research that should be done over more seasons and perhaps in different countries."

Is there something or someone who could make you change your mind about quitting at the end of the season?
"No, the decision has been made calmly and I certainly won't turn back."

Is there something or someone who could make you change your mind about quitting at the end of the season?
"No, the decision has been made calmly and I certainly won't turn back."

Paolo Maldini: My Retirement Will Be A Sad Day For Me

Milan legend Paolo Maldini admits the day he retires will be one of the saddest of his career, but he has preferred to focus on the positives.

The stopper has already confirmed his farewell to Calcio following a career which stretches back to 1978 when he joined Milan as a youth player. Having earned legendary status over the years, Maldini is ready to confront his big decision with professionalism and philosophy.

"I have always imagined how my retirement would be and surely it will be a sad day for me," Maldini told Itasportpress.it.

"However, I will live it serenely because I am leaving a sport which has given me so much. It has made me laugh and smile and it has given me plenty of satisfactions both on a professional and human level."

Maldini is proud that he has been able to fly the flag for his club. The defender recounts his illustrious past, believing it will soften the blow of retirement.

"All the trophies I have won make me proud as well as all the things I have been able to achieve with this club," added Maldini.

"Football has been an experience which has given me many nice things, but only a few bad ones. The bad things can be attributed to some defeats, but this is part of football, and so I will accept it."

Il Capitano is set to hang up his boots at the end of term.

Hey hey hey where do they sell these!?!?! I want 10 of them!!!

Thanks!!

Do they make these on their own or... ?

Do you mean just the T shirt

Maldini names successor

Milan captain Paolo Maldini has named Thiago Silva as the man to succeed him once he retires at the end of this season.

The legendary 40-year-old is in his 25th season with the Rossoneri and has made 641 appearances for the club.

“Thiago Silva can do great things,” Maldini told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “But he needs an expert by his side.

“I have told Adriano Galliani, Thiago has to have Giuseppe Favalli close to him so that he can grow.

“Thiago Silva has everything it takes to succeed. He jumps like a cricket. He's quick and has personality.”

When asked if he could be the expert playing along side Thiago, Maldini replied: “Yes, I am well. The pain is under control and the performances I make on the pitch are good.

“A little time ago, I saw Dr Martens. He smiled at me and crossed his fingers. I am going through the final phase of my career in a very happy way.

“I am preparing to say goodbye without any regrets in 25 years of football. It will be another life I know it. I will have different rhythms. I will miss the smell of hard work.”

Maldini believes Milan have done well in his final season as a professional and thinks the Rossoneri need just a couple of retouches to become future champions.

“We have recorded 15 points more than last season. Milan have the best attack and the second best defence. It doesn't seem to me to be a team to throw away.

“With two or three signings of a high level Milan can compete with anyone in Italy and in Europe,” Maldini explained. “Our strength has always been a mix of youth and experience.

“You say that our defence is old when the old defenders concede goals, but you don't seem to remember that now we concede fewer goals and it's Favalli and I at the back.

“The truth is that the career of a player is getting longer. In the `70s and `80s clubs only gave one-year rolling contracts to 30-year-old players.

“Now, they don't and Milan has been at the forefront even in this field,” Maldini added, before revealing his last game will not be a testimonial for Italy.

Maldini retired from international football after the 2002 World Cup, but the Azzurri would reportedly like to honour him with one final cap.

“No, even if I want to once again thank the FIGC, who have shown themselves willing. I would prefer to leave football with an official game, and then again I don't like the games of goodbye.”

Maldini, Del Piero & Cannavaro Involved In Charity Match

Alessandro Del Piero will be joined by Paolo Maldini and Fabio Cannavaro as well as a host of other famous celebrities in a special charity match later this month.

The Partita del Cuore is an annual charity game which raises funds to help those in need. This year it will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin on Monday, May 18 and will see Del Piero's ALE 10 + team take on a Italian singers XI. Eros Ramazzotti will captain the singer's team which includes Gianni Morandi and famous Italian actor Raoul Bova.

The Juve man will be in charge of his side which will see legend Gianluca Vialli return to the pitch once again, as well as Maldini and Cannavaro, who has been reportedly linked with a return to Juventus

Proceeds raised from the event will go to the Association of Umbilical Cord Donors in Italy, as well as victims from the recent Italian earthquake. Del Piero and company will be hoping to raise in excess of €1 million from the match.

It's the first time Del Piero will be taking part in the event after he kindly accepted an invitation from the organisers.