How exactly was Maldini treated?

What? After all that happened with the fans, the club took distance and didn't release a single comment on the matter, i.e. they didn't back him up. Then since his retirement, he hasn't been offered any position within the club. Maldini has confirmed this himself. That's not how you treat your legend.

Indeed. But it's not related with the Pirlo situation. This was directly involving Pirlo and Galliani, whereas the Maldini thing is more of a political thing (in terms of the clubs overall politics).

It has to do with it because you brought up Galliani being a gentleman towards Pirlo. And all I'm saying is that if Galliani couldn't bother to be a gentleman towards a great like Paolo, I highly doubt that it had anything to do with how Pirlo's situation was handled.

It's once again Galliani coming out with the short end of the stick and once again the club having to suffer due to it

So Pirlo knows what to do with the pen Galliani gave him

Stick it in his *** and shout 'Ola'?

Pirlo just keeps falling lower and lower. In another passage of his fucking autobiography, he insinuates that Inzaghi was the spy of the azzurri during Germany 2006, he who would secretly divulge anything that happened inside the locker room to the press.

Un-freaking-believable. What a sad, little person he turned out to be.

I'm glad he wrote this shitty book. At least now we know who he really is (a dickhead).

Pirlow... shame on you.

and how do we know that's not true?

Even if it's true, it's the gesture of telling it in your autobiography that stinks here. Not to mention all the dirt he's thrown at Milan. What an utter dickhead.

It's despicable what he says about Milan but if this thing about Pippo is true I don't see how he cannot include it in his book. If he's lying though, and we're never going to know, he's despicable.

The thing is, Pippo cannot possibly defend himself, there's no way he can prove anything. But he does not really have to, it's Pirlo that should have proof if anything.

Inzaghi was his companion for a decade, an exemplary champion and respectful person, and this is the treatment Pirlo reserves for him? No, just no. Even if it's true, things like these shouldn't be said.

Yeah, it shows you that Pirlo respects no one.

I'd just like to point out that I was always RIGHT about P!rlo not giving a Allegri about Milan post 2007
Nevertheless I'm not P!rlo so you're all forgiven

Thank you for your mercy .

Well, if I'm not mistake, your criticism towards Pirlo had more to do with him being poor with us in his last few seasons in terms of performances rather than Pirlo the man.

Well given his apparent disgust at remaining here post 2006,you wouldn't expect him to perform at his best would you?

Yes, you were man. You saw it all

Nah, he just guessed it.

Why not shove it in his mouth?

or some other place.

So I just paid 10 dollars to download Pirlo's autobiography. It's been all over the news with the English version here.

You can find some extracts over here .

What I could make out of the extracts is oddly, he had personal relationships to a lot of people, but no 'allegiances' to a cause. He loved Carlo, feared Galliani a bit, but didn't give a shite about AC Milan or any club for that matter. He just had this weird way of cutting through all of that.

Like, "This is who I'm, this is what I believe, f@ck every other bullsh!t" .

I don't think he cares about Juventus either. The only team he seems to love is the NT.

You know what, stick a fork, this man will end up being a good coach. Better than Pep if he has the patience.

Gee, I read it all as biography for Pato. It was only after I read it again that I knew you were talking about the snake. Spoiled, rich snake, but then again, I never really cared an inch about Pirlo, even when he was here. So the feeling is mutual, amigo. I just hope he leaves for Real Madrid this season. And fails there.

Here's the thing though, if you saw exactly how he was treated at Milan, it is kinda sad. Especially when you see how he played in Juve.

It looks like we really backed Allegri to the hilt for him to let us down.

This I agree with, and well, Pirlo was not the only player Allegri did this to. I might not agree with his personality but I still do not like that he went to Juventus. Should have shipped him to Chelsea, in hindsight. Wouldn't have hurt at all. Plus, it could have netted us a few coins too.

Galliani backed Allegri from day one for some unknown and mystifying reason. Personal relationships should never get in the way in such matters. As if the Matri signing wasn't also a hugely ridiculous move that catered solely to Allegri's whims

I remember how defensive people got when I criticized him and said that he didn't care for Milan....lolz doesn't score a SINGLE free-kick for us in nearly three years then gets absolutely on FIRE in f**king Juventus of all places

UTTER SCUM!!!

From this extract I read the other day it seems like he has no intention to become a coach.

Yes he says he has no intention of being a coach. But again he has all the talent to be. The way he seems to observe things is just weird.

It's like he's from another place and looking in.

I don't really understand where you get that feeling from. But more importantly, why do you think that would make him a good coach, I don't think it's the same thing.

So Pirlo had his thoughts fixed on Madrid after 2006 WC. He was almost a Madrid player, if not for Galliani.

I have 5 Milan shirts with Pirlo's name on them, I'm going to have a bonfire tonight!

Personally I always was and will be a Pirlo fan. I just think he's a genius, a true conductor of the game. And I still love watching him play, whether watching a Juve game and especially for Italy.

That being said, Pirlo the person has truly shown what a right old pr!ck he really is

I was a Pirlo fan. It's still nice to watch him, the guy is a genius, but I'm not a fan. I can't feel for him, nor do I have the urge to support him as an individual. He has lost all respect I had for him.

I wouldn't say he's a prick, he just has no alliances.

True. And he's a prick. Or, at least, a douche!

Pirlo has every right to begrudge Milan if he were to do so , we let him go when we really should not have he knew it before we did and how hasnt he showed us what we have been missing until recently...

All the free kicks hes been scoring for juve recently has hurt every time because he could have been scoring them for us.

Pirlo had been awful for about 3 years, Milan had no reason to keep him. History suggested either 1) he was finished or 2) he didn't care about playing for us. Either way, he had to go.

This.

Why restarting an ancient debate? No point, everyone was at fault, but what Pirlo did while with made his sale a must. Even if he was tent times better then actually, his behavior was beyond unacceptable.

This too.

Yup. I hated him till I read that book.

He's the kind of guy who would probably give Rino his kidney without a thought. But if a bunch of us held a banner outside saying "Do it for Milan", he'd smirk and walk off.

I think he will make a good coach for two reasons:

1. His way of thinking is quite tactical. He looks for space, finds gaps. Basically a tactical mind married with his already high technical capability. In other words, I believe he can be that rare breed of coach who is both tactical and can set up his teams to play technical quality football.

2. His lack of allegiance to causes or clubs but to players, might make him a good manager while having the sort of bloody mindedness to move from club to club making a career for himself without any scars.

But of course, he clearly seems to indicate he has no interest in coaching. Perhaps he doesn't have the patience or appetite for pressure.

I think its more he pressure.

But i always imagined Pirlo manager , Rino his assistant XD

Well regarding pressure there is that famous quote,

"I don't give a toss about pressure. I played Playstation all day and then went and won a world cup"