QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Oct 24 2015, 02:02 PM)
Han, you surprised me there. Weeks ago I asked about Baselli and the "Baselli's of Serie A" - aka - how is it possible that players like Bertolacci, Baselli, etc. excel at the various Genoas, Atalantas and Torinos. Now you gave me an answer (I'm still not sure it's the right one, but it did resonate) that small-team mentality and surroundings make the difference. That playing at Milan takes a whole new level by itself.
No take that as an answer for your own question.
Also, I'd like to think that Mihajlović didn't do anything special. He finished up 7th, yes, with a small team, nevertheless equipped with some good players. In a weak and unstable Serie A this is enough.
Same argument can be made for Torino for example or even Lazio, not a terrible team by any stretch, but they've been doing well since last season. My point here is that any of these teams play like actual teams, and by doing that they manage to play well and get results that are beyond what everyone expects out of them, Sassuolo are also a good example of this.
We simply can't even figure out a way to do this, we simply don't play like a cohesive unit, and by extension, any system, formation, line-up we try will fail. Because it's not really about those details but the bigger picture.
For me, first and foremost that has to be fixed by a coach, and yes, that decision has to be made by the management who have done nothing but make terrible decisions for the past decade.
As you can see, I literally went through your very well put points above. It's a chain, and every bit of that chain at Milan is rusted to the core at, but none worse than the tip of it which is the management. Until Galliani is gone or at the very least, his role at the club is limited, then we'll continue to see the same bad decisions which lead to what we see on the pitch.
And imo, until we bring in a proper coach (which won't happen with Galliani in charge) things won't change new players brought into this environment, no matter how good or even great they are won't change much. I agree that we need a star player who can make a difference and be a reference point, but a great coach is imo even more important at this point as we've already had that great player with the bad coach and when the player left we fell apart
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Oct 24 2015, 03:01 PM)
I think there's a million reasons for our team being a disaster over and over again:
1) It's the management. Without any plan, without a strategy and a developmental path, there's no real substance that can fill out the missing links with coaches, staff and players altogether.
2) Bad coaches. Unproven coaches. Coaches with no real pedigree or achievements that can build up their authority.
3) Lack of a true leader alla Maldini, Costacurta, Baresi.
4) Lack of a star player (not fake, but a true star) who would push gifted players around him to the next level/stage.
5) Lack of a transfer strategy. We have too many similar players, put together in a bunch just because someone thought at the moment it would be a feasible idea.
Agreed
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Oct 24 2015, 03:25 PM)
As I see it, there can be a million addendum's. But the root problems are, IMO, the five points mentioned. Your 6th point is, again IMO, a result of the basic 5 points. It's what happens when you don't know who is gonna play for you, what kind of players you want/need/can afford and what kind of tactics you'll deploy.
Agreed with this as well