Gerry Cardinale's statements from his latest interview seem to have sparked a lot of speculation and talk in the media. Will everything change? How many will leave? Who will be sacked? Will the top players be sold? Predictable, especially because the founder of Redbird is not accustomed to giving interviews of this kind, especially not alongside his new trusted man: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, writes Pianeta Milan.
It seems clear now that the Swede is Cardinale's projection, tasked by the American himself to oversee where he cannot always be present. The former striker thus has the task of carefully evaluating the situations orbiting around Milan, not just those on the field.
Yet, Cardinale's words open up a very important scenario: could Ibrahimovic be the one choosing the next Rossoneri coach?
Just pay attention, Cardinale has almost always spoken in the plural. He said he was firstly disappointed that Milan is not at the top of the table and that the many, many injuries have also somewhat bothered the higher-ups. A change in the athletic staff thus becomes a given, but often these changes coincide with that of the coach.
Let's move on to the concept of evolution. It sounds like a big word, but it really isn't. Evolving doesn't mean revolutionising, there shouldn't be drastic changes or a series of sales. The team is new, he admitted it himself, and it naturally needs to form. We probably won't see a summer of big and pharaonic signings, but neither painful sales. Milan needs some adjustments, as there are valuable players, but it needs freshness: a breath of fresh air, in short.
Cardinale's project is 360 degrees. It doesn't concern, and will never concern, just the team, but also everything revolving around Milan, including the much-discussed stadium.
The Rossoneri club must evolve to keep pace with the top European clubs, and to do so, it has the obligation to disentangle itself from a football system, the Italian one, now cemented in the past.
Source: Pianeta Milan
