After finishing eighth in the standings, Milan decided to take the safest path to begin the new era: Massimiliano Allegri.
No more experiments, no more gambles, no more leaps into the unknown, but a path that has already been successfully followed by Napoli just a year ago with the (winning) choice of Antonio Conte.
Allegri and Milan without Europe
Milan’s decision is one of positioning, but not only that: with Allegri, it’s a return to pragmatism, solidity, and attention to detail. After years spent trying to build an offensive and proactive playing project—often fragile—the objective now is to return to winning and to regain the trust of their people. And to do so, a coach is needed who, above all, knows how to bring balance—not only on the pitch but also in the locker room—something that was always lacking under Paulo Fonseca first, and then Sergio Conceição. On this point, Antonio Conte at Napoli succeeded perfectly, balancing everything while building a solid team, hard to beat, with clear tactical principles and a recognizable identity that allowed it to become champion of Italy.
So this is no longer about entertaining football, but about effective football. And in this, Massimiliano Allegri is number one—also because it’s no coincidence that over his career he has won six league titles, five Coppa Italia trophies, three Italian Super Cups, and has reached, even if he lost them, two Champions League finals.
Following in the footsteps of Conte’s Napoli to start winning again immediately...
With the choice of Massimiliano Allegri, Milan has sent a clear message to the entire environment—but also to the locker room: no more excuses. Having admitted their mistakes, the Rossoneri management decided to restart with the experience, pragmatism, and concreteness of the Tuscan coach, with the indirect intention of following, in part, the path of last year’s Napoli.
Without European competitions, Milan cannot limit itself to aiming for fourth place, but must immediately be competitive again in Serie A, having bet on an experienced coach capable of giving a strong identity and building a winning group. Of course, over the course of a season, a series of factors can either simplify or complicate things, but there is no other path than this to restore credibility to a project that completely lost it last year.
Moreover, there’s also a personal matter to consider: in 2012, Antonio Conte’s Juventus ripped the Scudetto from the chest of Massimiliano Allegri’s Milan after a nail-biting, controversy-filled championship. Who knows—maybe the Max can take his revenge 14 years after that season, which marked the beginning of the Rossoneri decline.
Source: Milannews.it
