Tuttosport published an interesting and important sentence in this morning's print edition:
"Even an icon like Paolo Maldini wasn't spared from criticism, and that's the price to pay when you go from being a locker room leader to becoming the key executive in Milan's sports department."
Essentially, Zlatan is subject to criticism right now in the Rossoneri world because he is seen as the embodiment of the club's summer decisions, especially regarding the coach, where everyone expected a different choice compared to Paulo Fonseca, considering the possibility of hiring top-level profiles like Antonio Conte, who ended up at Napoli, Roberto De Zerbi, now at Marseille, and Sergio Conceição, who is still a free agent.
On Zlatan Ibrahimovic's lack of presence at Milanello...
"It should also be noted", continues the newspaper, "that Ibrahimovic, with his cryptic posts, mountain trips with Ambrosini and related social media gags, and his more or less constant absence from Milanello to follow the team's work (the presence two days ago shouldn't deceive anyone), has not followed the tenets of a good executive at a high-level football club."
In short, given Milan's current situation after the first few matches of the season, a turnaround is needed, one that only a personality like Ibra could provide. His presence on the field will be crucial, but this switch is required not only of the Swedish executive but also of the team, which cannot afford any missteps after the defeat at Parma.
