“”Cardinal gives you space to be yourself, but in return he wants results.This little sentence released by Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the eve of the Champions League dams against Feyenoord may turn against its author. Beaten in the Italian Cup final leaves Bologna (1-0) Wednesday evening, AC Milan will finish this stunned season, or almost. The Italian Super Cup victory against Inter in January does not forgive all the disappointments experienced between a failed championship and too early elimination in Europe.
The Rossoneri, however, fed a lot of ambitions at the dawn of this season. They were even favorites with the Juventus of Thiago Motta for the title of Serie A, behind the Inter, the title holder. Instead, here they are 8th to two days from the end. They may not qualify for a continental competition next year. It will necessarily have to take stock of this failed exercise, look for officials, starting with those who have not met expectations: players. A big broom is to be expected, more than a dozen elements will leave.
AC Milan will punish Ibrahimovic
Management also needs to learn from this failure. Geoffrey Moncada and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are on the front line but it is the Swedish who is called to the bar by the Gazzetta dello Sport This morning. The latter brought Santiago Giménez this winter “A killer in the penalty area“, Who finished the replacement season, and Joao Felix”A magic playerThat AC Milan will quickly send back to Chelsea. What to tarnish a little more his assessment. Moncada has at least the luxury of claiming the recruitments of Tijjani Reijnders and Christian Pulisic.
THE “Senior advisor to shareholding and management of AC MilanBy definition has a vague role, illustrating the lack of clarity in everyone's attributions. The authority he could have in the locker room no longer really works, even if a lot of his former partners are still present. Relations with Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao have deteriorated for example. Gerry Cardinale, the owner of AC Milan is disappointed, which we already told you about last March. As a result, the Gazzetta reveals in its edition that a real sports director is sought. The Swedish will be away from the field and sports decisions, but his future is written at the club. At least for the moment.
