

Yes, Paolo Maldini is an Italian national treasure without question, his legacy extends to a 24-year career with the Rossoneri as a player and maybe soon as a manager. Paolo has been studying to become a professional manager, he knows exactly how the club works and what it may need to get out of the deep losing hole they are in at the moment. It's not to take any credit from current manager Christian Brocchi who just started at the post, but Maldini seems to be the most obvious choice right now.
This is an idea that many people who know and love AC Milan feel, one of them actually played with Paolo, Croatian former midfielder Zvonimir Boban. He cleared up that he has nothing against Brocchi, who was also his teammate for a short while. But in Boban's eyes, the only one capable of bringing Milan back to its old glory days is none other than Paolo.
Talking to Radio Anchio Sport, Boban puts Maldini as the perfect solution for AC Milan's problems: "Brocchi has a few faults, but he didn't realise this job was too big for him. [Sinisa] Mihajlovic had managed to create a team that played together and was doing quite well. It is not the Milan of 10 years ago. Berlusconi needed to protect the club's history and heritage but he has not done that.
"Now there is confusion and total disorder. I do not see anything positive about being 2-0 and 3-1 down and coming back with two strange penalties. If we look further up [the club's hierarchy] there is a drama unfolding and it is affecting Milan, who are no longer where they should be after 30 years of success. Maldini should be [appointed coach] for his moral integrity. If they were to get foreign owners, there is some hope for the future, even though there is a romantic regret [about the sale], it should be accepted."
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