Remember a few seasons ago when AC Milan was a really impressive team that all teams in Europe feared? Well that team is gone, today's manager Christian Brocchi was a part of that team and he feels really disappointed with the dismal last seasons they Rossoneri have had. They are no longer at the top of the world like they were back in 2007, when they won the Champions League and were a force to be reckoned with in the Serie A.
Today, AC Milan has turned into an organizational circus and a results wasteland, no players who play at the team have the urgency of renewing their contracts and no top class players want to play there anymore. Something needs to be done if they want to gain back the old glory they enjoyed just a decade ago. Milan is the second most successful team in Europe behind Real Madrid, watching them struggle like they are doing today is just horrible to watch.
During an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, the Milan manager further analyzed this situation and the comparison between a successful team like Juventus and AC Milan: "Before [Antonio] Conte and [Massimiliano] Allegri, they [the Juventus boardroom] were the creators of this wonderful sporting phenomenon. There is now an embarrassing gap between Juventus and Milan, who spend their time debating issues of internal organization, strategy and competence.
"They [the Milan board] do not transmit clarity in their plans and have made choices that have had negative consequences for the club. For coaches to create a successful team, they need people with ideas, energy and enthusiasm running the club."
"It is not just a case of money. Both Milan and Inter's primary problem lie in the management of the club as a whole. Inter's foreign owner has been absent and expressionless, whilst [Silvio] Berlusconi has been too involved in politics. It is true that football is the most important of life's unimportant things, but it is also true that it requires attention, love, passion and a daily presence, without which the results will not come."
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