AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Parma in the 14th Serie A match last year was like showing the new AC Milan, the victory achieved in the final minutes of the match was not only dramatic but also full of emotion. The indication is not the final results achieved by Stefano Pioli’s foster children but from the tireless processes and struggles they display as if to suggest this is the momentum for the beginning of the rise of AC Milan.
Naturally, if they have to look for the right moment, remembering the word win now is difficult for Milan to feel. AC Milan seemed to have a century they were not able to reap maximum results, even some people call Milan no different from the Udinese or SPAL teams this season.
Some pundits to the former Milan player said that the failure of Milan this season is inseparable from the mistakes of management from the selection of coaches to the origin of the original transfer. Many also said that the downturn of Milan this season actually began with Chinese investment tycoon Li Hongli, which caused Elliots, who is the owner of Milan, to be more busy paying debts left by Li Hongli.
In addition to technical issues that undermine the greatness of the name of Milan that made the red and black team turn into a mediocre team, also caused by several non-technical factors. The Milan problem now starts from the absence of a leader in this team, since Paolo Maldini decided to retire, there is practically no player who can replace the role of the living legend. The importance of the captain in the black and red team has been shown by Maldini, he is not only the leader of his colleagues but he is also able to be the motivator on the field and become an extension of the coach.
Paolo is not only good at motivating but he also has a charisma that makes his colleagues reluctant and respectful to him, not only friends but opponents also pay respect to the captain. A few years ago, at an AC Milan match in Serie A, one of Milan’s Gennaro Gattuso players had an argument with an opposing player that almost darkened his eyes, in that situation Paolo came and intervened and who knows what kind of magic Il Capitano used to make Gattuso suddenly turned calm and so did the opposing player who seemed to be confessing his sins and mistakes and apologizing to Paolo.
And in recent years, Milan also seemed to turn into an individualistic team, even though a decade ago Milan was thick with the aroma of a sense of family. The feeling that has long been built since the Arrigo Sacchi era to Carlo Ancelotti is now out of sight, some time ago the fight between Frank Kessie and Lucas Biglia as they headed for the dressing room was a clear example of the Rossonerri not being a role model in Serie A. Milan’s individualistic attitude also seen from the players during the celebration of victory, some players seemed to want to celebrate their own goals and want to emphasize the figure of heroism.
Apart from that, Il Diavollo Rosso is also like losing a magical player on their team. Even though Milan seemed to be a team that was always awarded the players who were always present at the right time. In the decade of the 90s Milan had an important figure on behalf of Dejan Savicevic after the death of the Dutch Trio era. His beautiful goal against Barcelona in the Champions League final in the 1993-1994 season is proof. The goal was also a marker of Milan’s might over the Catalan team.
Further back, precisely in the era of the late 60s there was a figure named Pierino Pratti, obviously the name was less flashy when compared to names like Gianni Rivera and Jose Altafini. But in the final of the 1968-1969 Champions Cup cons Ajax showed the player’s star, his goal against Ajax led Milan to win 4-1 and win their second European title and equal the title achievement of their city team Inter Milan at the time.
And of course Filippo Inzaghi’s name cannot be ruled out, he is the real magic player that Milan once had. When he was only Marcello Lippi’s second choice at the 2006 World Cup under Luca Toni and Alberto Gilardino, it didn’t make him lose his magic. He answered a year later in the Champions League final against Liverpool. When the star Kaka did not appear like when bulldoze MU in the semi-finals, he then appeared as the protagonist. Two of his goals against Liverpool to redeem the failure of Milan in the final two previous seasons, even one goal seemed miraculous because it was created through his right arm the result of a free kick Pirlo.
So the true name of the club is not only determined from a trophy that became a collection item in the club closet but also the presence of names that will become legends and accompany the team’s journey itself. Same is the case with Milan which is great because of their sense of solidarity and built with \sense of family that produces great players like Maldini and Inzaghi.
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