Sulley Muntari

[reza]

True or not, you decide

Sulley Muntari asked not to be in the squad for Palermo-Milan because “he knows he’s not in their plans for next season.”

Initially Coach Pippo Inzaghi had said he “preferred not to call Muntari so that he can continue training at Milanello.”

However, agent Federico Pastorello made the situation clear via Twitter.

“He asked not to be added to the squad, because he knows he’s not in Milan’s plans for next season. Milan said OK.”

[Mystik]

That's silly. So he won't play at all in the remaining ten games? If you're trying to earn a transfer to another team, now would be a good time to show what you have.

[devoted_dm]

That's a bit unprofessional of him, I think. But whatever...

[ACM2023]

Even if Muntari requested not to get paid for the rest of this season (which I seriously doubt), it would still be extremely unprofessional. As long as he is still under the contract, he should do what he is supposed to do, in this case, training and playing when called up. He has no right to ask not to be called up, and if Milan were still a serious club, they should just freeze Muntari out and publicly scold him for his lack of professionalism.

[maharaja]

This case just shows how rotten Milan is. Unbelievable that a football player, who has a contract with AC Milan, asks not to play!! This probably never happened before!

Once it was a life time objective for top class footballers to play for this team, and now even some bellow average pricks such as Muntari are asking NOT to play.

[devoted_dm]

This case just shows how rotten Milan is. Unbelievable that a football player, who has a contract with AC Milan, asks not to play!! This probably never happened before!

Once it was a life time objective for top class footballers to play for this team, and now even some bellow average pricks such as Muntari are asking NOT to play.

Like Ravezzani pointed out today, it shows that a big part of Milan's problems on the pitch have to do with the lack of professionalism among the players. Obviously not all of them, but Muntari, Mexes, Cerci, etc. They seem to play for themselves and not the shirt they're wearing.

It's an unusual situation for us. I remember Galliani said some 10-15 years ago that when the club bought a new player, they always made sure that he had the right qualities off the pitch as well, that there weren't any problems with his behavior, professionalism and so on. That strategy seems to be long gone now. Beggars can't be choosers, I guess.

[ACMILAN1983]

So Muntari's agent "clarifies" the situation:

http://www.football-italia.net/64733/mil...ay-muntari

I'm not quite sure what stupefies me most about this. On the one hand there's Muntari's request and talk of him still being correct and professional, rather than the general asswipe he is and always has been, or the fact that Galliani has shown himself even more of an incompetent halfwit than one could think possible.

Inzaghi, not one to miss an opportunity to make a dumbass statement this season, has also commented on Muntari:

http://www.milannews.it/le-interviste/in...rio-172706

He says Muntari is training seriously, is an amazing guy and is a great professional.

Modern Milan at its best!

[ACM2023]

Inzaghi is just being his usual clueless self.

[ACM2023]

Rumor: Sulley Muntari ready to stay at AC Milan

Ghana international and UEFA Champions League winner (2009-10 edition with Inter) Sulley Muntari seemed to have hit a new low in his career this week: reports emerged of a public spat with friend and occasional teammate Kevin-Prince Boateng. For a man who has fallen out with both his national team and his club in the last 12 months, this looked like merely the latest episode in the sad tale of the steady decline and isolation of a very good footballer.

Finally, however, there appears to be some good news to report about the want-away midfielder who announced himself unwilling to play for current club AC Milan back in April and has effectively been searching for a new team ever since: he's ready and willing to play for Milan again, says Calciomercato.com.

Whether Milan has any interest in retaining the services of Muntari is a different question, but he is under contract until 2016. And the value of that contract is estimated to be around $5.7 million. Plenty of people hang out in Milan for a lot less. So Muntari's renewed enthusiasm for patching things up with his club is easy to understand.

As for AC Milan: the team has fired Filippo Inzaghi, and it could be argued by that Muntari just wasn't the right sort of player for the former head coach's tactical plan. A new manager should bring a fresh look at the squad, and perhaps the fresh start the 30-year-old midfielder has been seeking.

It has been a while since the rumor mill tried to link Muntari to MLS or the New York Red Bulls. There have been many subsequent rumors regarding Muntari, but none has stuck (though he is still being talked up as an Everton transfer target). And that apparent lack of success in finding a new club may be a significant factor in his reported desire to stay with his current one, however uncomfortable recent months may have been.

http://www.onceametro.com/2015/6/18/8808...t-ac-milan

[reza]

"wasn't the right sort of player for the former head coach's tactical plan"

Muntari only works in a Pep set up and formation? :p