(05-22-2020, 03:10 PM)reza Wrote: It has happened many times but one example that I always I remember is an interview where Lippi, who was a coach in China at a time, giving tactical advice about Milan. With his job half way across the world the guy shouldn't even have time to watch Milan. In a similar sense, the only thing Rummenigge and Rangnick have in common is that both are German. Rummenigge is also a former Inter player (way back in the 80s). I am not sure what is the point of someone asking him about Milan. There are many people who work in Leipzig management, interview them.
Why isn't Gazzetta interviewing one of us here on MM? 
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Everyone has an opinion, obviously. Rummenige has done good things, both as a player and director. But it doesn't mean anything for us. Boban also had plenty to say when he wasn't part of Milan. Look how that turned out. There are influences out of your control. For Boban, for example, it was Gazidis (that apparently impeded his ability to do the job as he saw fit. For Gazidis, it might be Elliot. And for Elliot, it might be economy/investors/etc.
My point is...it's impossible for Rummenige, Lippi, Boban before...or whoever else to talk about our situation.
Having said all that...I actually agree with what Rummenige said and that all this could have been maybe handled differently., and maybe Maldini could have collaborated with Rangnick. But we don't know the details. Maybe that approach was taken. We also know that Maldini, as much as we all love him, wants full autonomy. He's said this much himself.
This us no longer a club run on relationships and history. I think that's the biggest change we are seeing from Elliot. This is now a business (and this is what football has become, so can you blame them?). A business like any other. Any other company has a CEO, has a CFO, has directors, has managers, has staff and workers. Budgets are set and alligned with goals. If goals aren't met, people are replaced with other that is believed to be capable of.meeting those goals. This is the simple reality. Why did Boban flip out when he found out Gazidis/Elliot contacted Rangnick??? In any other business (and like I said, this is what we are), CEOs probe and are always on the lookout for capable people...especially if things aren't going as planned. They don't go to the CFO and tell him that "Hey, I'm keeping an eye out on what's out there and might replace you". I mean, in what world did Boban think that this is owed to him?
IF we want Milan to get back to where it was, treating it as a business is the only way. There are no big billionaires lined up to buy Milan as a hobby. And even if there were, FFP limits them in what they can do. Growing revenues is the only way. In football, the fastest way to more revenue is results on the field (titles, CL, exposure that leads to sponsorships, etc). In order to get results, you need good players.
1) "ready made" players
2) "unknown" talented ones and make them "ready"
3) somehow come up with a mix of 1 & 2
#1 costs a shit ton and no way we can do that with our revenues.
The choice is between 2 & 3. Seems that we tried #3 this past season. Due ti a series of things, it hasn't quite worked out. Could we give it more time? Sure. But this is what Owners and CEOs are for, and they've decided to shift the strategy to #2.
