Carlo Pellagatti has given his ideas on AC Milan’s marketing campaign to this factors, and it could be honest to say that he wouldn’t dish out a constructive grade.
Milan are in Zagreb tonight hoping to tick off one other goal after the Supercoppa Italiana triumph in Saudi Arabia: qualifying for the final 16 of the Champions League straight, by ending inside the highest eight spots.
Nonetheless, the shape in Europe (5 wins in a row) has been offset by struggles in Serie A. There have , from the cooling break in Rome to the penalty mutiny in Florence, and most just lately after the Parma win.
Pellegatti has printed his weekly column for from Croatia, and he spoke in regards to the present second the workforce discover themselves in amid a loopy season already. The primary little bit of the title reads: ‘A diary with too many pages to burn. Minus one: the duvet’.
“I’m writing these traces within the press room of the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb. Pressure and emotion on the eve of an enormous Champions League match,” he started.
“A match that may have essential repercussions on the league marketing campaign, as a result of Milan, within the occasion of a victory or perhaps a draw, however tied to different outcomes, may have a second a part of February solely occupied by the commitments in opposition to Verona, Torino and Lazio, earlier than returning to the cup.
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“However which Milan would be the one on Croatian soil? Understanding the technical and psychological moods of the Rossoneri looks as if a titanic enterprise, even for many who have guided them in current months and who’re coaching them as we speak.
“Sadly within the league season the metaphor of the Easter Egg is at all times present. Milan takes the sector, open the foil, break the chocolate egg and you could find each a Tiffany jewel and a plastic soldier.
“However not in Europe, the place the ‘cup egg’ has given away magnificent jewels. A diamond from Rawalpindi that shone within the Madrid evening. Then 4 diamonds, perhaps not 24 carats, however 18 carats sure!
“The victories over Bruges, then in opposition to Slovan Bratislava, Purple Star and Girona have been treasured too. To finish the luxurious necklace now lacks the victory in Zagreb, which might be the apotheosis of a gorgeous feat by Grande Milan. Six victories within the final six video games.
“To neglect additionally so many turbulent weeks, filled with episodes that I don’t keep in mind within the historical past of the Rossoneri. A diary of ugly pages that I hope will quickly be burned.
“The final, among the many most bitter and painful, that of final Sunday after I noticed two… Rossoneri brothers arguing vulgarly within the middle of the San Siro pitch. On these tufts of grass that accompanied the feats of essentially the most well-known Champions! Very, very unhappy!
“I hope that solely the primary web page of that diary will stay, the one colored by the picture of joyful boys with a cup raised in the direction of the sky. Ready to put in writing, this season, extra enjoyable and spectacular ones, perhaps with Kyle Walker, a brand new nice Champion.
“Let’s shut with a point out of the January market. By now we’re used to lengthy, very lengthy negotiations, which at all times begin with affords usually not even considered by different golf equipment. Milan, I insist, would want a midfielder as a substitute for Fofana as a result of the squad, it’s true, has many good midfielders, however none with the traits of the Frenchman.
“Relating to the centre-forward we are actually at a wall in opposition to a wall. Feyenoord, who don’t need to promote Santiago Gimenez, would change their thoughts solely with a proposal near €50m. Milan began with €20m plus €7m in bonuses.
“So right here comes one other negotiation that rapidly become one more exhausting torment, which makes ‘Sentieri’, a cleaning soap opera that started in 1937 and resulted in 2009, appear to be a video clip directed by John Landis.”