THE USUAL SCRIPT – Because the unspeakable suffering revealed by the tiring last-minute victory over La Spezia on Saturday evening represent a (dark) side of the coin that can no longer be ignored. As too often happened in this first part of the season, Milan gives the feeling of superficially managing those games that they unconsciously believe they can win with less effort. from the top of a superior technical caliber. And with a score that dangerously begins to repeat itself: result unlocked with relative ease, an incredible series of dilapidated chances to end the discussion and a continuation of the match in total trouble. A luxury that cannot be afforded by a group that in the past season has shown how the competitive nastiness and the compactness of the collective are fundamental ingredients to hide the limits of some individualities and above all cancel the technical gap with certain competitors.
NOTICES TO SAILORS – Sandro Tonalitrue soul of the locker room and beating heart of a team that cannot ignore him and Bennacer, he had warned everyone earlier in the season after the equal on the pitch of Atalanta: “I believe that we do not feel different but we must understand that this is another championship. We have to leave the good things done, put a point and start again“. The hunger of the reigning champion Milan does not seem the same as that which led to the great feat of last season and to the The words of the consummate leader of the Lodi midfielder had somehow echoed those of a Rossoneri legend like Paolo Maldini immediately after qualifying for the Champions League round of 16: “We have to be ambitious, we are very happy with the qualification but we have to aim for something bigger. the scudetto won was the demonstration that we gave everything to overtake Inter and the same must happen in the Champions League. When this is missing, we will struggle more“.
THE FAULTS OF PIOLI – Quiet words in tones, pronounced without having to scream but clearly audible to those who have ears to listen. If anyone believes that what has been done to date may be sufficient to confirm themselves at the top and remain at the top also in the future, evidently they have understood little. The overwhelming Naples admired so far is the perfect combination of an extremely competitive staff net of the heavy departures of the senators and a completely renewed mentality compared to the recent past. A diametrically opposite mentality in relation to that which a substantial part of Milan seems to have mastered. A middle-class Milan that not even Pioli seems to be able to correct, thanks to a management of the squad – in particular of new signings – which is beginning to arouse some perplexity. Excess of gratitude and superficiality: a lethal mix for anyone, especially if certain alarms launched from within remain unheard.
