The San Siro has become somewhat of a revolving door for dugout ambitions of late, and the latest name to be tossed into the mixer is Ruben Amorim. Th...
The San Siro has become somewhat of a revolving door for dugout ambitions of late, and the latest name to be tossed into the mixer is Ruben Amorim. The former Manchester United man, still smarting from a difficult spell at Old Trafford, is reportedly in talks with Milan's hierarchy. It is a move that reeks of calculated gamble rather than blind hope, for Amorim's stock in Portugal was built on something far more solid than a few months of English chaos.Make no mistake, this is not a panic appointment. Milan's board are playing a long game, keeping Ralf Rangnick and Oliver Glasner as live options while they sound out Amorim. The question is whether the Portuguese coach, known for his aggressive pressing and fluid attacking rotations, can translate his tactical flexibility to a squad that has often looked disjointed in transition. His time in Manchester was a masterclass in how not to handle a new culture, but his work at Braga and, more tellingly, at Benfica's B team, suggests a deep thinker of the game who simply landed in the wrong storm.Rangnick remains the ghost at the feast, the godfather of gegenpressing whose influence on modern coaching is undeniable. Yet his own Premier League stint was a cautionary tale of theory clashing with reality. Glasner, meanwhile, offers a more pragmatic option, a man who can build a low block and hit on the counter without losing the dressing room. Amorim, for all his flaws, is the one who might actually excite the Curva Sud again, if he can get the midfield to press as a unit and the forwards to stop drifting.What Milan need is not a name, but a system. They have punted from one identity to another, and the fans are growing tired of watching a team that too often settles for sideways passes when the game is there to be won. Amorim at his best is a catalyst for that very switch from sterile possession to lethal transitional play. The danger, of course, is that he repeats his English mistakes, gets lost in the noise of a massive club, and once again leaves the pitch looking like a man who has just seen his own ghost.GoalZaza understands that the next few days are critical. The board are weighing up whether to pull the trigger on Amorim or wait for a clearer run at Rangnick or Glasner. It is a delightful if nerve wracking dilemma for the fans, and a stark reminder that in modern football, the manager is only ever two bad results away from being a footnote. Whoever gets the nod will need more than a plan. They will need the stomach to fight for it.
