The noise emanating from Milanello has become a deafening roar, and it is not the sound of a team finding its rhythm. According to a reporter who has...
The noise emanating from Milanello has become a deafening roar, and it is not the sound of a team finding its rhythm. According to a reporter who has spoken directly with patron Gerry Cardinale, the chaos currently engulfing the San Siro is merely a prelude. The warning is stark: the worst is yet to come.Let's be honest, this is a club that feels unmoored. The balance sheet might look better than it did a year ago, but out on the pitch, the product is disjointed. You watch the Rossoneri in transition and you see a side that cannot decide if it wants to press high or sit in a low block, a team whose tactical flexibility has become a tactical liability. The defensive solidity that once defined them has evaporated, and the creative spark in the final third is flickering dangerously.What does a patron like Cardinale see that the rest of us are missing The inference from this latest leak is that sweeping structural changes are being considered. That sounds dramatic, but in modern football, it usually means one of two things: a new director of football or a change in manager. But given the complexity of the ownership group's multi club model, the tremors might run deeper than a simple sacking. It's squeaky bum time for the boardroom, and the players can feel it.The real question is whether the squad has the stomach for the fight. You need leadership, not just in the dressing room but from the dugout and the executive boxes. Right now, Milan look like a team that is waiting for something to happen rather than making it happen. If the worst really is still to come, we are looking at a potentially catastrophic derailment of a season that promised so much. For the faithful, this is a test of nerve they did not sign up for.
