Continuity is very important. Stability is something we haven't had in ages. You can give some of the credit to Ibra. Hell, give a lot of the credit to Ibra if you want. But Pioli has to get some as well. His handling of the group and the atmosphere he's created is very important.
I am not making an argument that Pioli is a better coach then "insert name". I am saying that right now, he seems to have handled the group well. We are playing intense football (when we are fit and not when we have 50% of starters out), we are on schedule to qualify for the CL for the 1st time in ages, we have young players constantly improving and some even becoming world class, the group is happy, etc, etc. For the 1st time in ages, it seems everyone is working towards a common goal. Everyone seems to be on the same page. Players, coach, management, ownership. Results are there for all to see.
If this period ends with a qualification to the CL...then I see zero reason to break all that up and start from scratch....again. It would be the most idiotic thing to do from our management.
If we miss out, then we can discuss. That's only because us missing out on top 4 will mean that the last 9 games of the season will have been pretty bad, and therefore Pioli will have likely lost the locker room by May. We'll see. At that point we'll be talking about a different situation.
I see many people out there referencing Inter and Spaletti and how they got rod of him even if he got them in the CL. But the situations are NOT the same. 1st of all, there isn't a coach of Conte's caliber even available. Second, we are a team on the upswing. They were a team in shambles and internal problems. Internal arguments and fights all over between coach and players, coach and management, etc. So they qualified for the CL with 10 minutes of the season to go. It wasn't like our situation. They saw an opportunity in Conte and took it.
Again, we are not in that same situation. Actually, it could not be any more different.
About Tassotti and Sheva. They've done well at for the Ukraine national side. But club football is a different animal. Also, I can't get over the fact that Tassotti has been an assistant all his life. Nobody has given him the the power of being the main guy. Is there a reason for that? I don't know. But O'm a little tired of rookie coaches starting their career at Milan. We've been burnt more then a few times with that. And no, Tassotti is not a rookie coach, but he'd be a rookie "head" coach.
Sheva, I don't know. It would be awesome to him he back here and succeed as a coach. But I'm sorry I'm hesitant. Again....he's never coached a club. He would practically be a rookie in the club world. Not saying he won't succeed. Who knows. But again, we've been burnt already. Several times.
I am not making an argument that Pioli is a better coach then "insert name". I am saying that right now, he seems to have handled the group well. We are playing intense football (when we are fit and not when we have 50% of starters out), we are on schedule to qualify for the CL for the 1st time in ages, we have young players constantly improving and some even becoming world class, the group is happy, etc, etc. For the 1st time in ages, it seems everyone is working towards a common goal. Everyone seems to be on the same page. Players, coach, management, ownership. Results are there for all to see.
If this period ends with a qualification to the CL...then I see zero reason to break all that up and start from scratch....again. It would be the most idiotic thing to do from our management.
If we miss out, then we can discuss. That's only because us missing out on top 4 will mean that the last 9 games of the season will have been pretty bad, and therefore Pioli will have likely lost the locker room by May. We'll see. At that point we'll be talking about a different situation.
I see many people out there referencing Inter and Spaletti and how they got rod of him even if he got them in the CL. But the situations are NOT the same. 1st of all, there isn't a coach of Conte's caliber even available. Second, we are a team on the upswing. They were a team in shambles and internal problems. Internal arguments and fights all over between coach and players, coach and management, etc. So they qualified for the CL with 10 minutes of the season to go. It wasn't like our situation. They saw an opportunity in Conte and took it.
Again, we are not in that same situation. Actually, it could not be any more different.
About Tassotti and Sheva. They've done well at for the Ukraine national side. But club football is a different animal. Also, I can't get over the fact that Tassotti has been an assistant all his life. Nobody has given him the the power of being the main guy. Is there a reason for that? I don't know. But O'm a little tired of rookie coaches starting their career at Milan. We've been burnt more then a few times with that. And no, Tassotti is not a rookie coach, but he'd be a rookie "head" coach.
Sheva, I don't know. It would be awesome to him he back here and succeed as a coach. But I'm sorry I'm hesitant. Again....he's never coached a club. He would practically be a rookie in the club world. Not saying he won't succeed. Who knows. But again, we've been burnt already. Several times.