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RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - Arildonardo - 12-29-2012
Maldini knows his football. Very interesting words from him. We need someone like him in our club. A true Milan legend!
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - reza - 12-29-2012
Most, if not all of it, makes for sad reading
Thanks for posting translations.
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - xudong - 12-29-2012
From 1985-86 until 2008-09, Paolo Maldini has been immortalised each season by Panini’s annual sticker collection, Calciatori.
![[Image: panini.jpg]](http://www.jamescampbelltaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/panini.jpg)
http://www.jamescampbelltaylor.com/2009/05/san-siro-send-off-turns-sour-for-maldini/
I wonder if anyone has a higher-resolution version of this picture?
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - honsano - 12-29-2012
I can't believe it is all Galliani. I mean if Berlu really wanted it he would have reached out to him and done something earlier. Part of me feels that Berlu may feel threatened. He sees himself as such a knight in shining armor, taking a helicopter to the training grounds, etc. He is scared someone else may steal the spotlight. Maldini is fairly outspoken and I think he may not want the competition.
The one thing I don't get is why these GREAT players are on the fringe. They represent a time in futbol when all eyes are on them, Serie A, Milan. Younger players grew up idolizing them. I can imagine only how easy it would be to woo a player if they say they grew up idolizing the scout sent to watch them, the director, whatever role people like Maldini, Baresi, etc could hold. Also I think Maldini hits it spot on when he talks about the culture of the club disappearing. I just feel like these guys don't feel the weight of the Milan shirt anymore. Nice read as a whole though!
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - xudong - 12-29-2012
You make some interesting point there. Berlusconi has a huge ego, but I still don't see why he would feel threatened after all he is the one to whom this Milan owes everything. And I do remember reading some rumors a few seasons back that Berlusconi was upset with Galliani and was thinking of replacing him with someone else (one name was Moggi).
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - sylrus - 12-30-2012
should we make a petition for galliani to resign his post???
i really starting not to take this baldy seriously after reading maldini interview, and yes that billy think is also weird one for me at that time, and icon for the club but didnt being offered a job to stay at the club, at that point i think their is still maldini available so it wouldnt be a big matter, but now i think about it again, it is fishy. and btw what role is baresi have at the moment??? i havent heard about his name at all this past year, except when milan oldies come to visit my country. i think honsano is right, i think there is something that make berlu didnt want to put maldini and billy in the management, if he want them in the management they should already contact them, not just asking for a visit in the 25th anniversary.
this interview is making me sad and angry for the current milan situation, and i dont think we will go to the right direction either in this winter mercato, as i dont see balotelli as the man that can make us go to another level but making us go down on alot of level.
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - ACMILAN1983 - 01-12-2013
Another interview with Paolo.
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.milannews.it/%3Faction%3Dread%26idnotizia%3D101111&usg=ALkJrhgQ_WcgsBq4BtKwo68BMrJRwiJx4w
Far less controversial than the last one.
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - ACMILAN1983 - 03-18-2014
Maldini made numerous comments on the state of Milan in a recent interview that's been published today. Elieassi was the first to post the comments in the Curva Sud thread, but I think a lot of it is more relevant here as he's giving opinions on various aspects of the club atm.
Here is elieassi's original post (thanks to him for collating the data).
(03-18-2014, 11:21 AM)elieassi Wrote: Maldini in an interview for the Gazzetta had the following to say:
Paolo Maldini: "Everything we had built at Milan over 10 years has now been destroyed, and it makes me sad and angry."
Maldini: "Curva Sud? I would never have accepted having guys that are younger than me telling me to work harder."
Maldini: "Curva Sud didn't support us for 6 months after we won everything in 2007. That really made me angry. I didn't understand it."
Maldini: "Balotelli is still not a champion. The same goes for Pato. He will be once he carries and leads the team for 90 minutes."
Interview spans across 2 pages and covers everything from Galliani, Seedorf, Barbara Berlusconi, Allegri, the locker room, corporate structure and market choices. Wish I could get my hands on the full interview if anyone has access to it.
In the meantime here's a link to the summary
http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/17-03-2014/maldini-esclusivo-hanno-distrutto-mio-milan-80257923916.shtml
Here's more quotes from Goal.com now about the intreview, normally I don't trust Goal but they're apparently quoting the Gazetta intreview:
"Inside of me there's a mixture of anger and disappointment,"
"Not so much because of the results, but because I get the impression they're throwing away what was built with hard work over the last 10 years.
"That makes me feel awful. I know how much work there was behind all those glories, what it took to build such a beatufiul story. It makes me crazy to see everything destroyed.
"They cannot compete with Juventus or the top 10 teams in Europe. There isn't a project."
"It's obvious that he's not an expert, but he has a lot of courage and personality, but not even Pep Guardiola could do anything," (Seedorf)
"This isn't Clarence's fault. [Pippo] Inzaghi spent two years with the youth team and this is important."
"Galliani is a great manager, but Milan also has many other employees. I will give an example, if you get a coach who says Andrea Pirlo is no longer needed at Milan, there must be some leader who emphasizes that he continues to be an asset for the club.
"He (Galliani) believed he's the Almighty, who does not remember all the successes have not come only thanks to him, but also thanks to a group that could manage the locker room."
Everything he says echoes what every Milan fan across the globe is feeling. I miss those days, not just the results and cups but mostly the ethics and how players like Maldini, Baresi, Costacurto, Albertini ect put everything they had on the pitch, for the shirt and colors before the paycheck.
Here's the article from Gazzetta (not the same as in the post above):
http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/17-03-2014/milan-maldini-galliani-barbara-distrutto-seedorf-80257368590.shtml#
Here's essentially the English translation:
http://www.football-italia.net/46599/maldini-they%E2%80%99ve-destroyed-milan
Here's a short excerpt regarding Pirlo which hasn't been covered by the above:
http://www.milannews.it/le-interviste/maldini-sull-addio-di-pirlo-la-societa-si-sarebbe-dovuta-opporre-al-pensiero-dell-allenatore-139465
On the Pirlo stuff first, it's an interesting viewpoint and I think exactly why Allegri wanted Maldini at the club when he joined. I'm not saying I know for certain Maldini's right, as I've always been of the opinion that the Pirlo situation was made more difficult by Pirlo himself, as well as being poorly managed. However, my opinion is that had Maldini been around, Allegri would have spoken to him suggesting Pirlo wasn't need and Maldini would have replied as above. That at the very least would bring about discussion about the best way to handle the problem. Maldini recognised Pirlo (note he didn't mention any other players, like Ambro or Rino) as an important reference point at the club, unlike Galliani who I always say is a business man, but not one of football (therefore not someone who necessarily recognises the value of some players in the dressing room).
The next thing is the comment on Pato and Balotelli. He's totally right, as until now neither is able to take responsibility in the team and lift it during tough times. I read that he thinks like Costacurta on Balo, in that he could do well in a well structured and ready team, but in a team where he's the reference point, he'll struggle.
On curva sud, I've said my thoughts in the Curva sud thread.
I also totally agree with his comments on the treatment of former players. Galli's role is the only one where a former player is trusted atm. Losing Tassotti, as we appear to be heading towards, means we lose another who was fundamental in passing on the values of the past. Baresi and Massaro are a part of Milan in nothing roles and if I'm correct, Serginho is a scout in Brazil, but again in an ineffective role in the club and scouting a country where we apparently have little interest in buying from. I've often said in the past we need guys like Maldini, Costacurta and Albertini (and even maybe Sacchi) to rebuild, as these days we talk about a club that's lost it's identity.
He directly attacks the current policy on transfers, whereby the club shows no future planning, we buy at low costs, but end up spending fortunes in wages and make high risk transfers that will fail more often than not. Quite honestly, there's no discussion here, everyone knows our transfer policy is totally messed up.
He attacks Galliani by saying he thinks he's all powerful and has lost sight of others who made the club great before. This is totally right, Galliani's running of the club has been poor in recent years and he has been making all of the major decisions without feeling he needs any help. More importantly though, his idea that Galliani alone shouldn't be managing is more important, as it's a more modern way of managing with group thinking.
This moves onto what happened with Barbara before Christmas. Apparently, his role at the club was defined and he would take on sporting duties from Galliani. Absolutely perfect in my view, as we need someone who understands the sporting requirements better than Galliani and having someone who knows the club and understands it is better than anyone. Worryingly, there's no contact since Silvio declared his two CEO BS.
Speaking of Barbara, Maldini also says something really interesting, as he says a lot of her success will depend on who she surrounds herself with. He says rather candidly that she's no expert on football and footballers and truth is I think she'd agree. The fact is that the rumours were always that if she came into power, she would bring in people who understand the sport and ex-players to help her build her Milan. They would be managing the day to day running of the club and the sporting matters. Again, Silvio's CEO duo BS put that plan to bed for now.
He speaks about Seedorf, who he says has personality and character, but in this environment not even Guardiola could do anything. Quite frankly Seedorf could end up burned and if so then it might serve the company to go with a more pragmatic coach next season as we start to rebuild. He's not wrong, Seedorf's position is already extremely tenuous and if things keep on like this or even only improve slightly, Seedorf's job for next season becomes extremely difficult.
He mentioned Allegri and Inzaghi too, as Allegri was sacked as the position in the league was just too difficult to continue, but no one could save this season (we knew this anyway). As for Inzaghi, he's doing well at youth level, but if he's brought to the senior side he needs more support. Even Sacchi and Capello could rely on some extremely strong characters when they started.
Ultimately, reading this makes me sad, as he's saying what a lot of fans are obviously thinking. More than that, I read this and am thinking "this guy gets it!". I may not totally agree on every point (well, I question the Pirlo one a little), but damn he's generally on the mark in every respect and ultimately I'm just left wondering, why isn't he a part of the set up at Milan?
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - Arildonardo - 03-18-2014
Just read the Football Italia article on the interview with Maldini. He is spot on, he really knows his football and this club. I wish Berlusconi and Galliani would listen, but I'm afraid they won't treat the criticism constructively only with bitterness.
RE: Paolo Maldini (3) thread - honsano - 03-18-2014
So pretty much Galliani is a proud and power-hungry man who needs to work with others who are closer to the game but won't. The way forward is to get others on board but that would mean Galliani accepting he is wrong/incapable of doing it alone and in need of help (something a proud person won't do on such a big stage). Pretty much he is saying is if Milan can go forward the only realistic option is Galliani out as he just won't play with others.
I think this will be an essential wedge between Milan and Galliani. I can't remember something like this happening in Milan in the past 15 or so years I have been following them. Someone so public dropping hte hammer on Galliani. Ouch. Time for Berlu to step in. This stuff is just beginning to stain the reputation of Milan worse than our individual play.
Do you guys think Galliani may be the reason Seedorf didn't get to bring along all the players he initially said he was going to like Staam and Crespo to provide coaching to individual units?