11-08-2014, 11:42 PM
Being a middle table isn't the end of the world, as long as there is a fundamentally sound strategy to help the team get better. And that's where the problem with this team ultimate resides, our strategy. Plenty of teams have shown us what middle table or even relegation battlers can do, even with limited resources to become major players. Teams like Atletico, Dortmund, Real Sociedad, Southampton, or even Sampdoria in Seire A this year were all mid table teams at best not that long ago. Dortmund almost relegated at one point. These teams knew who they were, what kind of resources they had, and they formulated a strategy to get around their resource shortcomings. And the result is that they are now competitive even with the Man City and PSGs of the world.
Milan, on the other hand, still act like they have all the money in the world. We have over 30 players on the first team roster year after year because...we felt like it i guess, failing to understand that while Balotelli, Thiago Silva and Ibra did make a lot of money individually, the large squad size was actually the root cause of our high salary bill. When push comes to shove and we have to cut salary, we go the easy way and cut the biggest paychecks on the team, but the squad is still as large as ever. To me, the real problem is that management is just lazy at this point. Why try hard and work hard to sell garbage like Bonera when we can easily negotiate a deal to sell Ibra? Same issue with singing players. We only sign these free or unwanted players for free because it is easy to negotiate deals. Taking the easy way out will only get us so far, and our results is showing it.
Milan, on the other hand, still act like they have all the money in the world. We have over 30 players on the first team roster year after year because...we felt like it i guess, failing to understand that while Balotelli, Thiago Silva and Ibra did make a lot of money individually, the large squad size was actually the root cause of our high salary bill. When push comes to shove and we have to cut salary, we go the easy way and cut the biggest paychecks on the team, but the squad is still as large as ever. To me, the real problem is that management is just lazy at this point. Why try hard and work hard to sell garbage like Bonera when we can easily negotiate a deal to sell Ibra? Same issue with singing players. We only sign these free or unwanted players for free because it is easy to negotiate deals. Taking the easy way out will only get us so far, and our results is showing it.
