09-02-2012, 06:43 PM
I personally don't have any bad feeling against anyone who has left. And it's not about hoping they will not succeed after they leave Milan. To me, the day Sheva got sold is the day the club changed it's long-standing philosophy of buying world class players and only let them go after we squeeze every ounce from them. Gullit left when he's done. Papin left when he's proven he's unworthy of Milan. Boban, Rijkaard, etc were retiring, and so on and so forth..
When Sheva left, I remember Berlusconi said "Milan does not sell it's crown jewels, and let this be the last time we do it", but a few years letter, we let Kaka go, then Thiago Silva, then Ibra. Those are the four crown jewels (not Pirlo, he has a few drop left, but that's about it).
Milan used to be the pinnacle of any footballers' career. That has changed for a few years now. I just don't want us to slowly become a feeder club for Madrid, Barca, Chelsea, or MU. We should not be seen that way. When a player joins Milan, it should be their dream.. they should know that this is the highest they can get, and milan is not just a stepping stone for them.
When Sheva left, I remember Berlusconi said "Milan does not sell it's crown jewels, and let this be the last time we do it", but a few years letter, we let Kaka go, then Thiago Silva, then Ibra. Those are the four crown jewels (not Pirlo, he has a few drop left, but that's about it).
Milan used to be the pinnacle of any footballers' career. That has changed for a few years now. I just don't want us to slowly become a feeder club for Madrid, Barca, Chelsea, or MU. We should not be seen that way. When a player joins Milan, it should be their dream.. they should know that this is the highest they can get, and milan is not just a stepping stone for them.