This team risks having no future. For several months, results and league standings were enough, without truly facing reality. It began with dropping out of the title race due to disappointing results against teams that, unlike Milan, are playing for completely opposite objectives. Problems were ignored thanks to a string of useful results that, in the end, were not enough and only served to sweep the dust under the rug.
A worrying pattern
This modus operandi, a constant feature of this team since the post-Scudetto season, has not only failed to yield results so far, but risks compromising the years ahead as well. Compared to the recent past, there have been improvements this season, but as long as things don’t change radically, they will remain meaningless trimmings. In the end, it’s a bit like yesterday’s match against Udinese: small and faint improvements rendered completely irrelevant in light of the final result.
A thin squad, a management devoid of meritocracy
The club continues to ignore the fact that this squad is thin and full of unsuitable or out-of-form players, with a management whose members are completely detached from any notion of meritocracy — still in their positions despite endless mistakes over the years, with no semblance of sporting planning. All of this, once again, translates into a disappointing season, with a team without trophies and a club without ambitions.
The future is black
So, returning to the opening statement, as long as the problems of squad depth, management, communication and planning that this team carries are ignored, Milan’s future will always and only be black, with no trace of red.
