New trouble at Rossoneri home for senior advisor: Zlatan Ibrahimovic did it big, now he’s in trouble
Milan, Ibrahimovic nei guai: stavolta l’ha fatta grossa (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
It has been a heavy week, the kind that leaves its mark. And not only because of a lost final. Milan on Wednesday night surrendered the Coppa Italia under the blows of a hungrier team, ending the season with the Italian Super Cup but, barring miracle, without Champions.
Giorgio Furlani, in words that leave no room for interpretation, called the year “unsuccessful,” officially opening the door to a real revolution. So much, perhaps everything will change: from the coach, to the management, to the roster. And center stage, this time, is him: Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
A charismatic figure, a name that carries weight, but today he finds himself reckoning with a project that has fallen apart. And perhaps, with greater responsibilities than could have been imagined just a few months ago.
Il Milan Futuro retrocede: l’esperimento voluto da Ibra è fallito
Among the darkest shadows of this disgraceful season is Milan Futuro’s resounding relegation to Serie D. A very hard blow, passed almost in mute compared to the headlines, but telling more than a thousand press conferences. The Rossoneri’s B team, created with the ambition of training youngsters for the jump to the first team, lost the salvation playoff against SPAL, throwing a whole year of work and investment down the drain.
Il Milan Futuro retrocede: l’esperimento voluto da Ibra è fallito (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
The project, strongly desired and led by Ibrahimovic himself, was supposed to be the flagship of a new sports vision. Instead, it turned into a boomerang. Errors in technical evaluation, questionable choices on the management level, uncertain communication: all elements that ended up undermining a team often left without an identity.
It is hard to hide behind the label of experiment: the Milan Future was supposed to work, not only for pride but to build a bridge between the nursery and the first team. That bridge, today, has collapsed.
Those who have been following this closely have long noticed warning signs. Players shifted roles without logic, coaches chosen more by proximity than by curriculum, a total lack of consistency between ambition and reality. Young people, instead of growing, have been lost. And this, for a club like Milan, is a failure that weighs double.
Milan, la lezione (amara) di Zlatan
In soccer, charisma is not enough. Nor is it enough to have written legendary pages on the field to become a winning manager. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is discovering firsthand how difficult it is to build a solid vision when experience, structure and strategy are lacking. The Milan Futuro project, in its own small way, represented a test case. And the test has failed.
It is too early to say whether Ibrahimovic will remain at his post or be “moved” to a more marginal position. But the question many are now asking is: is one name really enough to run a club like Milan? The former Swedish star has the intelligence to understand the mistakes and perhaps start again with more awareness. But in the meantime, the stain remains. And it is impossible to ignore it.
Perhaps it is time to look again at the field, at the basics, at building a true identity. Not just slogans and ambition, but concrete vision. Because Milan, today, needs clear ideas and competent hands more than ever. And even those who have been giants need to prove themselves off the field. This is the real challenge for Ibra.
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