Leonardo is the new coach. It 's almost strange to write it, say it makes sense. Leonardo, the golden boy from dall'eloquio smile and gentle, the beneficent Creator of AC Milan Foundation, "the philosopher" loaned to AC Milan and football coach has become a doc. Unbelievable but true.
As was expected, such a choice by Moratti could only trigger the reactions of fans and insiders who basically have debated these days around a single focal point: Leonardo is or is not a traitor?
The problem I found was that in fact the discussion has not even begun. All the sad Italian sports journalism was on the side of the Brazilian exhibiting arrogance and snobbery with the stereotype of the abused "there are more flags in football." A trivial argument so that would not deserve even to be commented upon but that represents the unique point of view on this story. Those who dare to stand against this simplistic notion of the matter are poorly accused of extremism or be carriers of mentality ultras. At best, the charge is more polite than they had been left tied to a football poetry that no longer exists.
Yet memory is still fresh in the treatment of characters such as Kaka, Ronaldo or Shevchenko. The last two traitors arguably for different reasons but if Ricky had expired and then directly into the comic, with Bosco Leite accused even of world hunger and Kaka described as a greedy mercenary to Tony Montana. Too bad that he had neglected a small detail: he was to give Milan the player for budgetary needs. This was not enough for journalists excited by the sacred fire of ethics complaint to tone down the rhetoric and describe the story for what it really was (an assignment from the Bureau decided to invest each year in the stove Milan). So faced with a similar moral integrity and rigidity of thought was reasonable to expect fiery comments in respect of a person who had spent 13 years in a company and then go directly across the canal. Instead they wasted words in support of the Brazilian and disparaging word against those who used the term "treason." "It 's the modern game, not There are more flags. Leonardo made a career choice "is the motif of Leiv these days by football commentators. The fury of ethics that had befallen Kaka has apparently been forgotten in a drawer at home abandoned or perhaps that of Kaka was not yet the modern game where "there are no more flags."
course is that it is difficult if not impossible, to accept arguments so fragile without batting an eyelid. So I want to take advantage of the opportunity kindly given me by this blog to speak my mind on the sensitive issue.
from the history. After the first four years as a player and an emotional farewell after Rossoneri Milan-Brescia (in which he played as captain), Leo returned to Brazil to finish his career and retired at the end of the 2001/2002 season. Join the farewell party of Boban and gives numbers and goals demonstrating a good shape. Berlusconi was impressed and asked to summarize Galliani. Or almost unique case of retired player who receives a contract from a great team. Leo agrees and joins the Milan's Ancelotti. Play a little but managed to score twice in the Italian Cup. In April retired and began working alongside Galliani, who realizes at his request a charitable organization under the name "Milan Foundation." Leo becomes the principal responsibility and creates a great job. In the meantime, continues to work with Galliani and the years can bring to society three very talented Brazilians: Kaka, Pato and Thiago Silva.
in 2009 on strong pressure becomes Leonardo Galliani Milan coach in a difficult situation with Kaka and Real succumbed to almost total absence of a recruitment drive. Despite the difficulties of the Rose, Leo does a good job and even manages to fight for the Scudetto until almost the end. Berlusconi, locked in the ivory tower of his ignorance of football and his legendary arrogance, does not see the miracle and complains of the game, perhaps forgetting the poor quality of the rose. Leonardo, rightly, does not like and respond in kind to the president calling himself "incompatible" with him. To Therefore, at year end resigned to leave Milan.
The fans are all on his side. During the last game of the season, Milan-Juventus, Leonardo received applause from the audience and choirs, the embrace of his players after each goal, and even made the final embrace of Adriano Galliani. The message is loud and clear: the team, officials and fans are on the side of Leonardo and against Berlusconi.
And now comes the news that you expect will train Leonardo Inter. A folly, foolish and bad taste that can not erase the good things done in the 13 years of experience Milani. The feeling of being taken for a ride by Leonardo is very strong. Just he had claimed to have "too much to train AC Milan Rome only two months ago. How can Leonardo justified in front of those that Milan fans throughout the summer have in defending against fellow supporters or supporters of other teams who attack him for daring to challenge Berlusconi? How can feel "free" in front of millions of Milan fans who loved him as a player even when he was ever in the infirmary and it has been estimated as a coach despite the difficulties and even humiliating defeats (see Derby)? How can you not feel shame at the thought of having betrayed the confidence of his players who had embraced and carried in triumph to the end of the last game or Galliani which is always exposed in the first person to defend him and support him? Also with them was incompatible? They too are daffodils? We too are the fans?
Leonardo reminds me of her husband to punish his wife cheating on him decided to emasculate. Does not understand that you are actually autopunendo and that Berlusconi will draw from each other only, and only benefits. In May the situation was different. There was the treble of the Inter, AC Milan who toiled in the league and did not spend on the market. The fans had no doubt about who to choose between him and Berlusconi. But now Milan is the first in the standings, continued to score hits the market, while Leonardo is the coach of Inter Milan with a full belly and in disarray. Berlusconi will unleash his canon "I told you" and its journalists spend prone rivers of ink to tell supporters that "Berlusconi had sensed that something was wrong with that guy too nice to be true." A mountain of lies that Leonardo was allowed to write with his childhood and profoundly stupid decision. If he wanted to hit Berlusconi has sensationally missed. At a time of political and judicial crisis, the rider is certainly not interested in football affairs, and if there is a man who does not feel the rivalry with the other half of Milan's really him, Inter overt. Also if you were to come to the end of the year in the league Milanello Berlusconi would be just to enjoy and not vice versa. Inter Leonardo
experience has little or nothing to gain. Not only from an emotional point of view because of the Nerazzurri fans will be just one of many but also the technical aspect. Inter are at the end of a cycle and if Benitez has given up the boat that was sinking was a reason to have it. The same could be said of Mourinho who fled to Madrid well aware of the impossibility of repeating itself. Moreover, the Nerazzurri are one of the oldest teams in the league and they begin to have a short bench. Biabiany and Coutinho are too young to bear the burden of being the owners and people such as Lucio, Maicon Milito and gives the idea that he had been sitting on so many trophies. Moratti also no longer seems willing to invest in the market as it once. In this painting Leonardo has only to lose, considering that about him hovers the ghost of Mourinho, who according to the usual well-informed could return in June on the Inter bench. Leonardo
course could then become manager and get back to doing what belongs to him but the Nerazzurri management is overburdened and will not be easy and painless to find the right space for the Brazilian. The recent case of Oriali explains how certain issues in Inter's home can become very tricky.
Then you return to your starting point. Why go to Inter? It seems clear that the main reason lies in the spirit of revenge against Berlusconi. The money I do not think they affected that much because the alternatives in this sense would not be missed and if you really were a venal man would wait for the waiver of the Leonardo and Milan would not have gone waiving its fee contract. Instead, the desire to show that the prime minister was wrong and the desire to make him a rude prevailed over common sense and rationality as well as personal ethics. In fact Leonardo forget that Milan was the first high-level club to give him the chance to play at the top and has always been to continue to employ Milan when it had already retired. AC Milan has created tailor-made for him Fondazione Milan, AC Milan has elected executive coach and finally, while not even the license. Supporters have argued as if it were an absolute phenomenon as a player (when it was not at all) and have it treated as a flag to each his farewell Maldini (both as a player and coach). Leonardo can not be a traitor if you have forgotten all these expressions of esteem and affection for sacrifice on the altar of mere personal revenge. Strange that he and Berlusconi has demonized like no other coach has ever dared Rossoneri ended up grant him the highest compliment you could imagine: he identified with Milan. Evidently Leonardo Berlusconi and AC Milan are the same thing and therefore move to Inter must have seemed the best choice to respond to his critics and his misconduct.
The truth is that Milan is certainly not Berlusconi and Milan's spirit is not measured by the presidential moods and ideas. Milan is also composed of players, officials and fans who think differently from the president and that have always shown confidence and unconditional love. Leonardo probably ignore it or if they have not consciously think of them injured, with its pseudo professional choice. One wonders where Leonardo had lived in the last 13 years not to have understood the importance of the rivalry town between Milan and Inter. If it is not hypocrisy and Paraculo rite, then Leonardo is less intelligent than they appear in the state had never seen as a rival Inter. But I can not believe it, and therefore I am inclined to think that Leonardo knew well what it meant to become a coach. Inwardly brooding resentment and revenge in June that he hopes to be able to accuse his former employer. If the price is losing the love and friendship of the fans of AC Milan Galliani, Leonardo is willing to do so. Probably for him to say that Berlusconi was wrong that is more than beautiful and intense 13-year history.
Leonardo could have been go to England and build a career there as a coach-manager who was viewed with affection and participation from all Milan fans. He could become the ambassador for the World Cup of 2014 to be held in Brazil and would have helped to develop the land he loves so much. He could also go to Rome and build a new credibility in the shadow of the Coliseum and Milan fans would have understood and supported. But going to Inter is a shortcut that is disrespectful to those who with him has always behaved well and that will backfire. And when it is abandoned by Inter, can no longer count on the support of Galliani, the availability of Milan company and the passion of supporters Milani. It will be a man just outside Milan will be judged solely on the basis of poor results as a coach and a playing career that has made more shadows lights. Is defined as a free man but he does not realize that it is the slave of his personal claims laughable.
Unfortunately the reality is hard to tell, especially when it is very noble and edifying. At Christmas time it is better to decorate the news and make them more beautiful than actually are. It 'better to give readers and viewers a watered down version to not offend their sensibilities. Or their interests, football or not. It depends on your point of view. So the only way to explain the ridiculous stance of the Italian sports journalists, ready to rise to only heard the word "treason." The fans are not going well. Too passionate, too emotionally involved, too idealistic. To read some comments you would think the matter at issue is mechanical engineering and not soccer. If indeed we were to apply to football rationality feared by journalists and the like, we declassified our beloved sport to the sad description of eleven men in their underwear chasing a ball. The vision of girlfriends, sisters and mothers to be repeated at least fifty years boyfriends, brothers and Italian children. But football
is far from a rational matter (fortunately) and feeds the passion of the fans and all-priori. The newspapers and sports broadcasts that demonize the football fan, guilty of loving his team to the point where it could not accept the betrayal of the transition to the hated rivals, do not understand that without the rivalry Milan-Inter and without the irrational love of the fans to the sport does not even exist. Logic would dictate that one should be devoted to more constructive interest in cultural terms. Yet if we go to the bar when I browse the Journal ever before other newspapers is because we like football because of its ability to excite. You will say that they are staggering banality and I agree with you. The problem is that a simple truth like this is incomprehensible to those who should properly be delegated to describe this world. If you can not even Leonardo define traitor to defend the detachment and the rationality that seem out of place in football, then you better stop following the sport. Because to be rational we should ask why tifiamo a team and if we benefit from the victory of our favorite club. Instead, journalists accept and approve the figure of the fan, which allows them to generate significant revenues, but condemn the obvious contradictions and natural sentimental excesses. It does not mean tolerating and then justify the violence of the ultras but not rail against those who still hope to be able to attach samples to wear the shirt they love. Pier Paolo Pasolini
claimed that football was the last performance in Italy remains sacred by virtue of having deeply understood the dogmatic and quasi-religious nature of the passionate fan. These journalists prefer the politically correct attacking those passions which they themselves help to create fiery articles against the poor current player with fake scoops and acts only to fuel the tension before a big game.
the face of them, and all right-thinking and false moralists of football, of all those who are exploiting the very Rossoneri's passion for political attacks, the heart was flowing clear and clear a single cry: Leonardo fuck!
