It has not just been 11 years without a Serie A title. It has been 11 years without a trophy. It has been 7 years without any Champions League football. It has been watching their fierce rivals Juventus lift 9 consecutive titles and then watching their fiercer rivals Inter Milan take credit for breaking that hegemony.
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It has been 11 years of pain, of false starts, of watching Hachim Mastour and M’Baye Niang. Finally, though, the Nerazzurri, who kept faith can celebrate the title of being Italian champions once again with a win over Sassuolo, which saw them finish two points ahead of rivals Inter.
🎶San Siro’s on fire 🔥#MilanAtalanta #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/Ip7oOIV3DY
— AC Milan (@acmilan) May 15, 2022
It has been a drastic turnaround brought about in a very frugal and clever way that is rare in modern football. The changes have been on the field, in the dugout and in the boardroom and the whole club deserves credit for this success.
The real bald genius
The man who has guided AC Milan to their 19th league title has been Stefano Pioli, a manager who is rarely talked about in the media. He came to San Siro in 2019 with a host of underwhelming spells at various clubs in Italy behind him. It was deemed to be an uninspiring appointment, one that would continue their “banter era.”
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— Rossoneri 🔴⚫ (@Rossone40712708) May 10, 2022
Pioli was nearly replaced by a certain Ralf Rangnick towards the end of the 2019-20 season but he was given another chance by the board. Last season saw them challenge Inter until February before their inexperience and poor squad depth got the better of them.
Revolution took time, but Pioli’s…
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