Sacchi explains what Milan must do this summer to build a proper team | OneFootball

Arrigo Sacchi has shared some advice for the AC Milan management ahead of what is expected to be an eventful summer. Without Champions League football, following this season’s failure, the Rossoneri will need to start from scratch.

A lot can be said about the 2024-25 campaign so far, but it’s clear that it has been a huge failure for the Rossoneri. Curva Sud made this very clear in a new statement this evening, announcing that they won’t be present for Milan-Lazio tomorrow for the first 15 minutes.

The legendary manager Sacchi, just like the Curva Sud, is also very disappointed with what he has seen this season. He said this in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport this morning and also shared some advice on how to build a proper team.

Is Conceicao done?

“I don’t think the club sees a future with him, but that’s my impression. As an external observer and a lover of Milan, I point out a few things: in the summer, the Rossoneri wanted a coach, Lopetegui, who was rejected by the fans. They switched to Fonseca. They bought five foreign players. Then they sent Fonseca away, took Conceicao and signed five more players. The result is the same: Milan never became a team.”

Why, in your opinion?

“Because to build a team you need a club that has clear ideas, and these ideas must be transmitted to the coach who has the task of making the players understand them. I’ll give you an example: Berlusconi, when he hired me, told me that he wanted to win and convince through spectacular play. I explained to him what I had in mind and he supported me at every moment.

“He had already bought Gullit and Van Basten, I asked him for three boys who came from Parma, Mussi, Bianchi and Bortolazzi, one who had spent a lot of time on the bench at Udinese, Colombo, and I wanted Ancelotti at all costs, about whom the president had doubts due to his physical problems. I told him: ‘You buy me Ancelotti and we will win the league’. He obliged and I kept my word,” he concluded.

A new sporting director will likely arrive first, and then the new management will decide on the manager to replace Sergio Conceicao. Then, it remains to be seen what players will leave the club, as money ultimately needs to be collected from somewhere.