‘Sensational blunder’ – Vitiello outlines the lesson Milan must learn from snubbing Conte | OneFootball

With Napoli now favourites in the Scudetto race, Antonio Vitiello believes AC Milan are being shown their blunder in not going for Antonio Conte.

Milan’s season is a strange paradox, given that they are ninth in the Serie A table and were knocked out of the Champions League by Feyenoord, which represents two big red crosses next to the list of objectives for 2024-25.

Yet, there is the possibility of winning two trophies. After the Supercoppa Italiana triumph out in Saudi Arabia at the beginning of January, the Rossoneri will take on Bologna in the Coppa Italia final next month hoping to earn a European place that way.

Big changes are expected in the summer including the hiring of a new sporting director and also a new head coach too, with various names linked for each position.

Vitiello has published a column for MilanNews in which he dedicated a section – as he has done in the past two editions as well – to Conte, who he clearly believes was/is the right man for Milan.

“What really can’t be swallowed is how it was possible not to hire Antonio Conte last summer. The Napoli coach is first in the standings with 4 games to go and has a real chance of winning the Scudetto,” he said.

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Here is what Zlatan Ibrahimovic said about Conte on the day of Fonseca’s presentation, last June: ‘Conte? With all due respect to him, but he is not what we were looking for. We wanted a coach, not a manager’.

“Conte would have gladly come to Milan, in fact, he waited for a call that never came. Nothing, not even the idea of ​​going to get him. A sensational blunder by the Milan management, who underestimated the role of the coach.

“Perhaps they thought they could easily get into the top four, but the lack of ambition to win backfired. There is a way to fix it , for next year we need to rely on a great coach. The Diavolo must focus on an experienced coach.

“To forget this terrible season we need to react in the market with targeted purchases, a prepared sports director and a winning coach. Will Cardinale, Ibra and Furlani do it?”