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Little or nothing remains of the Milan that won the Scudetto. In two years, the new Rossoneri management has in fact erased what Maldini and Massara had done in previous episodes, often being criticized by the fans for choices that evidently the fans did not welcome.

THE STARTERS - From that 22 May 2022, the only permanent starters for Milan remained Maignan and Tomori. The block also included Theo Hernandez and Leao , but the sensational attitude shown at the Olimpico by the two members of the Milan left flank during the cooling break has raised some doubts about them too. It is yet another episode of a strange distancing from that starting team, writes Tuttosport , capable of signing an unexpected triumph that came in an exhilarating way for Milan fans. From that team, captain Davide Calabria and Ismael Bennacer also remain in the Diavolo 's squad , but both no longer seem to be central to the Rossoneri's technical project, with the former expiring in 2025 and called into question by competition from Emerson Royal, while the latter has one foot on the starting line despite remaining there.

MANAGEMENT IS A QUESTION OF DISCUSSION - Many things have changed in the last two years, starting with the management , often the subject of criticism from the Rossoneri fans for choices that were not always shared. Tuttosport accuses that, despite Elliot first and then RedBird always showing off a favorable balance sheet situation, that winning block has been progressively dismantled , even though there was no need for it. Just think of the sales of Kalulu and Tonali, the free farewell of Franck Kessié and the failed redemption of Brahim Diaz. Not only that, another operation that was not entirely convincing was the sale of Alexis Saelemaekers . Often during the summer Paulo Fonseca spoke of the need to find the right balance to secure the defense , which is why it is not clear why they would send away the Belgian who is the only offensive winger with coverage characteristics.

The only explanation that can be given, Tuttosport concludes , is that " for a year and three months at Milan it has become urgent to change to build a winning group with players brought by the new management Furlani-Moncada (even before the inclusion of the figure of Ibrahimovic) " in place of the block built in the past by the Maldini-Massara duo. The 2023 summer session was enlightening with many new purchases. But even the last one was no exception, especially with some final moves, starting as mentioned with the new departure of Saelemaekers.