LEONARDO could be replaced if he does not win the next two games while AC Milan old guard asks him to change the formation. The Brazilian coach and the Brazilian midfielder, Ronaldinho, work harder on themselves, as they know their place is not secure.
The moments are decisive now for Leonardo and according to Il Corriere Dello Sport, AC Milan coach Leonardo has 180 minutes to prove the board that he’s decent coach and should not be fired.
Leo and Milan didn’t open the season so well, with two wins, three draws and two defeats so far, having reached only 9 points when 21 were on the table and the board is losing patience with the Brazilian coach.
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Leonardo has given two choices: the one and the less possible, is that Leo and Milan overpower both A.S. Roma and Real Madrid. The second is not doing that and Leo goes home with no job or pride.
A replacement is already decided and youth section director and former AC Milan center back, Filippo Galli will replace the 40-years-old former midfielder on the lines.
However, according to that report, Galli will be only the coach until the summer, when Milan appoint former A.S. Roma coach Luciano Spalletti who is jobless right for now. Marco van Basten is also a name that came up.
To keep his job, Leonardo knows that changes are very required and for the start, starting from the next match against Roma, Leo will lead a 4-4-2 formation, and the team will learn it once return from international teams.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Leonardo is under increasing pressure to deliver results even though Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani insists he will get a full season on the bench.
The 4-4-2 system is maybe more predictable, but it the fullbacks feel more confident to run on the flanks and the defense feel more secure when the 4-4-2 in action.
Milan will not be using Ronaldinho anymore since there is no longer room for the traditional no. 10 position behind the two strikers where ‘Dinho has played at Milan since the season started.
Instead, Leo will line up Ignazio Abate, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo and Clarence Seedorf in the midfield. The 4-4-2 system achieves better use in the midfielders while the strikers will be more capable to get the ball from the flanks as well.
Milan next opponent and their guinea pig, Roma, tried something similar in September when Claudio Ranieri replaced Luciano Spalletti. The change hasn’t disappointed as yet at the capital.
Carlo Ancelotti says that Ronaldinho simply needs to train harder. While it seems like Dinho is going to lose his place in the new system, Tuttosport claims that ‘Ronnie is eager to revive.
Ronaldinho’s goal against Atalanta made him reconsider his career and he decided to work harder as the report suggests that Dinho has a longer and harder training than his other team-mates.
The Brazilian arrives to Milanello in 9.00, an hour and a half before the other players show up, a thing that shows no parties were throwing in the last night and a symbol for his willingness to train well.
Ronaldinho is now in Monaco, for the Golden Foot awards ceremony. Among the nominees, you can find Luis Figo, Real Madrid’s Raul, AC Milan’s Ronaldinho, Steven Gerrard and more.
By Meytar Zeevi, Rossoneri Blog
Forza Milan!
This system better…
formation may include Dinho as to me he is more a striker than taking Kaka’s position and we saw that against Atalanta. and the whole Dinho party thing in France it was not even as harsh as they make it seem.