The Rossoneri coach can join the Barone for successes at Milan. Ancelotti remains very far away: he has reached 238
One Sunday, in Rome against Lazio, Nils Liedholm chooses Incocciati among his Milan starters. They postpone due to snow, the next day we play for real and Liedholm changes, puts Virdis on and comes out great with a joke: “No Incocciati, you already played yesterday”. Stefano Pioli doesn’t have that ironic touch but he manages to create a similar relationship with the players: he grants a lot of freedom, focuses on trust rather than tension, and in exchange gets loyalty. Above all, Stefano Pioli on Saturday in Florence can join Nils Liedholm at 128 victories with Milan in all competitions and no, it is not just any achievement: Liedholm is a Milan legend, he won the star’s scudetto as a coach and four championships as a footballer , marked an era, he started with the Rossoneri in the post-war period and reached Berlusconi. For Pioli, achieving it is an honor.
analogie e… no
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Points of contact emerge here and there. Florence, meanwhile, is not a random city. Pioli coached Fiorentina and there he formed his modern era – many of his contemporary ideas were born in Viola – while Liedholm was on the Viola bench for two seasons, also finishing fourth. Then the passion for offensive, fun football. Paolo Maldini said: “Liedholm taught me one thing above all, that football is a game. This is his treasure that I have always carried with me.” Last but not least, the ability to start or relaunch the careers of many young footballers. Pioli did it at Milan with Tonali, Leao, Theo Hernandez but Liedholm doesn’t fight, Liedholm launched Bettega, Antognoni, Bruno Conti, Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and Ancelotti, who now and always remains his direct heir. Ah, Ancelotti who is still very far away in that list of victories for Milan, at 238.
i due derby
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Fiorentina-Milan, for this and other reasons, will not be just any match for Stefano Pioli. Florence will forever be the memory of Davide Astori, the past that returns. On the pitch, it could be the last exclamation point in the race for the 2024-25 Champions League, richer than ever. Milan has 11 points on Roma, fifth, and 15 on Atalanta, sixth, who also have a game to recover. Let’s say safe distance. For this reason, winning in Florence would allow us to have a peaceful Easter and focus on the Europa League, which will occupy our thoughts from 11 April. It is no mystery that Pioli’s spring revolves around two derbies. The one with Inter on 22 April, for pride. The one with Roma in Europe (11 and 18 April), to make sense of a season of ups and downs and still chase Liedholm.
another season
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In fact, in the ranking of appearances for the Rossoneri, Liedholm is far away. Pioli would join him with another season on the bench… and another season must be earned. Possible? Likely? Life surprises in one sense or another. Liedholm said to his father, before leaving for Milan in 1949: “Don’t worry, I’ll stay for a maximum of two years, then I’ll come back”. Never returned.
2024-03-28 00:23:23
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