Massimiliano Allegri is presented as a professional aligned with winning and doing the best for the team, despite blame for shortcomings this season, especially in the second half. A coach change is framed as a damaging blow because the club has little remaining sporting stability. The focus is placed on retaining people who strive to win football games rather than pursuing unrelated success. Giorgio Furlani is criticized for inappropriate interference in sporting matters as CEO. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is described as unable to fit in any capacity, with uncertainty about his role. Champions League qualification against Cagliari is treated as a key factor that could influence Allegri’s future, while Furlani’s departure is expected regardless of the result.
""Allegri isn't without blame this season, especially in the second half. But it's equally clear that in the AC Milan world he represents the good, rather than the bad." "By good, I mean a professional who aspires to do the best for his team and to win (a detail that should be obvious, but isn't for everyone). This is why the coach's departure would be yet another terrible blow to a club that has very little left of the sporting side.""
""The hope is that the summer changes will remove figures like Giorgio Furlani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Milan. The former acted as CEO, interfering in the sporting sphere in a manner that was, to say the least, inappropriate." "The latter acted as... it's unclear what, demonstrating he simply couldn't fit in, in any capacity. But this should have been clear even before bringing him back to the club," he wrote."
"Of course, a lot also depends on the game against Cagliari this evening, as clinching Champions League football would most likely result in Allegri staying. At the same time, Furlani is already on his way out regardless of tonight, with replacement candidates being considered."
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