"That AC Milan thought big because its president, Silvio Berlusconi, thought big. And he passed this on to the club, the coaches, and the players. When I think back to when we chose Sacchi, people said we were crazy. Arrigo made his teams play well, but he was a coach who, in the year before coming to AC Milan, hadn't won promotion from Serie B with Parma."
"People said Capello was Berlusconi's darling because Fabio hadn't coached for years and was doing something else. The third coup was Ancelotti, who was called the 'successful loser' because in the two years before he was at AC Milan, he was at Juve and finished second twice. It's not just the players who made the greatest moves that should be remembered, but also the coaches."
"After Milan, I returned to Monza, and I think one of the greatest coups was taking the Primavera coach Palladino and bringing him to the first team. Coaches have a huge impact."
Adriano Galliani served as CEO and vice-chairman of AC Milan from 1986 to 2017 during the Silvio Berlusconi era, overseeing the club's transformation from a Serie B team to European dominance. Known as 'Il Condor' for his ability to secure major deals late in transfer windows, Galliani managed all aspects of the club including player transfers and served as the public face of the Rossoneri. He identified the 1993-1994 season as his best team and emphasized that success came from Berlusconi's ambitious vision trickling down through coaches and players. Galliani highlighted unconventional coaching appointments—Sacchi from Serie B, Capello after years away, and Ancelotti despite previous failures at Juventus—as crucial strategic moves. After leaving Milan, he joined Monza with Berlusconi, where he continued making impactful decisions like promoting Palladino from the youth academy.
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