[A.C. Milan] Il Maestro - Back for the Future

[Vladis]

 

 

Andrea Pirlo, one of the best and smartest playmakers in history, returns to San Siro to start a new era for Rossoneri. Beautiful legend, isn`t it? Big history, big ambitions, big expectations... let`s see where we go.

Global aim - is predictably become №1 in the world. But on the way for this glory we should achieve a lot of short- and long-term goals.

Some of them:

1) Champions league every season. This is what the fans want and this is crucial for many aspects such as finances, marketing, reputation etc.

2) Build strong verticale u18--u20--main squad. What i mean. Strong coaching team, unified tactical system for all levels. And i`m a fan of "manageriable" rosters. No more then 25 players in u18 and u20 squads and no more then 23 players in senior squad.

3) Attractive football (of course with DLP in the system ) . I`m not a fan of gegenpressing, "all in attack" or something like this but i prefer the rule "best defending is attacking". When you are with ball it`s reduces chances for opponents. But at the same time plug and play tactics are not for me too. I have nothing against parking the bus if its really needed and will help us to win the match.

4) Preference to Italian players. It`s not a rule but ideal picture for me is strong Italian core alongside with quality players abroad.

5) Very long term i think - become CL most times winner (now Real - 13 times).

So let`s start:

 

Season 2018-2019 "Transitional"

Why transitional? Cause this season is time for everyone in the club including players and the staff to show their skills and abilities. No transfers, no loans, no staff moves. And i will decide who suits our high standarts and who will leave the club.

 

to be continued...

 

Edited January 12, 2020 by Vladis

[Ronaldo Beckham]

AC Milan have always been a favorite team of mine. 

I used to love their kits and also cos of Weah, Kluivert etc.

I might do this myself after I have completed a challenge I am doing as I aint done a long term AC Milan save in ages.

Maybe you could look at bringing Timothy Weah, Justin Kluivert etc to carry on the family tradition lol.

[Vladis]

So it`s time for update.

 

Season 2018-2019

Fixtures (1 part) |Fixtures (2 part) | Fixtures (3 part)

 

Transfers

Mussachio was complaining about his playing time so i decided to let him go out. The same story with Strinic but i had plans for him for next season and sent on loan to Young Boys.

 

Competitions

 Serie A - 5th place.

Despite the fact we didn`t qualified for CL it was productive season. Only 8 points from 1st place, very good defensive work throughout the season.

 

 Coppa Italia - Semi final (lost to Lazio 0-0; 0-1. Winner - Roma).

We played better then lazio but they were more effective. 

 

 Europe League - Semi final (lost to Chelsea 0-3; 3-1. Winner - Chelsea).

I`m quite happy with EL campaigne: 1st place in group, wins over strong German sides Schalke and Dortmund in 1st and 2d knockout rounds and battle with Chelsea where we were close to come back after 0-3 defeat.

 

Top goalscorer (all competitions)

 Krzystof Piatek (15 goals)

Top assistent (all competitions)

 Franck Kessie (7 assists)

Fans Player of the Year

 Alessio Romagnoli (33 games, 2+0, av. rat. - 7.21)

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Positives of the season:

- We met all board expectations;

- Good defensive work;

- No serious injures.

Negatives of the season:

- Poor game in attack

- Lost almost all matches to our main rivals.

 

Also i rated all players and staff abilities and decided in what direction we will move and who we will go with. 

Season 2 in next update.

[Vladis]

Season 2019-2020

 

Fixtures (1 part) |Fixtures (2 part) | Fixtures (3 part)

 

Transfers  (1 part; 2 part)

According to very weak game in attack last season i decided to make revamp in this line. Calhanoglu, Borini, Castillejo - this players were not in my plans anymore. Suso was the main disappointment in 2/3 of the season but his game in last months made me think he is on the right track...but when Bayern came with so solid offer i decided that this amount of money is good enough to let him go. Replacement was found in Italy. Chiesa and Berardi should become my new creators and weapons in attack. Also for rotation was loaned from Man City Patrick Roberts. Also many changes in defensive line. Last season we felt lack of depth in CD position so to substitute Romagnoli-Caldara pair were brought in very experienced Gary Cahill and very promising young defender Romagna. Another one unexpected sale was Rodriguez. But PSG offer was too good to decline so we were forced to find a good replacement for him. And found it in Monaco. Barreca didn`t play even one game for Monaco but had a good season during his loan in Newcastle. And for very adequate 14.25M we signed him. Also we strengthened our midfield with quality players like Battaglia, Grujic (on loan), and Mensah (on loan).

 

Competitions

 Serie A – Champions!!!

Before the start of the season i think nobody expected from us racing for the title. But it was really great season. We didn`t have any huge drops in form, performed well from the first till the last tour. And praises for this trio in attack: Chiesa, Piatek, Berardi. They often made difference and finally our attack became dangerous, especially in comparison with last season.

Some wins to notice: vs Roma 5-0 (away), vs Napoli 3-0 (at home), vs Fiorentina 6-2 (at home).

 

 Coppa Italia – Quarter final (lost to Juventus 0-1, winner – Juventus).

We were not lucky to meet Juve so early in the cup. In equal game the winner was defined only at 90+1 minute.

 

 Europe League – Quarter final (lost to Liverpool 0-0, 1-1 (a), winner – Liverpool).

We had easy enough group and were lucky with opponents in first two knockout rounds, but this luck ended when the quarter final draw took place. However,against Liverpool we performed very well and deserved to be in semi-final.

 

Top goalscorer (all competitions)

 Krszysztof Piatek (25 goals)

 Top assistant (all competitions)

 Federico Chiesa (9 assists)

Fans Player of the Year

 Antonio Barreca (36 games, 0+8, av. rat. – 7.25)

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Positives of the season:

- Stable form;

- Good at defence;

- Good at attack;

- Solid profit from transfers;

- Upgraded our training facilities to the state of art level;

- Very professional atmosphere in our dressing room.

Negativies of the season:

- Didn`t have some luck in EL. I think we deserved more in games with Liverpool;

- Romagnoli`s injury. He missed 6 months due to damaged crucial ligaments.

 

In next update i will introduce our squad for 20-21 season, show main prospects, etc. Stay tuned.

[Hootieleece]

Good Start! Always good to win Serie A.

 

What formation do you use to get the best out of the DLP? and what PPM's do you train for one?

Edited September 8, 2019 by Hootieleece

[Vladis]

В 27.08.2019 в 00:54, Ronaldo Beckham сказал:

AC Milan have always been a favorite team of mine. 

I used to love their kits and also cos of Weah, Kluivert etc.

I might do this myself after I have completed a challenge I am doing as I aint done a long term AC Milan save in ages.

Maybe you could look at bringing Timothy Weah, Justin Kluivert etc to carry on the family tradition lol.

Hope u will enjoy your save with Milan.  Thanks for advices. I keep Kluivert in mind but now he costs too much for me besides Berardi on right flank is doing great job. 

 

В 08.09.2019 в 17:41, Hootieleece сказал:

Good Start! Always good to win Serie A.

 

What formation do you use to get the best out of the DLP? and what PPM's do you train for one?

Hi, thanks. I`m using 4-3-3 with DLP set to defend duty behind BBM and CM (A) (or another BBM) pair. Didn`t train any PPMs. My first choice last seasons Biglia has "dictates tempo" that is good in my vision of tactic but on the other hand he has "plays short simple passes" that i would like to retrain but he is too old for this). But looking ahead one of my two newbies on that position has perfect PPMs for me: "dictates tempo", 'likes to switch ball to other flank", and another newbie is very young and could learn those PPM`s i would like. 

[Vladis]

Hello again, guys. I should say sorry for the long time without updates. Yes, i`m still playing this save and still having fun with it. Right now i`m at the start of 6th season and i want to summarize all five seasons with Milan under Andrea Pirlo control.

Chapter I

   A.C. Milan 2023

 

 Serie A

 

 

 Coppa Italia

 

 Europe League

 

 Champions League

 

Player records:

Most overall goals by a player in a season

Most assists by a player in a season

Highest average rating

Fans Player of The Year

                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Finances

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Facilities

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

A.C. Milan current staff 

 

Owner   Paul Singer

Chairman  Guizeppe Genna

Managing director  Ivan Gazidis

Director of Football  Rui Costa

Manager  Andrea Pirlo

Assistant Manager  Thiago Silva

 

A.C. Milan current squad (As of 20 august 2023)

 

Goalkeepers

 GK Gianluigi Donnarumma (C)* - 24 y.o. 
 GK Alberto Brignoli - 32 y.o. (€ 5M from Palermo in summer 2019)
 GK Rocco Gambardella* (regen) - 19 y.o.

Defenders

 D/WB(R) Andrea Conti - 29 y.o.
 D/WB(R,L) Davide Calabria* - 26 y.o.
 D/WB(R) Federico Amboni* (regen)  - 18 y.o.
 D(C) Alessio Romagnoli (A) - 28 y.o.
 D(C) Mattia Caldara - 29 y.o.
 D(C) Filippo Romagna - 26 y.o. (€ 15M from Cagliari in summer 2019)
 D(C) Jorge Cuenca - 23 y.o. (€ 7.5M from FC Barcelona in winter 2022)
 D/WB(L) Antonio Barreca - 28 y.o. (€ 14.25M from AS Monaco in summer 2019) 
 D/WB(L) Luca Pellegrini - 24 y.o. (€ 37.5M from Roma in summer 2023)

Midfielders

 DM/M(C) Mattia Viviani - 22 y.o. (€ 2.5M from Brescia in summer 2019)
 DM Jordan Henderson - 33 y.o. (free transfer from Liverpool in summer 2023)
 DM/M(C) Alessandro Murgia - 27 y.o. (€ 18.5M from Lazio in summer 2021)
 M(C) Darwin Pintos (regen) - 20 y.o. (€ 1.9M from Defensor Sporting in winter 2022)
 MC/AM(LC) Lucas Paqueta - 25.y.o.
 M/AM(C) Carles Alena - 25 y.o. (€ 11M from Tottenham in summer 2023)

Attacking players

 AM(RC)/ST(C) Domenico Berardi - 29 y.o. (€ 22.5M from Sassuolo in summer 2019)
 AM(RLC) Patrick Roberts - 26 y.o. (free transfer from Manchester City in summer 2020)
 AM(RL) Andrea Huber* (regen) - 20 y.o. (€ 2.5M from Brescia in summer 2019)
 AM(RL) Federico Chiesa - 25 y.o. (€ 55M from Fiorentina in summer 2019)
 AM(RLC) Rafa Silva - 30 y.o. (€ 13.25M from SL Benfica in summer 2021)
 ST(C) Krzysztof Piatek - 28 y.o. 
 ST(C) Patrick Cutrone* - 25 y.o. 

* home-grown players

Top talents (under 20):

 M(C) Darwin Pintos - 20 y.o. - senior squad
 AM(RL) Andrea Huber - 22 y.o. - senior squad
 D/WB(R) Federico Amboni - 18 y.o. - senior squad
 D(C) Vladan Vasiljevic - 19 y.o. - on loan at FC Partizan
 ST(C) Stefan Kovacevic - 17 y.o. - U20 team
 DM/M(C) Nicholas Conti - 18 y.o. - U20 team
 ST(C) Davide Salerno - 19 y.o. - on loan at SPAL 2013
 ST(C), AM(L) Marco Di Donato - 20 y.o. - on loan at Brescia
 ST(C) Gabriel Maestroni - 17 y.o. - U18 team

 

Next update will be about top Italian clubs, competition summaries for Italy and top european chempionships, e.t.c.

[Vladis]

Chapter II

   Serie A 2018-2023

Past winners

Top 5 highly reputated teams

 

Top 5 teams with the highest turnover

 

And some info about the main contenders for serie A title in last seasons:

Juventus FC

Manager:  Rafa Benitez

Key player:  Cristiano Ronaldo

Team roster (as of 20 august 2023)

Highest Serie A position in last 5 years - 1st (18/19)

Lowest Serie A position in last 5 years - 6th (22/23)

Achievments in Europe: Champions League semi-final (19/20)

Biggest signing -  Giovani Lo Celso (€ 53M from PSG in summer 2021)

Biggest sale -  Paolo Dybala (€ 143M to PSG in summer 2020)

 

 S.S.C. Napoli 

 

Manager:   Niko Kovac

Key player:   Lorenzo Insigne

Team roster (as of 20 august 2023)

Highest Serie A position in last 5 years - 2nd (18/19)

Lowest Serie A position in last 5 years - 5th (19/20, 21/22)

Achievments in Europe: Champions League winner! (18/19)

Biggest signing -  Donny van de Beek (€ 33,5M from Real Madrid in summer 2022)

Biggest sale -  Lennert Wouters (regen) (€ 85M to Barcelona in summer 2023)

 

 FC Internazionale Milano

 

Manager:   Sergio Conceicao

Key player:   Andrea Pinamonti

Team roster (as of 20 august 2023)

Highest Serie A position in last 5 years - 2nd (22/23)

Lowest Serie A position in last 5 years - 8th (20/21)

Achievments in Europe: Champions League 1KO round (18/19)

Biggest signing -  Ben Woodburn (€ 73M from Liverpool in summer 2022)

Biggest sale -  Mauro Icardi (€ 139M to Manchester United in summer 2020)

 

 A.S. Roma

 

Manager:   Jorge Sampaoli

Key player:   Florian Thauvin

Team roster (as of 20 august 2023)

Highest Serie A position in last 5 years - 2nd (19/20, 21/22)

Lowest Serie A position in last 5 years - 7th (22/23)

Achievments in Europe: Champions League 1KO round (18/19)

Biggest signing -  Florian Thauvin (€ 55M from Manchester City in summer 2023)

Biggest sale -  Lorenzo Pellegrini (€ 75M to Real Madrid in summer 2021)

                                                                                                                                                                                               

 |||   International club and national competitions 2018-2023

 Champions League

Past winners

 

 Europe League

Past winners

 

 World Cup 2022

Winner - Brasil

Runner-up - France

Third Place - Belgium

Best player -  Thomas Lemar

 

 Euro 2020

 

Winner - Spain

Runner-up - France

Third Place - Portugal, Croatia

Best player -  Harry Kane