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MelissaMiranti t1_j5b4t93 wrote

I'm so sorry, AC Milan fans.

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poppintagss t1_j5b79mx wrote

Why? Is it that bad?

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MelissaMiranti t1_j5b8q8x wrote

He alienates players HARD.

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ShitPostQuokkaRome OP t1_j5bmpwb wrote

Wdym?

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MelissaMiranti t1_j5bmyss wrote

Like he denigrates their abilities and pushes players away from any good relationship with the club in order to try and get a better deal. It's ugly and awful, and part of why some players don't want to play for the Yankees.

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ShitPostQuokkaRome OP t1_j5btvxm wrote

Holy shit, and AC Milan is famous for making the players stay out of sheer fondness.

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fork_that t1_j5e9eq8 wrote

To be fair, the Americans have a very strict and different sort of salary cap. They need to fight for good deals on players otherwise they‘re screwed for years. EU football is very different. You don’t hear that they need to give away assets to get rid of a player.

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ShitPostQuokkaRome OP t1_j5eb943 wrote

You absolutely can if you're not run by an oil patron.

Bayern is well managed, Juventus is being trialed for cheating on that, Barcelona had to give away several of its best players, RM is well managed, Liverpool had to get some very lucky sales to get to their new golden age, Inter had to sell, etc.

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ilkei t1_j5eyt2k wrote

Not in baseball which is where he comes from. Only has a soft cap where teams have to pay a penalty of 20%-50% of the value of any payroll over the cap.

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BaldDudeFromBrazzers t1_j5b7nzz wrote

AC Milan is fucked. I’ve been pulling for the club since 2002 but after the last year’s scudetto it seems like the club is going down for good

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Grand-Assistance-339 t1_j5bbrv2 wrote

Does Serie A have the most parity? Seems like teams win the league and then 2 seasons later finish like 9th or something.

Juventus had a crazy run for awhile but lately seems up and down. Napoli looked terrible recently and they're well ahead in 1st now.

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ShitPostQuokkaRome OP t1_j5bmn5l wrote

Back in the 80-early90s yes, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Roma, Napoli, Sampdoria, Hellas Verona, Lazio, all won in that period - then it became less equal, then monopolised, now it's the most equal of the five European leagues.

PL has been the most even after Sir Alex Ferguson period and before Guardiola period. Now City dominates with the occasional hiccup.

Overall, in terms of parity in a long time span I'd put Ligue 1 > PL > Serie A > LaLiga > Bundesliga

Current form Serie A > PL > LaLiga > Ligue 1 >> Bundesliga.

Then there is Brazil, the most equal of them all, now and ever.

If Brazilian economy didn't go down the gutter they could have been one of the poles of football.

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DisneyDreams7 t1_j5slecl wrote

In terms of quality and European football Italy is the worst league. Ever since Juventus has fell out of the Champions League, not Italian team has really taken their place

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computer_love91 t1_j5bf4gz wrote

From 2011-2012 season up until the 2019-2020 season juventus won 9 straight championships. The last two years juventus have had problems which have let other teams win. Juventus have just been hit with a 15 point reduction this season and they have quite an old team, so the league is now coming into a place where they have more parity.

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jamughal1987 t1_j5dg7b4 wrote

Juve built their own stadium so they swimming in cash while other teams play in rented stadium so they have to pay rent.

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Grand-Assistance-339 t1_j5dgm1u wrote

San Siro isn't owned by either Inter or AC?

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Key_Buffalo7200 t1_j5fpz99 wrote

Slightly pedantic, but AC just means football club. If you want to shorten AC Milan's name just Milan is fine, people will know what you mean

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ShitPostQuokkaRome OP t1_j5e2de4 wrote

They're going to build a new stadium, now owned by both

The San Siro has been for a long ass time the stadium of the city of Milan, from back when football wasn't professional still. So they kept continuously the ownership. Bureaucracy, a hellbent city administration, etc but now the situation of San Siro got so bad, and the city ownership of stadiums is so disliked, and the city administration got a bit more open minded, that they approved plans to the building of a stadium in another part of the city. All self financed by AC Milan and Inter, but they'll have the full ownership of the stadium. Will be called cathedral or something, kinda pretty stadium.

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ShitPostQuokkaRome OP t1_j5bmzgg wrote

Considering your username one thinks you would like a rough fucking

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BaldDudeFromBrazzers t1_j5bpvcv wrote

Even I grew tired. I still enjoy occasional spanking of Juve and throating of Inter, but the age and all that bs that comes with it take a toll on me

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jelde t1_j5d09n0 wrote

"For good"... Lost me there. Would be the equivalent of the Yankees, Cardinal, Red Sox, Braves never recovering. They're historically a top club in Europe. If Juventus can come back from their cheating scandals, I don't think anything can destroy a team.

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BaldDudeFromBrazzers t1_j5d0z34 wrote

As a fan of AC Milan, I’ve been following news about the club really closely. The management isn’t investing jack shit into the team, Milan is basically not competitive at all at this point. Players are leaving as free agents. We’re not signing anyone legit. So many injured. Losing points every single game. Dude, if AC Milan finishes the season in top 4 it’s going to be a miracle.

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r3gam t1_j5epal3 wrote

They're 2nd currently 4 pts ahead of Lazio, Atalanta and Roma in 4th, 5th and 6th (, so only Atalanta and Lazio)

They should comfortably finish top 4

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BaldDudeFromBrazzers t1_j5erty3 wrote

Let’s talk in three months. You’ll be surprised how fast AC Milan can lose points

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ShitPostQuokkaRome OP t1_j5qt3vf wrote

2 days

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BaldDudeFromBrazzers t1_j5qufrm wrote

Yeah well, 4:0, such a fucking disgrace. One would think that the club would hurry to sign some new players to save the season, but… this is AC Milan we’re talking about. In three months, they’re going to be on their knees and saying goodbye to all valuable players over the summer

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