what was he referring to? – Corriere.it

But what? But what?, he seems to say
a disconsolate one Paolo Maldini, in the stands at the Picco on the occasion of Milan’s defeat against Spezia. The eighth knockout in the league this season, which complicates the fight for fourth place (despite Lazio’s last-gasp draw against Lecce and Atalanta’s crash in Salerno). Now Stefano Pioli’s team, three days from the end, -4 from Lazio. In short, the situation is not the best. So much so that Paolo Maldini, now director of the technical area, let off steam in the stands with sporting director Frederic Massara.

It is not clear exactly at what moment Maldini said those words and there are many hypotheses on social networks: from the replacement of Theo Hernandez to make way for Ballo-Tour (and preserve the French full-back for Tuesday’s derby) or for one of the two goals scored by Spezia.

The fact is that the moment is really difficult and even in the top continental competition it will take a company to replace the 2-0 with Inter. AC Milan fans are really angry: if you listen to the social court the Rossoneri supporters take it out on Stefano Pioli, but also on Maldini himself. On social media, the protest for last summer’s market is mounting. De Ketelaere (€35m to Bruges), Origins (zero benchmark from Liverpool) e Adli (its very little use remains a mystery) they are disappointing a lot.

As well as some players who, on the other hand, made an important contribution to the Scudetto sprint last season. One of these, Rebic. Maldini is also contested for not having bought reinforcements in key roles such as a right winger.
Finally, there are also those who point out the substantial renewal of Pioli
until 2025 (the previous agreement would have expired on 30 June 2023) at 4.5 million euros net (plus bonuses) per year. The 19th Scudetto and that festive atmosphere now seem like a distant memory.