Mr_Grieves
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The world of football management used to be for retired players that has served there time coaching or being an assistant before getting the big job. Still its a little known fact that since 1960 the average age of a football manager has grown on a constant trend from 43 years old in 1960 to just over 50 now. Despite your Gary Monks & Eddie Howe's of the world longer lives among us and longer football careers from the likes of Arsene Wenger has kept the average age on the increase.
This does not come into the thinking of Silvio Berlusconi never afraid to make a bold managerial move, but this one may take the biscuit
New AC Milan manager
Gianluigi Donnarumma
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Familiar to anyone? Well he is a 16 year old goalkeeping superstar of the U19 team who is one of the potential heir apparent to Buffon in the national team and has already broken into the AC Milan team. Chairman Berlusconi has taken the unheard of move in a desperate attempt to turn the failing clubs fortunes around by giving the 16 year old a lifelong contract to be there player-manager. Not only that Berlusconi has used his lofty connections to see that Donnarumma was given a similar deal by the Italian FA to get a rolling deal as the International Manager.
"Thank you all i know this is a very unusual situation but i would not have taken this job if i had not felt ready for the challenge. Our last two managers Inzaghi & Seedorf both failed to capture the old magic where as i will be trying to create a new dynasty. Not forgetting the past but certainly looking forward to the future. My Aim is simple! Build a young hungry team let them grow and develop together then rely mainly on our youth system to bring through the next generation of players along with the odd marquee signing that the biggest teams in the world rely on and expect to be making with the long term aim of returning to the days of Serie A & Champions League success. I plan to play every club game possible from this day forward, with the exception of Christian Abiatti's testimonial during pre season. I plan to watch the game from the back while club legend Mauro Tassotti will be leading things from the sidelines. As for Italy my long term aim is to break every record Buffon has and will set. Thats right my idol will stay as Italy No1 till he chooses not to be. I cant wait to work with him and improve my goalkeeping further!
I will let you see my Milan team for the future in my pre season update once i've had some ice cream & jelly.
Ciao for now.
Career AC Milan players 2024 update
GK Gianluigi Donnarumma
Career 503app
DR Mattia De Sciglio
Career 364app/5Goal
DC Alessio Romagnoli
Club Career 411app/19 Goal
DC Klodian Rexha
Club Career 128app/10Goal
DL Jorge
Club Career 317app/11Goal
DM Samuele Meduri
Club Career 225app/6Goals
MR Pione Sisto
Club Career 374app/106Goals
MR Alejandro Lorenzo
Club Career 36app/10Goals
MC Davide Violante
Club Career 228app/28Goals
ML Giacomo Bonaventura
Career 333app/106Goals
ML Joel Guzman
Club Career 82app/48Goals
AM Henk Van Der Laan
Club Career 246app/76Goals
AM Antonio Vergine
Club Career 172app/34Goals
AT Jonathan Calleri
Club Career 330app/258Goals
AT Sergio Carloni
Club Career 141app/86Goals
Trophys
Serie A *8
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2022/23
2023/24
Total Titles 26, Record Juventus 32
Champions League *4
2017/18
2018/19
2021/22
2022/23
Total Titles 11, Record Real Madrid 12
Coppa Italia *8
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Total Titles 13, Record AC Milan 13
World Club Cup *3
2018/19
2019/20
2022/23
2023/24
Total Titles 5, Record AC Milan 5
European Super Cup *4
2018/19
2019/2020
2022/2023
2023/24
Total Titles 9, Record AC Milan 9
Italian Super Coppa *7
2016/17
2017/18
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Total Titles 13, Record AC Milan 13
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