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Outstanding October
With Miskell making an impressive start to his Rossoneiri career it would be interesting to see how his Milan team fair in the month of October
I walked down the corridors. talking to the cleaning staff as I went saying "Morning Ladies." I had given Tassotti a job to do. He was instructed to go through the Benfica game. It had become apparant that week that hehad the backroom staff on his side. They would whisper as I strolled past. I knew who I wanted in my backroom staff but whether they would come or not. I just didn't know. We would play Palermo next in Serie A. We would be at home.
AC Milan 2-0 Palermo
Pato Kacar
We were eager to get to the dressing room. The players surrounded me and the staff surrounded Tassotti. The lads were ready as they took to the stage. We would go 1-0 up through Pato, just before half time. He was a good kid and he hung out with Andrea in his spare time. He trained hard and was rewarded as being the league's top scorer. The second half came and Kacar scored to make it 2-0 and it was over. Top of the league didn't change who my assistant was though and Tassotti would make my life ****.
Luckily for me he was ill that week, which meant he wouldn't be near me. We had training that day and Pirlo decided he wanted to take training with me which was fine, but what he was going to say I didn't know. The coaches weren't there. They were with Tassotti, concerned about his health. Andrea got the team together, "Listen up, who here likes our gaffer?" Everyone nodded. "Who here likes Tassotti?" No one spoke. "You see Tassotti has been trying to get the boss sacked since day one." A whisper fest broke out amongst the players. It was very clear, they'd play for me but not Tassotti. It was a big day but Andrea didn't have to do that and I knew it. He wanted Tassotti out. Pato, Pirlo and Nesta went out with me that night. We drunk beers in a sheek bart in Milan much to my approval. We had Cesena next away.
Cesena 0-3 Milan
Pato, Pirlo Onyewu
As we eased to a 3-0 lead my thoughts turned to Tassotti. I knew I wanted to get rid of him but there were three major problems. The first was that all the staff would leave with him, the second that it would cost about £2M to get rid of him and the third and probably the biggest was this, the board loved Tassotti. They met with him regularlybut they hardly spoke to me. They hated speaking english and I didn't enjoy Italian either. The biggest man against me wasn't Tassotti it was people the board apointed, the director of football and 2 of the clubs directors. It would be an anxious wait on my future at Milan. I wasn't sure I even wanted the job, but the players wanted me to have it, and I would be there as long as they wanted me there. Pirlo was back for this one and we he played he put a smile on my face. He wore his heart on his sleeves and that was all I asked of a player.
It was Europe next and we played Redknapp's Tottenham. Redknapp was a good manager and he had a good side but not even his team would be able to handle the San Siro. We trained extra hard. They knew what Europe meant and they fought like warriors in Europe. The match was tommorow but we were prepared. Tassotti was returning to the touchline today and he would tell me of his aches and pains and problems while I fained interest.
AC Milan 1-0 Tottenham
Pato
We sat down to watch the match. We made some good little openings then all of a sudden GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL. 1-0 up and it was Pato who scored it. We kept Spurs out of the match for the rest of the game and when the full time whistle went I shook Harry's hand with good grace. We shared a bottle of wine afterwards in my office. We would talk for at least an hour just on the England team. He left at ten to head back to his players but I stayed on until I heard a knock at the door. "Come in." I yelled. It was Tassotti and he had the toungue of a serpent. "I am giving you a week, Do you hear me? I am giving you a week then I want you to resign."
"And if I refuse" I pondered calmly.
"Lets just say you will be incapacitated." He left as a smerk beemed across my face, it was time to call in a favour. It was time to bring in Brian.
AC Milan 5-1 Chievo
Pato (2), Ronaldinho, Riquelme, Kacar Marcolini
We would play Chievo that week on a Sunday. Tassotti stared at me through judging eyes as the players took to the pitch. He turned to me and said "So are you going to resign?"
"Now why would I do that?" I replied. And silence fell amongst the bench. It became apparant that the bench were listening but they got distracted by the match. My eyes stayed fixed upon Tassotti and his eyes on mine. I would occasionally see Nesta win a header or Andrea make a perfect pass. They would look at me for approval while all the time I stared at Tassotti. We would win the hearts of the fans on the pitch and I would win the hearts of the players off it.
I walked round the ground as I normally do, waving to the cleaners and smiling at the tourists who had come to see the stadium. I strolled in to Tassotti's office. The clutter filled the whole room with more papers on the desk than my own. I saw a list on his desk with some of the players names on, and then it had mine on as well. It was a hit list and I wasn't first, Pirlo was.
Catania 2-4 AC Milan
Silvestre, Spolli Onyewu (2) Ronaldinho, Riquelme
The bench would sit in this match. Andrea unable to play with a minor injury with me on the right. The players sat behind us.Tassotti on the left the staff behind him. EWe would win 4-2 and play some good football doing so. I was able to watch the match but Andrea wasn't all he could do was look at Tassotti, and all I could do was think about Andrea looking at Tassotti. Nesta would see us after the game, and we would go to his home and have a bottle of wine. We were celebrating the win, but we were also forgetting Tassotti.
Napoli 0-2 AC Milan
Huntelaar (2)
It was decision day. It could well be the biggest day in my careerand in Andrea's too. He begged me to stayed with me at touch side but he played. He looked off his game which was understandable to me. Then it hit me. Tassotti hated Andrea because he knew about his speech at training but who did he hear it off. There were no staff there that day but there were plenty of players. The match ended in victory Klaas grabbed a brace and we finished the month unbeaten and looking down on our greatest rivals and then I was summoned to a metting in the board room.
I walked in unsure of what to expect. The grand door creeked open and it that room there were staff players and most worryingly the board but what would they do?