Montella at Milan: Is It A Continuing Trial and Error?

AC Milan have captured and signed Vincenzo Montella as new manager for the upcoming 2016/17 season.

Milan has changed four managers prior to the signing of Montella after sacking current Juventus FC manager Maximiliano Allegri in 2014.

Three former players of the old era have tried to get Milan back to its glory days but it has all proved futile.

Fans are desperately inpatient with the mismanagement of the club.

Clarence Seedorf, Filippo Inzaghi, Cristian Brocchi, Mihajovic and Montella are old footballers who know their way around the game but it does not make them great managers.

The problem of the current Milan has to do with the board because of some of its decisions.

In the modern era where clubs sign footballers for whopping sums of money, Milan are riding on mediocre players and expect the team to head back to its glory days when no star players and "winners" are being signed.

What adds salt to injury is the lack of chance for our youth players and at the end they are shipped to other teams where they contribute immensely to their success.

Montella Needs Financial Backing and Managerial Independence to Survive

Adriano Galliani is a well-known football administrator who is seen in most of AC Milan’s transfers other than the managers themselves and this is one of the facets of the problems that has dwindled the club to such an unpardonable status.

United States of America’s Major League Soccer (MLS), Qatar, India and the Chinese Super League are the new destination for emerging talents because of their financial prowess.

Former coaches of Milan after the Allegri era were not able to survive because they lacked managerial independence and had meager finances.

If Vincenzo Montella is provided with the right resources and independence he would be able to take Milan back to the pinnacle of club football but for now Milan is just flirting with trial and error.