I'm a big fan of Carlo's cool, calm, media friendly image. He injects glamour with his Armani suits and nonchalant mannerisms in the face of adversity. Even after the devastating 2005 champions league final, he went on to guide a team of pensioners +kaka' to redemption in 2007. Yet his league record is suspect to say the least, he lost a championship from nine points up with eight games to go. So it's no wonder he only has a single 'serie a' title in 8 years at Milan. Essentially, he is a coach and not a visionary. Berlusconi was the mastermind and made the big decisions, Carlo merely accepted them. He is the exact opposite to Mourinho, in terms of the power he both demands and warrants. The problem we have as a football club is that Roman, Gourley and co have made poor decisions. They knew full well Carlo has an appalling record with youngsters, apart from a rare few (Pato, Kaka'). Yet they appointed him in midst of this epic crossroads we face as a club to implement youth. Ballack's contract renewal would have caused a signing like Ramires to be impossible, but he was tailor made for Carlo's management style. Nevertheless, Carlo must stay. The dice has been rolled, and it would be detrimental in the long term to hire a new manager and staff. Along with demands for new players, and time for new philosophy's to be embraced. We need a cash injection from Roman to revitalise the squad, players have become far too comfortable. Winston Churchill once said, "Success, is the ability to move from one failure to the other with enthusiasm". I couldn't agree more.
