Milan chief Paolo Maldini hopes their ‘stability can be an advantage’ compared to other clubs who are changing coach and personnel.
The Rossoneri started their pre-season training under Stefano Pioli, who had been seemingly on the verge of an exit several times before leading them to second place in Serie A last term.
“The sensations are of continuing a very positive year and mainly confirming what we’ve done so far,” director Maldini told Milan TV.
“We earned a certain stability both at the club and sporting level. Having a young team, the objective is to improve the overall performance and build on the stability, which can be an advantage over many teams who are changing a great deal.”
With Thiago Motta’s appointment at Spezia this evening, we now have the names of all 20 Serie A coaches for the 2021-22 campaign.
Only eight have remained on the bench from last term, with clubs like Inter, Juventus, Roma, Lazio and Napoli all changing.
Milan qualified for the Champions League and will be back in Europe’s biggest club tournament after a seven-year absence.
“We are in a very competitive division, but the emotions of the Champions League are always something else,” noted Maldini.
“That is where we can evaluate just how far some young players have really come. We also hope to play in front of as many fans as possible, because while they have been wonderful and fired us up, having them in the stadium gives players a different motivation.”