I think it's shortsighted and downright spoiled to believe a club has sum god given right to always win, and the way sum fans approach this matter would surprise you, and I guess it's natural given history and the expectations. Still shortsighted. Championships are just bragging rights.
The only thing I would side with the tifosi, not in an extremist way is that a club is obligated to try their best to put the best team together. There are many things to be thankfull about Silvio(in regards to his management of the club, leaving politics aside), and really if you know their history they were at the bottom of the barell before Sacchi got there and Silvio invested in Gullit, Van Basten, Rijkaard etc. But since Moggligate it seems he's either given up or just in it to make sum pocket change. So in that sense I feel the guy who busts his ass working 9 to 5 to afford a ticket for a Tuestay CL match is due an explanation as to why the club has been so lenient on the transfert market when teams like Manchester, Chelsea, Liverpool, Barca, Madrid haven't.
I just don't see old men at Galliani and Berlusconi's changing their mind about things that much. And while I don't like to romanticize sports, it was very clear to anyone watching last night, that the general mood of San Siro was very light in comparison to the past(Ajax, PSV, Lyon, Manchester ties).
Last edited by Captain Beefheart : 03-05-2008 at 04:01 AM.
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