Chapter 736: Maldini suffers cold

Today's San Siro stadium is so mixed that it's impossible to describe its mood in one word.

AC Milan have three games left this season and today is the last home game. After three games, the 41-year-old Paolo Maldini retired and today is Maldini's home farewell game.

A week ago, AC Milan launched the 'Maldini Farewell T-shirt', a white commemorative T-shirt with a red heart on it, which is the logo of Maldini's and Vieri's co-founded clothing brand 'Sweet-Years'. Almost everyone in the San Siro stadium today wore the white T-shirt, worn by the fans, by Zhuo Yang and his teammates, and by their opponents, the Roma.

The whole of Italy is saying goodbye to Maldini and paying tribute to this great legend, and together with the city's sworn rival Inter Milan, officials and fans, they are also thanking Maldini for his contribution to football and the city of Milan.

Maldini, at the front of the queue, led his sons Daniel and Christian into the pitch from left to right, and Zhuo Yang stared at his back at the end of the line.

Maldini, the most pious surname in the history of AC Milan, surpasses Silvio Berlusconi. From Cesar, to Paulo, to Daniel and Christian, three generations have demonstrated their unwavering loyalty to AC Milan. Maldini Sr. and Maldini Jr. were present today, as well as Adriana, the wife of the team, who came to witness Paolo Maldini's farewell to San Siro.

Not only will Maldini say goodbye to this stadium, but Maldini will also say goodbye to AC Milan, and he said to Zhuo Yang: "I'm not sure if I'll come back, maybe not." ”

Maldini's legendary players, in accordance with Serie A tradition, would have moved to senior positions at the club after retiring, using their influence and deep understanding of the game to continue to work for the team and the club. Maldini had already reached a verbal agreement with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and other senior officials in the second half of last year under Barbara's leadership, and he would become AC Milan's director of sports strategy after retiring. This position is equivalent to the deputy of sports director Braida, and it also means that after the retirement of the 64-year-old Braida in the future, Maldini will become Milan's sports director, taking full charge of the club's sports affairs.

But everything changed in 2009, when Barbara was demoted from AC Milan's decision-making hierarchy and Pierre was in charge of the overall work. Pierre rejected the previous agreement, arguing that Maldini had no managerial experience and was not immediately fit to take on such an important management position. Pierre is very shameless, Maldini has been at AC Milan for more than 30 years since he was nine years old, he knows Milan better than anyone else, and Pierre himself has not even been a contractor before, let alone management experience, he has no work experience at all.

Pierre's real intention was to expel Barbara's 'Paul', but he did not dare to do so openly, otherwise he would be condemned by the whole world. Pierre offered Maldini a job as an academy coach at Milan's youth base, Vismara, not yet as a manager.

It was an insult to Maldini, and he refused without hesitation. The team loves AC Milan and is loyal to the red and black in their hearts, but they are not loyal to the surname Silvio Berlusconi. Maldini publicly announced in the media that he would leave football completely and leave AC Milan after retiring.

At the top level, Prime Minister Ben basically stopped talking about specific affairs, and Galliani had long had the idea of cleaning up the nondescript institution of the Knights of the Round Table, so he was happy to see the expulsion of Maldini, the head of the Knights. Braida chose to protect herself safely because Barbara lost her position.

Milan's indifference to Maldini had a devastating and far-reaching effect. Not only did Ancelotti feel sorry for his old brother and took the opportunity to suspend the renewal of his contract with the club, but also left an irreparable scar in the hearts of other Milanese. It was difficult for players and clubs to trust each other anymore, and as time went on, players and the hierarchy became suspicious of each other, and Milan's traditional culture finally thinned.

In the future, AC Milan will prefer foreign 'mercenary' players, because only talking about profit will make things essential and simplistic, and they are very disgusted that the old Italian players always try to kidnap fans with feelings to blackmail the club. Of course, that's just their opinion, but the gap officially began with Maldini's retirement and has deepened.

Since then, Pirlo, Gattuso, Nesta, Ambrosini, Brockchi, Bonella and other veteran pillars of the Italian team have not been able to die in Milanello at the end of their careers, but have left other teams to continue playing, this embarrassing phenomenon is the result of AC Milan's cold treatment of Maldini.

Maldini did not tell the truth about his abandonment, and he did not want civil unrest at the club, especially those who have a strong temper, such as Zhuo Yang, and have to watch out for him to explode at a crucial time at the end of the season.

But after all, the paper can't contain the fire, and these things can't be hidden at all. Zhuo Yang was very indignant about Maldini, but he couldn't fight over it, and his sister and the fat man dissuaded him from going crazy in the media, because the two noticed that there was something unusual about it. But in the end, it was Maldini himself who appeased Zhuo Yang.

Maldini said: "Zoyang, Milan is above everything, above Maldini and above Berlusconi. Milan needs the champions, to bring the team together and to bid me farewell with the champions. ”

Maldini's words are very right, we can't let the brilliant prospects of the team's concerted efforts this season be ruined in the hands of the bastards at the top, Zhuo Yang listened to the advice of the horse team, pressed his mood, and led the team to advance on three fronts.

Not only Zhuo Yang, but Maldini, who is elegant and wise, with high intelligence and high emotional intelligence, used his huge prestige to appease the entire team, so that all the players can devote their energy and thoughts to the final sprint of the season. As a result, with the joint efforts of Maldini, Zhuo Yang, Carlo Ancelotti and others, AC Milan presented a very interesting scene: the management was in a miasma, but the team was united. The tumbling yellow mud meets the clear and rushing river, and the water is distinct.

Zhuo Yang asked Maldini: "Paul, what are you going to do after you leave Milan?" ”

"Zhuo Yang, tell you a secret. In fact, my biggest dream is not to be a successful professional footballer, but to be a successful fashion designer. I felt that it was time to make this dream come true. ”

"Paul, you're going to make it. How about I go and endorse your 'Sweet-Years' fashion? ”

"Hahaha......, Zhuo Yang, my dear brother, you are too expensive, I can't afford to invite you. Hahaha......"