I personally see that the real problem with AC Milan is not only the coach. but also on the depth of the squad. But yes, it is also quite natural for the AC Milan club to fire Pioli. Because even though AC Milan managed to finish in second place in Serie A, we have to remember that AC Milan experienced quite a lot of failures in other competitions.
For example, AC Milan failed in the UCL group stage. Then they only managed to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League. And apart from that, AC Milan also failed in the Coppa Italia, namely in the quarter-finals. This has also led to rumors that Pioli will be fired since before the season finished. But I personally didn't expect that this would actually happen. Because I think that AC Milan actually just needs to strengthen the depth of their squad and try again next season. But yeah, there's no harm in trying a new trainer. because it could be that this new coach can bring better changes to AC Milan.
The AC Milan team does not have strong finances to bring in many quality players, so I think what Pioli has built so far is something very extraordinary, other coaches may not be able to do that with the existing limitations.
So Pioli's dismissal was a big mistake.
We'll see next season AC Milan with their new coach, I'm sure they will be even worse.
A team like AC Milan must be built on a strong foundation with a long processing time, because of the financial limitations they have, let's just look at the squad in the AC Milan team, they are no better than Inter Milan so it's only natural that they can't compete.
Last season, AC Milan was quite bad, but we cannot forget what Pioli has built since his arrival, there have been quite a lot of positive changes in the AC MIlan team, Pioli should be retained to continue this process.
Now I really doubt AC Milan, and for the competition for the Scudetto next season I will not put AC Milan there.
Last season, Milan released Tonali to Newcastle for a fee of up to 70 million, so they were able to bring in players of the caliber of Pulisic, Loftus Cheek and several others. The loss of Tonali was quite noticeable, as Milan often experienced ups and downs in performance, where new recruits were also slow in the adaptation process. If Milan loses another key player like Rafael Leao, it will be difficult for them to compete for the Scudetto next season.
Inter have a number of experienced players in the squad, and the average age of their players is quite mature. Inzaghi fleet leads the top of the standings alone, and it is clear that no one can beat them except Sassuolo. Next season, Milan looks like it will still be a team that can put pressure on Inter, Juventus and Napoli can also join in the competition in the top four.
Expectations for Milan success next season are no better than during Pioli time, where it is doubtful that Paulo Fonseca will be able to bring Milan to a more consistent appearance. However, Milan management have come to the conclusion to part ways with Pioli, and they will fully support the new manager. Regarding Milan movements in the transfer window, it seems that there are no recruitments that are too surprising.