AC Milan revival?

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It'd be great for Italian football if AC Milan wins. Having a competitive league makes for great viewing.
 

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It’s still amazing to think that there’s a novelty to one of the biggest and most illustrious clubs in the world, with the 2nd best record in the European Cup / Champions League, winning their domestic league title.

Hopefully they get the job done.
 

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This will effectively confirm us as the biggest sleeping giant in football. Pleased for their fans.
 

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Great for Italian football! Some truly iconic players passed through AC Milan over the years. Great for them to no longer be the elephant graveyard club.
 

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It'd be great for Italian football if AC Milan wins. Having a competitive league makes for great viewing.
It should hopefully serve as a lesson also that it can be done while living well within your means.

Maldini and his technical staff have really done a fantastic job.
 

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An absolute treasure trove of sentiment and nostalgia here. How many people here first got their exposure to AC Milan from James Richardson's Gazzetta coverage and Serie A on Sunday with Peter Brackley? We've gotten used to seeing PSG and City in the CL all these years, yet, somehow AC Milan returning just adds a little more of the romanticism of the CL back again.
 

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An absolute treasure trove of sentiment and nostalgia here. How many people here first got their exposure to AC Milan from James Richardson's Gazzetta coverage and Serie A on Sunday with Peter Brackley? We've gotten used to seeing PSG and City in the CL all these years, yet, somehow AC Milan returning just adds a little more of the romanticism of the CL back again.
Always had a soft spot for Milan ever since watching Di Canio try to steal a goal from about 2 yards out and he shanks it wide.
 

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It will be a great retirement party for Zlatan if they win it this upcoming weekend.
 

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Such a historic and important club, it's kind of heart-warming to see the resurgence of clubs like Milan and Ajax in this strange era of billionaire-backed clubs.
 

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It will be a great retirement party for Zlatan if they win it this upcoming weekend.
Absolutely, and what a way to round off his legacy. Goes to a struggling United, wins his first European trophy. Goes to a struggling Milan, wins their first title since he was last there 11 years before. It’s good to have Milan back, it should give United fans hope that the cycle we’ve seen in Italy can repeat itself here.
 

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If Juventus set the bench mark for us back in the 90’s for the champions league then we should look at this Milan team on and off the pitch as a benchmark to getting back to challenging for the top honours.
 

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An absolute treasure trove of sentiment and nostalgia here. How many people here first got their exposure to AC Milan from James Richardson's Gazzetta coverage and Serie A on Sunday with Peter Brackley? We've gotten used to seeing PSG and City in the CL all these years, yet, somehow AC Milan returning just adds a little more of the romanticism of the CL back again.
Oh gosh yes. I used to love football Italia back in those days. Gooooooooool Accioooooooo. Watching Weah, Batistuta, Vieri, Asprilla, Baggio etc. Magical stuff as a teen.
 

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Oh gosh yes. I used to love football Italia back in those days. Gooooooooool Accioooooooo. Watching Weah, Batistuta, Vieri, Asprilla, Baggio etc. Magical stuff as a teen.
Was just mesmerised by Signori's no-step penalty technique. Couldn't understand why he could get such power on it.
 

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Van Basten single handedly ripped my local team a new one in 1992 (IFK) 0-4 loss. Great times to see huge legends play the tiny local team. In 1996 the local team manged a 2-1 win, was great times.
 

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Ironically, a pretty big chunk of Milan's glory was on the back of a dodgy, billionaire sugar daddy.
Being rich in the 20th century: :angel:
Being rich in the 21st century: :nono:
It's because Milan are a historic great and part of the status quo no matter how many times people will claim it's down to a moral standpoint, things should be done organically yada yada yada. The comments here have just further proved what was already extremely obvious.
 
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Is it really a case of revival or the caclio being weaker and weaker. Their team doesnt look that impressive yet they are top of the league.
 

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They'll have it made it back to the top faster than us. I'd never have expected that in 2013.
 

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Is it really a case of revival or the caclio being weaker and weaker. Their team doesnt look that impressive yet they are top of the league.
They probably have 6 players who would walk into our starting 11 if not more. They've built a very decent, well balanced team (particularly in midfield and fullbacks). Kessie will be a loss though.
 

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They'll have it made it back to the top faster than us. I'd never have expected that in 2013.
Last time they won the league, you know who was top scorer as well.

I wonder has any player ever gone away and come back and won a league title again with the same club after 11 years.
 

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Last time they won the league, you know who was top scorer as well.

I wonder has any player ever gone away and come back and won a league title again with the same club after 11 years.
A little bit different as he was a bit part player and was only gone for 2 years but Drogba returned to us for one year and won one last title 10 years after the first.
 

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Away with your facts

Ironically, in 20 years from now Chelsea and City will be remembered as organic teams in comparison to the teams that will be financed by SkyNet
I for one welcome our future technological overlords.
 

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A little bit different as he was a bit part player and was only gone for 2 years but Drogba returned to us for one year and won one last title 10 years after the first.
It could be Ronaldo next year...... :nervous::nervous::nervous:
 

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This is amazing, gives me some hope that united can one day make a comeback and win the PL !
 

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For those who haven't seen the Hernandez goal from yesterday, ran from pretty much his own box and scored.
 

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Is it really a case of revival or the caclio being weaker and weaker. Their team doesnt look that impressive yet they are top of the league.
Think that's a fair point to be honest. What round did the Italian teams get knocked out the Champions League for instance? Milan, bottom of their group, Atalana 3rd, and Inter & Juve knocked out in last 16.

In saying that, im happy for Milan, great to see a massive club like that revived and a more even playing field after the Juve domination a few years back.
 

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Think that's a fair point to be honest. What round did the Italian teams get knocked out the Champions League for instance? Milan, bottom of their group, Atalana 3rd, and Inter & Juve knocked out in last 16.

In saying that, im happy for Milan, great to see a massive club like that revived and a more even playing field after the Juve domination a few years back.
They’ve done a good job on lesser wages, the league is still a good league even if it isn’t as good as the EPL, La Liga etc.
 

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It's good for Italian football to have another steady and strong club, though personally can't say i care much about Milan having a revival. I don' dislike them, but they've had their day already and a good amount of it was no romantic 11 Italian lads from near Milan fairytale. To me, glory days Milan was a sleazy sugar daddy club that brought the bulk of their success through buying foreign talent. I'd rather see an Italian club rise up that haven't already had success.
 

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Next revival: Manchester United. A giant can only sleep for so long.
 

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It's good for Italian football to have another steady and strong club, though personally can't say i care much about Milan having a revival. I don' dislike them, but they've had their day already and a good amount of it was no romantic 11 Italian lads from near Milan fairytale. To me, glory days Milan was a sleazy sugar daddy club that brought the bulk of their success through buying foreign talent. I'd rather see an Italian club rise up that haven't already had success.
Juventus will most likely be the dominant force again soon.

We might be seeing something similar to what happened in the transition between Pellegrini and Guardiola.

While City built their squad, United were on the decline, Liverpool were still a few seasons away from Klopp and Arsenal were doing nothing, Chelsea and Leicester took advantage but Chelsea didn't kick on from that time.

Hopefully someone can keep one of the other Italian teams competitive with Juve.