Adriano Galliani has gone too far. His latest soundbyte may sound innocuous in a vacuum… but this is no vacuum. Having some precedent in the sniping department, Silvio Berlusconi’s long-time right-hand man has only helped pile on more pressure on Mihajlovic by firing a sly broadside the Serbian’s way. Asked by journalists in front of League HQ why Milan struggle against the Serie A’s minnows, the Diavolo’s VP invited them to “ask the manager”.  

As usual, this passive-aggressive remark baffles us just as much as any previous remark that had somehow directly involved Sinisa Mihajlovic in discussions on Milan’s chances of squeezing into third place- and Champions League football.  

Yeah, you heard right: why is this all on Miha? Admittedly, the team has lost a raft of points against weaker teams on paper this year, the latest fiasco coming against Udinese, who took a point from the Rossoneri and had a substantial hold over the first half?

Is Galliani really convinced that Milan’s suddenly slack approach had anything to do with the coach’s behaviour? Do Galliani - or indrectly, Berlusconi - think Miha tells his players to take it easy, expecting opponents like Carpi or Verona to be scared off by the mere presence of Milan?

The feeling is that the club has already decided to sack the Serbian coach at the end of the season, and the awareness that third place is essentially a mirage with this squad. If Milan were to somehow make it, it would become impossible not to confirm the Serbian, something a not-kindly-inclined fanbase would not forgive or forget.

Trouble is, all of these ideas have come from the brain of a man who has yet to take a good look at himself and recognize that’s made a few mistakes along the way: unable to find the right reinforcements despite a budget of almost 90 million, Galliani was then essentially absent in the January window- on the president’s orders.

In short, why on earth are we blaming Miha again?

@AndreaDista83, translated by @EdoDalmonte