🚨Paolo Maldini & Leonardo are in a reflecting phase for all the names for the CT role. Andrea Pirlo is amongst the names in the front rowConte & Mancini in the mixGuardiola dream in the backgroundBy the WEEKEND a decisionThen the final ball passes to Malagò@Gazzetta_it pic.twitter.com/tlhXVY7YBX— AzzurriXtra🇮🇹 (@XtraAzzurri) July 13, 2026 FWIW. Maybe Pirlo was the "surprise" Malago was talking about a while back..... Sounds like we will have closure soon on this according to Gazzetta if the timeline is correct.
Insomma ALTRI 7 GIORNI I tedeschi HANNO GIA' SCELTO IL LORO E NOI ANCORA 7 GIORNI!!!!!! per i NOMI PIRLO E' IMPROPONIBILE DATO CHE HA FALLITO DA OGNI PARTE!
I mean Pirlo is a great guy. Smart too. But do we really want to hand over the reigns to him? He had a short stint at Juve, in Turkey and then Serie B with Samp. On a positive note, he is fluid tactically and certainly never played the 3-5-2 that I recall. He knows the importance of a trequartista and creativity. On the negative side...he just has no real experience. I'd rather have Mancini. That said, if we was down to Pirlo or Conte, I'd take Pirlo.
📰 @86_longo: Comotto has made a very positive impression during the early stages of pre-season. pic.twitter.com/DmzvH8yNFh— Milan Posts (@MilanPosts) July 13, 2026
Maldini just made up his mind on the weekend to finally accept the director job. I would rather Maldini and Leonardo take their time and do their due diligence to get this decision correct in their minds. The FIGC knew what they were signing up for giving Maldini the keys to the car, if you will. I laughed at the YT video, bravo.
I am going to laugh so hard if Comotto gets more playing time with Milan than Liberali with Como, it prolly won't happen but curios to see what happens this season bc I believe Liberali made the wrong decision.
From Mancini to Conte, back to Mancini, Pioli and then Pep but now Pirlo has entered the chat? Deficienti.
Germany picking Klopp right away is a no brainer. It's like if Carlo was avaialble, we should've selected him immediately. Or perhaps Conte. Club winners. It's a good thing we didn't pick right away, bc I feel it would've been Conte then. The longer this goes, I feel Conte will eventually move on, maybe perhaps to Saudi crossing my fingers.
It was worse a few months ago. Each week someone posted here that it was confirmed to be Allergri, then Conte, then back to Allergri and so one. I knew that was all bs.
IL problema E' IL TEMPO a settembre rinizia la Nation League e il CT deve iniziare a farsi un giro dei raduni per vedere la forma dei giocatori NON SI PUO' PERDERE TEMPO del Resto NAPOLEONE diceva che lo spazio si può recuperarlo il TEMPO NO
I agree. Maldini was always going to be the first step, next is the head coach. If I'd have to bet, it'll happen by next week.
Senti, non ho mai detto che Pep volesse allenare l’Italia perché ama il Paese, la maglia azzurra, la pizza ecc., e non ho mai negato che il denaro sia il fattore principale. Sto valutando questa mossa di Pep in base a ciò che lui può offrire rispetto agli altri. Se Maldini ha un piano per convincerlo e Malago ha in mente una strategia per permetterselo, mi piacerebbe sapere di cosa si tratta. Nel frattempo, come tifosi, tutto ciò che possiamo fare è formulare ipotesi. Poi non siamo d’accordo sul fatto che Pep non sia in grado di imparare il calcio italiano. Penso che la questione sia meno complessa di quanto tu creda. Il mondo del calcio è pieno di esempi di paesi che scelgono allenatori stranieri. Alla fine non credo che Pep verrà in Italia a causa del fattore economico. Ma se non fosse un’opzione, in questo momento lui è la mia prima scelta, specialmente se stanno prendendo in considerazione Pirlo e Pioli
I find the names of Pirlo and Pioli so underwhelming. I would love to know what hesitations Maldini has on Mancini
Perfetto allora siamo d'accordo, penso che questo sia il motivo perchè sia difficile che venga ad allenare la nazionale italiana, poi vedremo cosa Maldini e Leonardo tireranno fuori per convincerlo, ma sinceramente vedo poche possibilità
Probabile in serie B (ho sentito che interessa al Modena) anche se il Parma si è fatto sotto, fossi il giocatore o il suo agente cercherei di scegliere la destinazione in cui possa giocare di più
Per il prossimo commissario tecnico degli @Azzurri Mancini resta il favorito: idea Andrea Pirlo @SkySport— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) July 13, 2026
Giusto per ridere https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazi...e-andrea-pirlo-idea-commissario-tecnico.shtml Ct della Nazionale: Maldini e Leonardo pensano a Pirlo. Forse da schierare in campo perchè in panchina non ne ha azzeccata una...... Sullo sfondo rimane il sogno Guardiola (vanno avanti i ragionamenti sul come sia possibile realizzare il colpo Pep) Probabilmente stanno organizzando un gruppo per rapirlo e portarlo in Italia, perchè L'UNICO ARGOMENTO per convincerlo sono i SOLDI (Che non abbiamo)
To be fair, there is no WC to talk about for Italy, and this is the most interesting news/beginning of a cycle in years, lol. Media must be sitting around trying to cram in an Azzurri story where they can. The truth is nobody seems to really know because the Maldini/Leonardo tandem seem to be doing their due diligence with candidates. They did not have some slam dunk hire clearly they had in their back pocket to announce prior to doing this work. Reading the tea leaves today the best we can it seems like it would be Mancini, Pirlo, Conte and an outside prayer hope of Pep. Even though I personally agree with others that the longer it goes is starting to make me feel like Conte will go do something else.
This is the same MO that exists for transfers. Teams have their list of preferences and will hit up each club and player to gauge interest and understand the economics of a deal. Just because a team inquires for a player, doesn't mean he’ll be signed. There’s an entire ecosystem built on reporting these rumours. Either the journalists have insiders that leak info or in some cases the clubs go to them directly (Fabrizio Romano). The same thing is happening here. The FIGC is likely talking to everyone and all the names are getting reported. I really don’t understand the fuss because it’s par for the course
You think they would ask the senior players for input? Tell you what though. Hiring Maldini and Leonardo gives them credibility for Pep to even pick up his phone. Imagine Gravina calling him? Straight to voicemail. And yes, as wrote last week, of course the names would be recycled again. Anyhow, they promised the hiring would take place by the end of the week.