I have a special treat
for you today! A few hours after the game on Saturday, I found a passionate
letter to Silvio in my inbox in the form of this guest post from Nathan.
He is a longtime reader of the blog and I had recently asked him if he’d like
to write a post. Inspired by the insanity, please enjoy the following letter to
Silvio Berlusconi, the sentiments I think many of us share right now.
Dear Silvio,
I have held off long enough. I can no longer sit idly by and
allow you or any of your cronies to continue to ruin the club that I love more
than any franchise in my lifelong hometown of Indianapolis, IN, in the manner
that you do without a word. I’ve held the faith.
First please let me preface: I am 36 years old and an
American. I grew up going to Indiana Pacers games almost weekly in season. In
basketball country. I loved the Pacers and Colts and followed them through the
lean times and the great times. I suffered as a child through losing seasons in
the 80’s (for the Pacers) and the 80’s & much of the 90’s (for the Colts).
I was unskilled at both, personally, but followed them almost religiously.
Proper football (soccer here in the States), however was the
sport I respected & loved the most – having grown up playing since age 5 -
and played even into my 30s recreationally. Milan was the club that I LOVED,
from what I’d read about in the magazines in the 90s about the fabled Immortals
team, all the way to the 2005 team that dropped a 3-goal lead to Liverpool in
the CL final to the Pippo & Kaka-led team in 2007 that avenged that 2005
loss. Despite the “Hoosier” upbringing (I refuse to call myself a “Hoosier,”
because I haven’t the faintest idea WTF that is), I could never – EVER- devote
my heart to any team that uses blue as one of its principle colors. It’s the
Piru Blood in me. That said, I LOVE this club. I will never NOT love this club.
I am not now and have never been a fair-weather fan. The Colts had Peyton
Manning for years, but prior to that, there was Gary Hogeboom, Jack Trudeau,
Jeff George, etc. The Pacers had Reggie Miller for years, but prior to that,
there was Steve Stipanovich, Chuck Person, and Vern Fleming. No disrespect to
those guys…but as a fan, I dealt with “lean years.”
My support for my club is and will forever be unwavering (as
well as the players that properly represent the Milan crest and history)…but
it’s time for the gloves to come off. After today (and really, it’s been building
a long time), I’m almost embarrassed to be a Milan fan. Almost.
First and foremost,
Phillipe Mexes needs to be sold. Released. Fired. Kicked in the balls.
Right now. Not just because of what he did today (not at all excusing that),
but he exemplifies EVERYTHING that is wrong with Milan right now. Yes, he is
serviceable. Yes, he has had moments of absolute brilliance. Yes he has played
very well when called upon this term. But let’s look at his flaws at the club
level:
• He’s a walking yellow card (hot head)
• He’s a liability on defense (most of the chances
for Lazio today alone were a result of his poor defense)
• He is NOT worth a quarter of his yearly salary.
He is currently our most expensive player at the moment.
Marinate on that for a moment. Phillipe Mexes is AC Milan’s most
expensive squad player. De Jong (who is 752% better than Mexes) makes less than
him.
• He is a problem in the locker room and a poor example for everyone else
Second, go fuck
yourself, Silvio. And Galliani. If we’re going to be a midtable team, a
feeder team for the (now) larger clubs in Europe, fine. I hate it, but come out
and frigging say it. BE HONEST. I get that money right now is “hard to come by”
in Italy (although, let me know when Berlu stops landing in Casa Milan in a private
helicopter once a week, or having his pedophilic bunga bunga parties…or when he
stops mainlining Botox via his forehead), but be honest with your supporters.
Third – and most
importantly – STOP LYING TO YOUR SUPPORTERS.
Don’t even get me started on the squad and coaching
instability. This is a high-level critique…because piss runs downhill and most
of our problems start at the very top. Sadly, I don’t see anything changing
until the club are out of your family’s hands, and that’s a huge shame for Barbara,
because I honestly think that she cares and has the best interests of the club
in her head. Silvio, you seem to only care about bunga bunga.
That said…derka derka, Forza Milan.
Regards,
Nathan Manuel
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| That is sign language for vagina, the man has a serious problem. |
Thanks again to Nathan for sharing his passion with us.
Please follow him on Twitter to keep
up with his comments on Milan and more.
If you are looking for
preview for tomorrow’s match, sorry, but I chose to post this today instead, as
Saturday’s match was a more honest preview than I could ever write.
Our next match is
Coppa Italia Quarterfinals
Milan vs. Lazio
Tuesday, January 27 • 21:00 CET (3pm EST)
This match is NOT being shown LIVE in the U.S.