Nice! Let's hope he takes it.

The only bit of good news I've been able to read about our club all week.

OFFICIAL: Pippo Inzaghi is the new coach of Milan’s Allievi Nazionali.

I don't know about his coaching abilities but this is cool.

Good luck to him. Move please.

Some photos of Pippo at work from Mediaset/AC Milan.com

Haha he looks like a player still But I love this, I hope he coaches us soon

He should be coaching goal celebrations.

Pippo started his coaching career with a 5-1 win over Bologna.

Now that's a coach look. He'll make it, I'm sure. In a couple of years, I can see him take over.

class

Hopefully!

Just imagine his passion behind the team on CL night...

He'd literary sub in himself and score.

When I saw those pictures my first thought was "damn he really looks the part." I'd love to see him take over in a few years. We all know he has the passion but I think we need to make sure he's given time to develop the tactical and man managing skills to succeed.

Problem is, we're now trying to get rid of the friend-family policy. If we appoint Pippo,...well, we're back with the same relationship we had with Carletto. That's probably why we never even consider Mauro as an option.

There are strong reports Pippo Inzaghi will be promoted to Coach of the Milan Primavera team from next season.

The former striker retired only last summer and went straight into work at the Rossoneri youth academy.

At the moment he is at the helm of the Allievi side, who are all under the age of 16.

There are suggestions Inzaghi has done so well that he will be promoted to the Primavera job for 2013-14, which many see as a stepping stone to an ‘inevitable’ position as head Coach of Milan one day.

Current Primavera Coach Aldo Dolcetti will step down to join Massimiliano Allegri’s staff as a conduit between the youth and senior levels of the squad.

Slowly making his way to the top.

As usual.

superpippo's team wins cup


Tsk tsk tsk, I would at least expect someone to comment about this moment of triumph for the next generation of Milan. The beat the same team they lost against last year, Anderlecht (spell).

It is sad that this threat lay idle for so long, noting that Inzaghi is still very much involved in Milan, given his current task.

I did, two minutes before you posted.

FORZA INZAGHI AND THE YOUTH OF MILAN !

OI OI OI , OI OI OI SUPER PIPPO SEGNA PER NOI !!!!

FORZA RAGAZZI !

Gotta love him.

9 men. We won a final with 9 men on the pitch. Men not boys.

Pippo the coach has yet to prove his merits, but as far as 'feeling' goes i feel he knows what is to be done. He can teach the attack how to be sharper, how to feed the ball through.

Inzaghi the player missed a lot of chances (as most do) due to poor incoming assists. Hence he should have an idea of how to direct the midfield attack.

He is yet to prove his merits, but as far as feeling goes .. I hope he is ready.

I'm optimistic as well

SuperPippo, yes, but how awesome is Rui Costa? Those passes, that vision, that technique... One of the classiest players to have ever worn the Milan shirt.

+1, I miss having a proper trequartista in the team.

I think every team nowadays misses a true trequartista like him.

That being said, I get always interested when the name Rui Costa pops out - in correlation to Milan. Yes, he was a genius passer, one could say the last of it's kind. He was a smart player and a real asset. But he had considerable downsides as well (when he came to Milan): unlike his spell at Fiorentina, he was almost completely unable to hit the goal and missed a few unbelievable chances. He also tackled hard and used his elbow. In the end, he didn't really play "that" much with us.

My intention isn't here to slander a true footballing legend, far from that. But it's interesting how when it comes to Rui Costa we always tend to be sentimental, assertive and forget some important aspects. The same can be said about most of our legends, but then the difference is, most of them played for 6, 7 or more years with us. I never once experienced the "Rui Costa effect" on Albertini or Gullit for example.

Aside from the not scoring goals aspect, which is true and sometimes he was unfairly booed by fans at San Siro because of it, I can't find any other negatives. Tackled hard and used his elbow? I recall no such things, at all.

The issue with Rui Costa is that we signed him too late. He was almost 30 when he arrived, and he didn't play that much in his first season because he got injured if I remember correctly (damn, I was only 12 back then, how time flies!), and then after Kaka's arrival he started slowly being marginalized by Carlo. However, he was vital in our '03 CL win, and also very important in our '04 scudetto. Christmas tree, remember? But by 05/06 he was 33 and that's too much for a trequartista. And Kaka's boom just meant more bench.

So, yeah, circumstances of late arrival and Kaká's signing hindered somehow his stay with us, but I was lucky enough to enjoy his magic. He will remain one of the classiest players I've ever seen play, and definitely in my Top 5 Milan players.

Agreed, agreed. And sure, I remember. But why does he get that highly ranked and that much adored is beyond me.

I have no idea Fillipo, but I feel the same as x-off.

Oh and Rui Costa Pass Accuracy: 99

I can see why you feel this way. I think one reason is that a lot of our legends and greats over the past few decades always performed better for Milan than anyone else. Rui Costa was more like that for Fiorentina, a legend of theirs who moved on and wasn't quite the same for Milan.

SKY Sports Video: Inzaghi - My first 100 days on AC Milan bench

http://video.sky.it/sport/calcio-italiano/...rni/v216764.vid

Inzaghi's full interview with GdS, Sky and Milan Channel

“Good and intense days. I think that I’m doing a nice work in a club that loves me and gave me a lot. The team makes me proud and the fans are close to me. I hope to continue well and give satisfactions to them and to the president.” His transition from the U-19 to the first team was smooth: “I didn’t sleep even when I was coaching U-17 and U-19. I didn’t sit on the bench even for a minute, I can’t fake, I am who I am. I like to live the game. Few minutes before the match, I think about the last advice I can give to the squad. The presence of the coach must always be felt, both when things go well and when they god badly.”

He managed to transmit what he wanted to his players: “Starting from day one, I was looking for the will to never give up in my players and I think this is the thing that is doing the biggest difference. It’s hard to find a team that has more desire than we do; maybe there are stronger teams, but not more desire to win. In this moment, we know our virtues and our flaws: we have a good attack, the best in the league; we have to correct something in the defense: the team must be shorter on the pitch and we have to find the right mechanisms; but you can’t have everything right away. We need to start from what we have done well so far and, with time and work, improve on some aspects.”

“We have five very important games ahead of us, after those we’ll draw another balance. We don’t set goals, we have the right spirit and I hope we’ll improve game after game. Who knows where we’ll arrive. Surely we aim at doing better than in the past season, Milan can’t stay out of Europe. Coppa Italia? We live that like it was Champions League.”

One of the meetings with Berlusconi is an unforgettable moment for Pippo: “I will always carry my first dinner in Arcore in my heart. After two draws, he gathered the team to transmit confidence to the players, especially to the newcomers and the youngsters. He realized that we wanted to do well and that we had the right attitude.”

He weighed in on the single players: “I have never hesitated in fielding Honda right away. He always showed kills and desire and he was capable of winning over who criticized him. When I was proposed Menez, I asked for some opinions and they were all positive, so Galliani and I went to talk to him to understand his frame of mind and his will. A minute was enough to understand that he wanted to redeem himself and that he was very motivated. Everybody knows how much I esteem El Shaarawy. I picked 4-3-3 to make him perform at his best, then, at a point, I had to make some choices. If Stephan plays like in those 20 minutes against Chievo, he won’t be benched a lot.”

He concluded with a message of love: “I’ve the great fortune of coaching the team I love. Who coaches Milan must be ambitious. I hope to bring it back to high levels and make it return the Milan that it has always been.”

Cheers Trini

Inzaghi has his work cut out for him alright. Despite the decline in quality within Serie A, it is still a tough league to endure. The honeymoon ended after the after the Juventus game, all the euphoria faded and what is left is results.

I trust him to come good, but he is still a rookie, a bad patch and the whole team could burn to the late-teens of the table.

Youtube Clip



Happy Birthday, Super Pippo!

Legend

Wish him all the best with Venezia.

Truly a god.

Scored a hattrick today