Famous for his fiery playing style that has come to be known as the pangolin, now Gattuso's task in the red and black team is not simply to hunt for the ball, then pass it to his teammates as usual, his task is now much more difficult. That is what helped AC Milan escape the long-term slide crisis since the summer.
Spending more than $ 240 million with the ambition to return to the peak of Seria A and named in the list in the Champions League, but AC Milan fans were disappointed. 18 points are the gap between the top team Napoli and the team after 14 rounds in the Italian national championship.
The one who has to take responsibility for this poor performance is coach Vincenzo Montella. During his time in charge, he always struggled to create a diagram suitable for the new generation of students in the shabby club without being able to escape.
Whatever comes, it has to come, playing poorly, showing a lack of cohesion in the playing style, the draw with Torino at home last weekend was like a drop of water, making it impossible for Milan's board to defend the coach against further criticism, Milan decided to fire Montella after more than a year of association.
Then, instead of choosing an experienced coach, AC Milan's board decided to put their trust in a former midfielder Gennaro Gattuso - a person who only coached at the youth level while the old personnel problem left by Montella was too complicated.
It was even more risky to realize that the two most recent former Milan legends in the hot seat, Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi, were unsuccessful and had to leave shortly after.
This is certainly a big challenge for Gattuso in his new position. It is clear that AC Milan is struggling with difficulties, will the new captain revive this traditional team?
