After he been sacked, he was named as Nerazzurri manager to replace former manager Rafael Benitez in a somewhat controversial move, due to the Brazilian's long career with rivals Milan as both player and manager. Leonardo has started extremely well, collecting 30 points from 12 games, with an average of 2.5 points per game, better than his predecessors Benitez and Jose Mourinho. Leonardo set a new Italian Serie A record by collecting 33 points in 13 games, the previous record was 32 points in 13 games made by Fabio Capello in 2004–05 season. On March 15, 2011, Leonardo led Inter to a memorable 3–2 Champions League away victory over F.C. Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the Round of 16 after losing the first leg at home.
Of course, maybe this affair will enough him to keep his job at Inter but leaves the club is the choice that he prefer. Why? Maybe we don't know what he's thinking about, but I can said that his popolarity at Milan clubs very low.
I think many Milan fans are being far too harsh on L3-0nardo. What seems to add credibility to these angry outbursts is the fact that very few Milan players defend him. Players such as Gattuso, who never had a good relationship with Leonardo feel justified in an outburst. I think this is fair, as we are people and this is seen as a betrayal. That being said, this was done months ago, and I’ve seen very little of the intensity and animosity to Leonardo decline at all.
I’m not defending his decision, as Thiago Silva did in an April interview with Eurosport Magazine, “I have nothing against him and I think it was the right decision to accept Inter’s offer. He is still at the start of his career and this means getting the best possible curriculum. I was happy for Leonardo After all, he wasn’t the one who wanted to walk away, but rather things happened within the club that he didn’t like. A few months later, he received an offer from a rival side.”
I personally, would still welcome him back to the red/black side as a scout. If you wouldn’t then I’m afraid your pride is depriving you of one of the best scouts we’ve had in recent years.
The man discovered Kaka, and was partially responsible for both Silva and Pato. He almost single-handedly kept Inter in the Ganso race despite the fact he could be leaving the club. He has some serious pull, guys.
I’m not thrilled with his decision to coach Inter, but I really don’t think he deserves this kind of malicious attack day after day. It’s a job. I think he’s still a Milanista at the end of the day. He’ll realize his mistake, and even if he doesn’t, it’s ok because we realize it for him. The man loved Milan for years, and we can’t take that away.
In any event, I believe we have made our point. I’m not saying there should be an end to the jokes or anything of the sort, but maybe we should tone it down with the “Leo is merda; he should die” comments found across this board. To conclude with the words of zen-sage Thiago Silva, “At the end of the day, he owes a lot to Milan and Milan owe a lot to him.”
Italian full-back Zambrotta’s last season was not so good, and he has revealed that he did not get along with Leonardo, who coached Milan before joining arch-rivals Inter Milan in the middle of this season.
“Leonardo was probably the manager I got along with the least in my career,” Zambrotta told Sky. “Allegri is young and intelligent. He transmitted a winning mentality to the whole squad.”
The Rossoneri fans should thank Leonardo and not hate him for taking over the reigns at Inter. We should be grateful to him for creating a monster out of Abate. Watching him run, up and down the right flank has been a great sight this season. It saddens me that people all around Europe are only singing songs of Gareth Bale. I must say, Allegri has done a really good job with his defensive abilities and I wouldn’t be surprised to see his name on the Roster of the National Squad in the coming months. He is the solution to Italy’s long time full back problem and I’m proud that he’s a youth product of the club.
Pato has grown up (another reason for thanking Leonardo as he was the one who brought him to Milan), and just a few weeks back we had an article on this website about how Pato should actually assume the role of a leader in Ibrahimovic’s absence and he did exactly that. His goals only proved one thing that apart from flair, speed and great technical ability he has a strong presence of mind in the box. He can turn into a predator on any given day. How I wish Robinho had converted even half the chances he’s had throughout the season. Had that been the case, he would have been up there with the likes of Edinson Cavani and Di Natale vying for the capocannoniere this season. No doubt he’s been an excellent performer this season, but his finishing could actually cost us some crucial points at this stage of the season.
