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A majority of fans, if not everyone, have been left amused by the impact that Vincenzo Montella's AC Milan have made in the ongoing transfer window. While clubs like Manchester United and Real Madrid haven't signed more than two players as things stand, the Rossoneri have roped in as many as nine players and have crept close to making their own team of new signings.
The work that they have done in the market has forced many into believing that the club from San Siro can well win the title next season and possibly bring back the long gone glory days of the bygone era. While the likes of Juventus and Roma have also shelled out money, many people would certainly hope that the men in black and red pull off the achievement and claim the Scudetto, having last won it back in 2011.
In a game that's as unpredictable as football though, you can never predict things before a ball is even kicked. However, there is always space for logic and here are five such which tells us that AC Milan won't win the Serie A in the 2017-18 campaign.
#5 Too many cooks can spoil the broth
The very fact that the club has made close to ten signings doesn't mean they will win the title. If trophies were to be one that way, Tottenham and Liverpool would have won the Premier League already.
The club may have brought in a whole host of players, but it all comes down to who performs on the pitch and matches aren't decided by who spends the most amount of money. Having a lot of players at one's disposal doesn't mean that the team is better.
It can also mean that the boss is spoilt for choices when it comes to who to play and who not to. As was evident in the cases of Liverpool and Spurs, Milan could also be heading to a stage where too many cooks spoil the broth.
#4 Standard of the signings?
The club may have brought in good players, but bringing in just 'good' players won't necessarily lead to title triumphs. The quality of those signings matters more than their number. It could be a classic example of preferring quality over quantity.
Fabio Borini, who happens to be a flop at both Liverpool and Sunderland, saw David Moyes' men drop into the Championship after finishing rock bottom in the Premier League. The Italian was never a regular for the Reds and has hardly been an important player too at Wearside as well. And it came as a surprise when Milan bought him in from the North of England.
Apart from Borini, most of the signings have been very good, Leo Bonucci specifically, but one is likely to have strong doubts about whether they are good enough to challenge for the title.
#3 Is the side better than the rivals?
Roma and Napoli have always been firm competitors to claim the title, apart from the Old Lady and the duo has become recognisable forces as well. And despite the signings that Milan have made, a player to player comparison would suggest that winning the title won't be easy at all.
And with Juventus having a side that is better than everyone else in the league, it wouldn't be too big a surprise to see Massimiliano Allegri's men claim the Scudetto once again.
Milan's fierce rivals Inter haven't really set off on the trail for new players and once they do that, even they could have a side that looks better than Milan.
#2 The struggle to get the first team right
Teams that win the title have an air of certainty about them. The manager knows which players will play and when the others will take their places in the side.
And for that, a team needs to have stability, in terms of who is a first-choice and who is a second choice. Milan though, will struggle to make sure of that under Montella for a few weeks into the new campaign. The former Fiorentina boss would have to chop and change a lot of things and get his tactics right before they launch themselves into a title challenge.
He will feel blessed to have a good team depth at his disposal, but that isn't the only thing that helps a team creep closer to winning the title. That will come in handy in the Europa League games, but Milan will struggle to find the perfect first team till the end of the first two or three months of the campaign. And while the pre-season friendlies exist, Milan's spending spree isn't supposed to end here. Montella will have a tough task at hand to find the perfect combinations.
#1 A struggle to find their feet
When players join a new club, they take time in finding their feet and getting accustomed to the new surroundings that they dwell in. It's not just the managers who have to chop and change things, a lot depends on players as well.
While it'd be wonderful to see Milan win the title once again, the new recruits will take time in getting to know the club and how the manager will go about things. And since the quantity is likely to exceed ten or eleven, the manager himself will take his time in making the players fit into a system of his own.
Not all players take the same time in acclimatising themselves to the new surroundings, though. Even if two settle in effortlessly, the others can take some months to getting used to playing for a club as big as AC Milan.
