相反，前羅森內里中場相信俱樂部必須重新找回曾經使其成為歐洲足球標杆的身份----而沒有多少人能比保羅·馬爾蒂尼更能代表這種身份。
Speaking to 在接受, 足球新聞
的訪問時，埃瓦尼反思了AC米蘭在經歷又一個動盪賽季後的當前情況，該賽季俱樂部對其足球運作進行了徹底改革，並在錯過歐冠資格後任命魯本·阿莫林為主教練。
"You can never know for certain what would have happened," he said.
"對於埃瓦尼來說，圍繞馬爾蒂尼的辯論仍然無法忽視。
The comments come at a time when Maldini's relationship with the club's current ownership remains strained. The former captain recently responded to criticism from owner Gerry Cardinale with a pointed remark, while speculation continues regarding whether he could ever return to the club in an official capacity.
"你永遠無法確定會發生什麼，"他說。
Evani understands that feeling better than most.
"但保羅完全代表了米蘭。像他這樣的人肯定會做出重要貢獻。"
"When I arrived, Milan was not the Milan people think of today," Evani said.
"這些評論恰逢馬爾蒂尼與俱樂部現有所有權的關係仍然緊張之際。這位前隊長最近對所有者傑瑞·卡迪納萊的批評做出了尖銳的回應，而關於他是否能以官方身份重返俱樂部的猜測仍在繼續。
Everything changed, he says, with the arrival of Silvio Berlusconi.
"然而，在支持者中，他的地位依然不減，許多人仍然將他視為他們所稱的"米蘭主義"的化身----這種文化、價值觀和足球身份幫助定義了幾代人的成功。
"At that moment it was difficult to believe him. But everything he said happened."
埃瓦尼對這種感受理解得比大多數人都要深刻。
"It was a risk," Evani recalled. "But he saw something that others didn't."
他在14歲時來到米蘭，並在俱樂部度過了16年，親眼目睹了一支掙扎的球隊如何轉變為1980年代末和1990年代初的主導力量。
Modern Milan have talent. They have resources. They have ambition. What they are still searching for is the clarity that defined the club during its most successful periods.
"當我到達時，米蘭並不是人們今天所想的米蘭，"埃瓦尼說。
"If you need someone credible, important and capable of helping restart a project, he is certainly one of the best," Evani said.
"我們降級了。情況很艱難。"
Whether that proves successful remains to be seen.
他說，一切都在西爾維奧·貝魯斯科尼的到來下發生了變化。
Strong leadership. Clear ideas. A sense of belonging.
"他第一次見到我們時，告訴我們我們將成為意大利、然後是歐洲、再到世界上最好的球隊。
And in Evani's eyes, nobody represents those principles more completely than Paolo Maldini.