Christian Abbiati offers himself as 'club manager' for Milan: 'I'd give the players a good kick'.
The former goalkeeper feels very bitterly about the Rossoneri's decline, but he did not rule out the possibility of working with the club again.
Christian Abbiati offers himself as 'club manager' for Milan: 'I'd give the players a good kick'.
The former goalkeeper feels very bitterly about the Rossoneri's decline, but he did not rule out the possibility of working with the club again.
“I'd like that a lot,” Abbiati admitted to La Gazzetta dello Sport. “I'll have a chat with [Adriano] Galliani, though we don't have an interview scheduled and I won't be the one knocking on the door.
“But I know very well what I could do for the club. Suppose that the Coach comes over and tells me a certain player isn't behaving properly. Well, I could be the one who goes and gives him a good kick! Isn't that called the 'club manager' nowadays?
“It's hard to say whether that Coach could be [Cristian] Brocchi. They can certainly start a project with him. He's the right man for the type of football that [President Silvio] Berlusconi likes and he has excellent ideas.
“Personally, though, I wouldn't have sacked [Sinisa] Mihajlovic. The decision came too close to the end of the season.”
Abbiati was asked what he would like to be remembered for and what he will miss about football.
“I'd like people to remember my human side and my fair play. The technical discussion doesn't interest me.
“I'd give my career a 7.5, or an 8. I had ups and downs, but I never came short in the important games.
“I'll miss the changing room like crazy. Not the disciplinary training camps though. I don't like to feel in a cage at the age of 38.”