Sinisa Mihajlovic wished Cristian Brocchi the best at Milan and said Maurizio Zamparini “is one of the few Presidents who actually understands football.”
The sacked Coach received a Golden Tapir award from satirical show Striscia La Notizia, a common situation for those who have just been fired.
He was asked what had happened to prompt his dismissal.
“I am not the person you need to be asking, unfortunately. I am not the right person to ask. You’d have to ask the President.
Sinisa Mihajlovic wished Cristian Brocchi the best at Milan and said Maurizio Zamparini “is one of the few Presidents who actually understands football.”
The sacked Coach received a Golden Tapir award from satirical show Striscia La Notizia, a common situation for those who have just been fired.
He was asked what had happened to prompt his dismissal.
“I am not the person you need to be asking, unfortunately. I am not the right person to ask. You’d have to ask the President.
“I wish Cristian all the best. I spoke to him today and wished him good luck, as he’s a good guy and a good Coach. I hope they hold out, qualify for Europe and win the Coppa Italia.
“Now I will enjoy time with my family, play some tennis, see some games, go around trying to get updated on things and hope to find a team. We’ll see.”
Mihajlovic was asked if Berlusconi made this decision because deep down he still considered him an Inter man?
“No, I don’t think so. I do want to thank all the Milan fans, who were always very nice. A Coach can be debated, liked or not liked, but it means they appreciated Mihajlovic as a man.”
However, he was then asked about comments from Melissa Satta, Kevin-Prince Boateng’s fiancée, who said there was an air of “tension” in the Milan locker room.
“I don’t want to seem racist, but I think women shouldn’t talk about football. They are not suited to it.”
He was famously snappy with a Mediaset Premium female presenter asking about substitutions.
“I was not very gentlemanly in that occasion and I did apologise to her.”
They joked about the fact the show’s hosts are Palermo fans and the club has just made its ninth change of management.
“Zamparini is one of the few Presidents who does understand football, I have to be honest. Whether he understands changing Coaches is another matter.”
This could, of course, be taken as a sideswipe at Berlusconi, who regularly brags about his football knowledge.