‘Berlu criticised us when we won!’

By Football Italia staff

Carlo Ancelotti claims Silvio Berlusconi would “only” criticise his Milan team “at the end of matches in which we played well”.

Ancelotti won a Serie A title and two Champions League in his eight years at Milan between 2001 and 2009, and he admits while Berlusconi “liked to meddle”, he was “very good at motivating and supporting” his Coaches.

“The beautiful thing about Berlusconi is that he was only critical of me at the end of matches in which Milan had played well. He tried to give us new ideas,” the Bayern Munich boss told Die Welt.

“Berlusconi criticised Milan when we were doing well. When we were bad, he insisted, ‘don’t worry, we support you, we believe in you’. In times of trouble, he never threw fuel on the fire.

“He loved to meddle, but he did so in good times, saying he wanted us to play with another forward.

“He was very good at motivating and supporting you, unlike the other Presidents with whom I worked.

“They criticise you when things go wrong, so it’s more difficult for the Coaches.”

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