Sergio Conceicao

Conceicao expresses unhappiness at pre-match interviews and sends message to directors

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Sergio Conceicao has already shown himself to be a spiky character since arriving at AC Milan, and he ranted about pre-match interviews last night.

As La Gazzetta dello Sport report, the evasive Conceicao gave two mini-interviews a few minutes before the game against Como last night, and they really were short. The Rossoneri coach took his leave very hastily from the Sky and DAZN cameras, preferring not to stop for a long chat.

To one, he said: “Talking doesn’t count, I don’t like talking or doing these interviews at the start of a match, we have to get a result. Is that okay?”. At the end of the match, the issue of speaking before games became topical again.

The Portuguese added: “I was boiling, I live the match like this, passionately. In 13 years I’ve never done an interview before a match, I’m not used to it. I don’t even talk to my family two or three hours before a match.

“There are other rules here and I have to get used to it. Those at the club should talk more before the match, I should talk less because I’m nervous, I’m already in the match…”

Perhaps Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paolo Scaroni, Giorgio Furlani and Geoffrey Moncada should take note: the coach they chose does not like being put in front of the cameras before kick-off.

The cynical mood continued from Conceicao, who also eluded to issues from before his arrival that have affected the physical condition of the players, with three more injuries picked up last night.

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5 Comments

  1. “Perhaps Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paolo Scaroni, Giorgio Furlani and Geoffrey Moncada should take note: the coach they chose does not like being put in front of the cameras before kick-off.”

    What are you talking about? That’s the part of a coaches jobs in the top leagues. He’ll have to get used to it.

    1. Nonsense. It’s not “part of the job”. That’s completely made up. Money in sport has done this, with TV deals forcing FAs to then force coaches and players to give interviews. None of them want to do it, and they’re not necessary for the playing of football. It’s a problem with similar roots to the congested match schedule. It’s all for money and has little value for the people who are actually playing the game.

    2. You watch too much English football, a couple of seasons ago our coaches smoked on the touchline, ask Sarri. Didn’t bother with interviews.

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