Gennaro Gattuso shrugged off questions about the referee, insisting Milan had “the best performance of 2019 and lost not because Juventus did well, but because of our mistakes.”
The Rossoneri had the better of the first half and took the lead through Krzysztof Piatek, but a Paulo Dybala penalty and Moise Kean strike turned it around for 2-1.
Gennaro Gattuso shrugged off questions about the referee, insisting Milan had “the best performance of 2019 and lost not because Juventus did well, but because of our mistakes.”
The Rossoneri had the better of the first half and took the lead through Krzysztof Piatek, but a Paulo Dybala penalty and Moise Kean strike turned it around for 2-1.
“It was our best performance of 2019, we lost it in the final 18-20 minutes not because Juve did well, but because of our mistakes. These things can happen when you play the kind of football we do,” the Coach told Sky Sport Italia.
“Even last season, we had a great performance at the Juventus Stadium and the biggest regret, aside from the incidents that the directors should talk about and not me, we were naïve.
“I believe strongly that the referees are in good faith, because if I didn’t, then there would be no point doing this job.
“Juve changed after 20 minutes, tried to create more width, then moved to 4-4-2. Tactically and technically, we had a great game.
“We expected Joao Cancelo and Leonardo Spinazzola as wing-backs, so we couldn’t sit back and let them run at us with that pace. We had to be aggressive and push them back with our full-backs, which we did. We showed courage and I appreciated it.”
Gattuso was asked about the criticism that tends to rain down on him from media and fans after every defeat.
“I couldn’t care less what people say. Perhaps the problem is that I won so much with this club as a player and was here for so long that people expect different things from me. I just want to be judged for what I’ve done as a Coach.
“The fans see the Gattuso who is all grit and passion, that’s all they remember, and I respect that. I don’t want their love, as I just want the love of my family, but I want to be judged on who I am now and what I am doing in this role.
“Perhaps the secret to me being so relaxed is that I don’t read the papers, so I don’t know who is praising or criticising me.”