as he returns to Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia with his
job reportedly under threat.
AC Milan head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic insists he can cope with
the pressure despite reports suggesting he is close to the sack
at San Siro.
The 46-year-old heads back to former club Sampdoria for the
first time on Thursday in the Coppa Italia round of 16, with
reports in Italy claiming he is one more bad result away from
being axed.
Mihajlovic left the Stadio Luigi Ferraris during the close-season
to replace Filippo Inzaghi but a run of one win from five in Serie
A has left Milan seventh on the table, seven points adrift of the
top three.
Milan president Silvio Berlusconi said this week he was
"disappointed" with the performances of the players and coach
Mihajlovic.
But the Serbian has insisted he will not let the speculation about
his position worry him.
"I am calm and peaceful regarding my future," he said at his
pre-match media conference.
"I have confidence in my ability and the work that I am doing. I
am certainly not panicking. I have broad shoulders and can deal
with criticism. All I think about is taking things game by game.
"I do not know what the president said because I have not read
his statements. I cannot comment on things I know nothing
about. I always listen to the president but for now, I am not
going to discuss these things."
Mihajlovic reiterated that he does not think his side's form is as
bad as is being portrayed, despite consecutive draws against
Carpi and Hellas Verona resulting in whistles from disgruntled
Milan supporters.
"After the match against Napoli we have only lost against
Juventus," he said.
"We lacked a bit of bite and luck against Carpi and Hellas, but
we deserved to win. We know where to improve.
"With these four points more we could have been three points
off the Champions League places. We are united and believe in
our objective. I am convinced and so are the players - I have
never looked for excuses.
"We must have the personality to transform the whistles into
applause, we have to think positively and think only about
playing.
"If you cannot cope you have to change jobs, but everyone at
Milan has the personality to be able to play with whistles.
Maybe it is not nice to hear them but they are not affected by
whistling."
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