AC Milan director Zvonimir Boban admits sacking Marco Giampaolo was a "defeat".
Giampaolo was axed and replaced by Stefano Pioli this week.
Boban said, Things are a bit difficult for Milan right now because sacking a Coach is a defeat. Marco's a very good person and it's a huge regret.
It was a unanimous decision, only and exclusively to improve Milan's performances. If you see that you can't push any further then you think about making a change.
I want the good of this club and I intend to bring them back to the levels of my Milan. We're working on all fronts to make that happen soon.
Results don't only depend on the Coach. There are players and directors. We're all to blame.
To Marco, just after his arrival at Milanello, I said, 'I hope to leave this city with you.' I did the same with Paolo [Maldini], who I'm in the office with every day.
We need time and we've always said that. We never made any declarations. We're the youngest team in Serie A. This is the case in every line of work.
We know what needs to be done, but it's a process. We can't say, 'those phenomena Paolo and Zvone are there so winning is compulsory or for granted.'
We'll do our best. Maybe in our third year we'll see a better and more competitive team, a team who will try to play better and better with each day that passes.
If we're a good team, we'll understand certain things more than others, otherwise another team will succeed.
Certainly, football isn't what it was in the old days."
