Pre-Match press conference by Mihajlovic before the derby:
On Honda: "He's a player who's not forgiven anything, but in reality he is very reliable, he does everything you ask from him. He should definitely try to be more decisive and score some goals. I did not like that after the cut at the head against Empoli he didn't went into aerial duels, one must not be influenced by this. His words about his role in the line-up? If he says he does not have the characteristics to play as RM, then he will stay on the bench (laughs)."
On Inter: "I do not know what formation they will play, they have changed a lot. We will play our game, we don't bother how the others play. We always think about us before we think about the others, we do not change as much as the others."
On Luiz Adriano: "He suffered this blow, we are trying to get him ready for the derby, but it will be difficult."
On Menez: "His condition is worse than Balotelli's and Niang's. He has no more pain and is training with us, but it takes time to recover the condition. Let's see if tomorrow he will take a seat on the bench, but he's still far away from the best condition."
On The Italian Cup: "Every game is a story for itself, we played against them and Inter played against Juventus, which together with Naples has something more than all. We had to win and we did it, they have lost, but in derby you do not count the latest results, everything resets. It 'a game itself as well, there are no favorites."
On Eder: "I've lost count of how many players they have taken, the Panini magazine will have more pages to fill for the figures of the Nerazzurri (laughs). Seriously, he's a great player, you have to congratulate Inter because it's a great buy. "
On Bacca: "He needs to improve himself and to dialogue more with his teammates, the opportunities to score are coming, he must also be better at converting then."
On Milan's season: "It 'clear that we could do better, but for example a draw in Empoli is not a drama. I was angry because Milan can not be recovered after going ahead twice. It's our fault that we have conceeded the equalizer. We gave continuity to the results in the last 17 days, we won 10 games and lost only 2. In Empoli there was a clear penalty to our favor not given, however we do not want to make excuses because certain games we should have closed before. We had a good race, even though we had to win".
On Niang: "I spoke with him, he never wanted to leave Milan."
On Balotelli: "He played this week and Coppa Italia games are those games to be used to see how the state of the players is who don't play often. The game showed that Mario and Boateng are not in condition. Concerning Mario: When you score you have to rejoice, I spoke with him often, but he fails to cheer, that's it. He's a nice guy, he seems to have no desire on the pitch, but that's absolutely not the case. It's like when you're with a woman and you do not know how to say "I love you". I'm happy to have him here, I hope he changes this attitude because in the eyes of others he always seems angry and this does not help him. Being a professional footballplayer is the most beautiful thing there is."
On Inter: "They are 8 points ahead of us, we could have had 6-7 more, but if we did not succeed it's our fault. They have great cynicism, that is their trademark. I'd like to win a few games with more serenity, but in the end the important thing is to win."
On The scarf: "I don't use it anymore? Here you can not because you must wear nothing else than Dolce and Gabbana".
on Barbara's words: "Seeing the ranking, she is right, but if in the end things will get better she will be happy."
On the second half of the season: "We have almost all the direct clashes at home, except that one with Napoli. Winning tomorrow would give great moral and enthusiasm. We now have an identity, the problem is that we can not close games. However Milan is a difficult team to beat. We have all the qualities to win tomorrow night. "