Socceroos coach Holger Osieck apologises after making 'women should shut up' gaffe Socceroos coach Holger Osieck apologises for a sexist comment after Australia's 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over Jordan. SOCCEROOS coach Holger Osieck this afternoon apologised for an off-the-record gaffe he labelled a "misunderstanding." As he prepared for a media conference after the Socceroos' 4-0 World Cup qualifying win against Jordan at Etihad Stadium last night Osieck was told where to sit by one of his male media advisors. You want to sit here? Osieck replied before saying: "You push me around like my wife. There is a (Latin) saying (translation)... (meaning) 'women should shut up in public'. I say it to my wife at home, it is a private one, OK. The press conference then proceeded without any mention of the remark. The German national was initially unaware of any storm he had caused, but said today he was deeply sorry for any offence caused. "It was an off-the-record talk with one of the journalists and he asked me for a quote from Latin and I translated that quote," Osieck said. Now I got some information that it created waves and that was definitely not the intent. And to everyone who may feel offended by that I offer a sincere apology. It was not anything against any women, so it was definitely a complete misunderstanding. Osieck emphatically denied he believed women should not be able to talk in public. "Of course not," he said. There was no serious approach in it, 100 per cent not. It was after the game, I was in a very particular mood, we had just achieved a great win and made a great step in regards to our qualifying campaign so I think we shouldn't take any remark literally. Osieck has lived in Australia since being appointed Socceroos coach towards the end of 2010. But he said he still has a little bit of work to do in terms of understanding Australian humour. Being a foreigner I definitely have to get used to local conditions, that's for sure. Osieck couldn't resist one more joke when asked how his wife felt about what he said. "If she knows, I'll probably be in trouble when I get home," Osieck said.