“I want the players to call me Mourinho”

the serbian Nemanja Maticmidfielder of Romeadmitted Tuesday that “one day” he wants to be called “the Jose Mourinho of players”.

maticwhich arrived last summer market at Rome who practices luso Jose Mourinhothat he has been with Manchester Utdhas played a leading role in the good performance of the ‘giallorosso’ team in Europe this season.

And it is that the coach from Setúbal has never hidden his admiration for the Serbian midfielder, who he himself baptized as “Mourinho of players”.

“I think it’s a very positive thing. Everyone knows Mourinho as a coach, I hope one day people say I am the one Mourinho of footballers. So I thank you for your words,” he said in an interview with ‘StarcasinoSport’.

“We have worked together three times. I’m proud of it. Sometimes the others laugh and make fun of me, but it’s good to know that this type of coach respects you. It’s very important,” he added.

About the ‘Loba’ fans, who filled the stadium this year rome olympian in most fights, he said he was the best at Italy.

“I’m not saying this because I play here, but because I’ve seen that in order to have a full stadium, other teams have to play better and play more games. Here, however, the joy of the fans is incredible. Since I’ve been here we’ve always had 60,000 spectators at the Olímpico. It’s impressive and I don’t think it’s the same for other clubs,” he reflected.

Furthermore, as a former player of Premier Leaguecommented on the differences between the English league and the A series.

“The Italians are more passionate than the English and the derby is very important to them. Sa Premier they are thinking about the derby but they are also thinking that after three days there will probably be another match against a good team. People quickly forget about the game. Here, however, the derby is very important,” he said.

“In EnglandOf course, there is not much difference between the best clubs and the ‘small’ teams. In Serie A there is a lot of difference between the first five or six and the rest. I hope that the Italian championship can grow and develop”, he sentence.