Feyenoord is very clear on how Mourinho will approach the final

Arne Slot, coach of Feyenoord, has a very clear idea of ​​how José Mourinho, his teammate from Rome, plans the Conference League final tomorrow between the two teams at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana.

Slot in the press conference before the final.

Praise to Mourinho

“We know what awaits us, but you never know: sometimes your coach introduces a small change to your game plan,” insisted Slot, who praised Mourinho: “There are few more important coaches than to him. There’s Mourinho, Guardiola, Sarri… Special “.

The Dutch coach, who replaced Feyenoord in July 2021, is fully prepared for the final. “We’ve seen a lot so we’re hoping to be prepared the right way. We’ve played 55 games this season and I’d be a little surprised if he (Mourinho) can think of something we haven’t seen yet.”

different styles

Slot said that “we have a completely different style of play” and, regarding the keys to the game, he hinted that “we should play a positional game and master the rhythm of the game. Obviously the rival doesn’t like it. Slow in rhythm “.

For Slot, it was one of the most important fights of his career: “I’ve only been training for three years, it’s very good to win. I’m still growing. I’ve played important fights, at a lower level I’ve won trophies.”

Doubt of purpose

The big doubt at Feyenoord is on purpose. Starter Justin Bijlow came off a foot injury sustained in March. He has not played since but he could reappear and relegate Marciano to the bench, which he cleverly replaced.

“Its going very well with Bijlow. He has been training with the team for a week without problems. If nothing bad happens today, then we have the whole team ready for tomorrow. So there is a big possibility that Justin will play,” Slot explained. . before being judged: “If our first goalkeeper is fit, they can assume our first goalkeeper will start.”