Jose Mourinhowho we are used to with catchy phrases and great headlines, was no less this Saturday in a heated press conference where he discussed some current issues in Romewho tomorrow face Milan with the moral obligation to leave behind the painful cup defeat against Lazio in the Roman derby.
The Portuguese spoke about Dybala, about the lack of attitude of some players in the match against Lazio and used himself as an example of professionalism at the club, making it clear that he does not intend to allow anyone to doubt his commitment and ambition. “I’ve been here for two years and five months and I’m the only person on this team who hasn’t missed a training session.”
“Months ago I needed a day off for a situation that I didn’t have to explain. I told the manager and we decided that after the derby. I was away in Rome for 15 hours and it seemed ridiculous to me to have to justify this. I do not accept in any way that “My professionalism and dignity, my heart for this job, are questioned. If ever there was a perfect example of professionalism, it would be me. I haven’t missed a game in over 20 years of racing.”
Regarding tomorrow’s opponent, Milan, he said that “or they will put everything into this match, they know our difficulties, everyone seems to know them except for some journalists or commentators. Everyone knows our difficulties, -I talked to some players about their attitude and they didn’t have any problem because I have a lot of respect and honesty in dealing with them, I said everything clearly. “The meeting was tough, especially with some of them. There are people who necessarily have to give more from an individual point of view.”
Asked why the club has not apologized to the fans after the image against Lazio, he said: “I am also the club. I am not a manager, I am a coach but I am the club. As long as I am here, I consider I own the club and I consider my words to be words that people outside want to hear. This is not just a role, it is my way of being and at this moment I believe that my words are very goal. I don’t know how many derbies I have played, 150, 200 …I know what a derby is. I always understood that for a Chelsea fan playing against Arsenal is not the same as playing against Manchester City and for an Inter fan playing against Juventus is not the same as playing against Roma”.
He will suffer in the stands
Mourinho wants to remember that “we had two difficult seasons: the first three games of the championship with 1 point, players were unavailable and injured… If someone does not want to interpret it as a real that poverty, this is not right. Criticism is fine, but forgetting “The hardship of our moment is crazy. With Milan we are there, I will regret not being on the bench, I am in the stands, in a place where I am not welcome, but I will do it. you’re there to do my job.”
The Portuguese made it clear that Dybala would not be able to play and recalled how difficult it was to address that problem. “Finding solutions to play without Dybala is not the same as finding solutions to play without Haaland for Guardiola, because he has Álvarez. If Pochettino does not rely on Sterling, Mudryk plays, and if Díaz doesn’t play for Klopp, Jota does.” “If someone doesn’t want to understand that Roma without Paulo Dybala is a different Roma, I can’t say more.”
Source: La Verdad
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