In his first season with AS Roma, Jose Mourinho he won the affection of the fans after winning his first European title (UEFA Conference League) with the Italian squad. Now, in his second campaign with ‘La Loba’, he got his team to the final of the europa leagueafter a close match against Bayer Leverkusen. Without any doubt, an achievement that few coaches like ‘Mou’ have achieved in such a short time. Perhaps not everyone likes his way of playing, but no one questions his hierarchy and power of conviction that he has on the bench.
“In difficulties, we have to bring out the best in ourselves. In Rome it is a time of great celebration, but the difficulties of this people cannot be forgotten. Going back to the game, this is my team. When you lose Spinazzola, Celik, if he didn’t have Smalling at the time, it would have been very difficult. In other words, even the small details are important.”, the Portuguese coach declared to the media after drawing 0-0 against the German team.
He also maintained: “Smalling did his best to recover. Bove played on a plastic field, now he also plays as a fifth right back. The boys give it their all, this game is the accumulation of our work, of our experience”.
Asked about Sevilla, the rival he will face in the final, Mourinho mentioned the following: “Shall we face Sevilla? They were both very strong, I didn’t care about the opponent. We’ll think about it later. Now we have Salernitana and Fiorentina, we’ll think about it later”.
This yes, the popular ‘Mou’ mentioned that his aim in the Rome is to help in the progression of his players. “whatTwo finals in two years? I’m not interested in making history at Roma, but helping the boys grow and do something important, as well as helping the Roma fans, who have always given me a lot. I want to make these people happy. For us it is a great joy”, assured.
“I didn’t run at the end of the game? It’s not an agility problem, I still have some. It is very difficult for me to play against my friends. During the game you forget, but afterwards I don’t like to celebrate it in the face of Xabi Alonso, who is doing an extraordinary job. Three Italians in the final? a fantastic thing”, sentenced.
The Special One!
Again, Jose Mourinho made history. The coach of the AS Roma he led the Italians to their second consecutive final. After conquering the Conference League Last year, the Portuguese DT went for another trophy with ‘La Loba’.
‘Mou’ led in five European finals and won them all. Two Champions Leaguetwo europa league (this will be the third) and the aforementioned Conference League. Not satisfied with this, the former coach of the real Madrid He gave the Italian team a new ticket to a decisive instance, the fourth in its history and the second with the Lusitanian on the bench.
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