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In the post game of Leicester City-Roma spoke Jose Mourinho.
José Mourinho and SKY
Is Zalewski a won project?
“Very important to us. A kid who now plays in the first team after the Primavera is very handsome ”.
Roma held the intensity of Leicester.
“We lost a lot of balls. The team was always organized, we pressed. After that the team lowered and the match was difficult in the second half. If anyone thinks that this match could be decided on the return leg, that would be a good result. Me though. I don’t smile, even with so many people at the stadium, it will be difficult. We have to think about Bologna too, that too will be difficult. Leicester, on the other hand, is not fighting to go to Europe in the Premier League. We need concentration and our fans against the club. Bologna “.
What do you expect for the return?
“Now I have to be focused on Bologna, we want to play the Europa League. We have a fifth place in our hands. Leicester is a team of depth, they are a team that has more game building with Rodgers. It will be a game to be played with more head than emotion. We obviously need our fans. If we win we are in the final: with the head. Now we will think about Bologna ”.
I see a great growth in the personality of the team.
“Thank you, but I’m not very humble and so I have to agree. We would have lost this match 5 months ago. We started by pressing, we had courage. Our defenders then stopped advancing. After the goal we suffered, we could also go out with the 1-0. An acceptable result anyway “.
José Mourinho and DAZN
What is the value of this tie?
“Let’s see what happens in the second game. But going to Rome and playing a final in Rome, not in Tirana, in Rome is nice. We have extra motivation. There it is decided who goes to the final. Today’s result is to be forgotten, the away goal no longer has any meaning. It is a tough match for us and for them and a beautiful one. People in Rome will be ultra motivated for this match. But I say we have a very important game on Sunday, because Leicester have nothing to play in the Premier League while we have a lot to play in the league to stay in the running for the Europa League “.
At the end of the game, what did you say with Rodgers? Did he tell them it will be hard for them when they return?
“No, he knows it will be hard for them, but it will be hard for us too. It is a semi-final and it will be a difficult match ”.
Will you risk more on your return?
“Let’s see, let’s see”.
Come sta Mkhitaryan?
“I don’t know, but if he came out in a game of this level, the news is certainly not good.”
José Mourinho to the Club’s official microphones
The match?
“It’s a shame to have conceded that goal. In the second half we didn’t have the ball between our feet enough to breathe, but I liked the initial attitude: courage, we had the ball, we defended well against a quality team. In the second fraction is obviously difficult, we didn’t want to go down like that, but with a team that pushes you there it’s normal. After you have to resist and look for some exits, as we did on Sergio’s occasion. This is a result that leaves hope and feeling to play a final, I’m not talking about the one in Tirana since we have a 50% chance to go, but the Olimpico match on Thursday. The fans will play safely. I remember that we play another match on Sunday. A tired team that will play on Sunday. to improve last season’s final positioning, a team that wants the Europa League, a team that needs the support of the fans, will be warming up for Thursday. tough, we played 13 Conference League games, we played 3 away games against strong teams. The fans can give my boys a plus of energy and emotions. ”
The team has matured.
“Now we have to think about Sunday. Rest is impossible, Sunday will be difficult against a team that is playing well, that scores a lot of points. We have to play it because we want to finish better than last year, we want to play the Europa League next year: we have two ways to qualify, we must exploit them. These home matches will be fundamental. “
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