SERIE A - Mourinho: "Zaniolo did not want two days of vacation"

Published on: 26 August 2021

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On the sidelines of the large victory in the Conference League over Trabzonspor, Jose Mourinho spoke to the microphones of Sky Sport. Here are all the statements of him.

What did you like the most tonight?
"Mentality, result, empathy. Even if the team had some difficulties, people understood that there was a spirit, a way of thinking. It is a pity that a team like Trabzonspor does not even play the Conference League, this one. they are a Europa League team. They have quality. If Rui hadn't made that amazing save at the beginning of the second half it would have been another game. We must have the humility to understand that the three to zero is the result of the last fifteen minutes, the passive I think it's too heavy for them. "

We begin to see a reaction to the difficulties.
"You have to know how to play when you are in difficulty: when you dominate it's easy, when you are in difficulty you must know how to resist, you must have a goalkeeper like this. I said he wouldn't come here just to visit the city, his parade allowed us to resist. difficulties. Then we have this quality in counterattacking, but the reality of the match is different. "

What is the meaning of Zaniolo's goal?
"I asked him if he needed two days of vacation, he said no. Obviously he won't play on Sunday, but the fact that he didn't want to rest means something."

How did you see Abraham?
"You can see that physically he is not yet at our level, but everyone has understood his quality and his mentality. In his last three minutes on the field, with some difficulty, he makes a fantastic defensive header, and has finished an action. defensive as a full-back. It's a pity that I couldn't let Borja play, who deserved to play. "

Where does he begin to see his players growing up?
"I grow with them too, this is very important to me. To work well I need to love my players, otherwise I am a different person and a different coach. For this I thank them, I am very happy to grow with them" .

Where can this Rome still grow?
"You can improve many things. From the emotional point of view, from the mental one. Defensively we are fine, we have to improve in high pressure, at this moment we are still struggling. We are not a team that likes to press by nature, we have people more used to wait and have the ball. I want a team that is closer to us. People must understand that we have won three games, not thirty: we must be calm. It is one thing to be happy with the growth, but we must also be aware of the opponents we have in the league. If you look at our bench in some positions we find it hard to be competitive at a high level. I am fifty-eight years old, I have more than nine hundred games under my belt, it is not the enthusiasm of the people that affects my judgment ".

Pellegrini came out to applause.
"He has to sign his contract tomorrow or the day after. The club is fantastic with him, he's fantastic with the club: he will certainly sign very soon. If he doesn't go to the national team it must be that week, otherwise when he comes back he has to sign."

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