Conference League, Mourinho: “Not at all Lazio, I’m thinking of Roma-Vitesse”

Almost annoyed, annoyed, definitely not as available as in the best days. José Mourinho presented himself like this on the eve of the Vitesse match (so much so that he asked the press office after just two questions how many others there were), and then melted into a beautiful smile at the end, when he was asked if Zaniolo will play tomorrow. or less. “But why are you asking me about him?” Says the Roma coach. “I’m curious, why Zaniolo and not another one? Nicolò has already rested for 25 minutes in Arnhem”. And then as many in Udine, last Sunday. So will he be on the pitch? “I don’t know that,” says Mou.

No Lazio

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Then we start again from the start, where Mourinho first of all let himself go to a thought about the war in Ukraine. “I do not speak publicly about politics, but I want to say one thing: stop the war. And if it should serve me I will also report it every day, even screaming it in case. Stop the war in Ukraine and all other wars”. Then we return to the Conference League and Vitesse, in a particular week, which will see Roma also involved in the derby next Sunday. “But the only game that interests me is Vitesse, not Lazio – says Mou -. Tomorrow if we win or draw we are in the quarter-finals, if we lose we are out. I am not interested in anything else, I only think about this match”. The 1-0 of the first leg, among other things, almost puts the Giallorossi in a safe place. “In Arnhem we played to win, as if it were a straight match. And tomorrow we will do the same, even if we know that a draw could be enough to go through.”

Without Lewa

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If then the forwards also started scoring it would be better for everyone. In Rome, in fact, if Abraham does not score in front of him, almost no one else scores. “But I ask you: they are attackers who have always scored and now they don’t score or attackers who have always scored a few goals and are continuing like this.” The second, of course. “Here, the answer is clear,” says Mou. Adding: “It is not that here we have Lewandowski who does not score now in Rome. But it is not a problem of quality, but of the profile of the players.”

Speak Rui

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The conference is closed by Rui Patricio, the goalkeeper who secured the Roma goalposts. “The match against Vitesse is an important match, an opportunity to continue fighting to win a title – says the Portuguese number one -. We must believe it, great competitions are always played with ambition and the desire to win. Tomorrow we have the “opportunity to take a step forward towards our goals and we can’t go wrong. My performance? I’m just thinking about working, improving, growing. I’m going through a good moment of form, and this is an incentive to improve”. Closing with a three or four defense. “It is obviously different to play 3 or 4, even for a goalkeeper. But what really matters is the organization of the game, then it’s up to me to adapt to the team. In the last 4 games we have conceded only one goal, but the credit is due to the whole team, not just mine. Now we are in a good defensive moment and we have to continue on this line. ” Starting tomorrow.