Lazio-Roma, Mourinho: “Referee against us, Pedro diver”

“I am very demanding of myself. I am never satisfied.” Josè Mourinho is not angry, he is not overjoyed but he brings home what he calls a “draw. When you play, you play to win. A point is better than defeat. When you play against opponents of your level and draw it means that you don’t gain 3 points to a direct competitor. Today the ones in better condition played. Renato didn’t play, Pellegrini didn’t play, Aouar didn’t play. We played with three midfielders who could have had the legs, heart, head to play a match of this level. In defense we only have these players and when the referee has a criterion of giving two yellows in 20 minutes to two central defenders then we are in difficulty. However we played well, it was a match of personality.”

THE DIVER PEDRO

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Mourinho certainly didn’t like refereeing. “He had a one-way rule against us, we received two yellows in 20 minutes and then we were in difficulty. In Karsdorp I said never to jump on Marusic, otherwise Mancini would be left alone against Pedro who is a fantastic player but he could swim, he always dives. The boys played a good game, with personalities with a lot of the ball. The goal was missed, we also had some opportunities with Bove and we could have done better. Rui also made an extraordinary save

“WE LOVE EACH OTHER”

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Dybala didn’t seem at his best. “Paulo did a good job even without the ball. I could have changed him before but we need that confidence and class that he has. What did we say to each other with Sarri at the end of the match? “He is always ultra-nice to me. We spoke before the match match and we joked with the words during the week. However, we love each other and after the match I told him that for the next two weeks none of us will laugh but neither will we cry. The bottom line is that we are three points away from fourth place. For me the The championship began in the fourth match. With all the difficulties we are three points away from the Champions League. We had a disastrous performance against Genoa and then many performances in line with our potential.”