Roma-Bodo Glimt, Mourinho in conference

“I expect a football match. May the best win and we are the best. Uefa? I’m not talking about it. The Bodo coach? I’m not talking about it. For our part, there has always been fair play.” José Mourinho is in charge on the eve of tomorrow’s match against Bodo in which Roma must recover the 2-1 first leg to qualify for the Conference League semifinal. The Olimpico will be full, with over 60 thousand spectators, and Mourinho’s office is aimed only at this, at his team. Load yes, then, but calm tones, also because for the first time this season Roma will have all the players available, without exception: “I didn’t see anyone under tension. In none of the three games we played. The first was a historic defeat for us as clubs and professionals. We had exemplary behavior in losing that way and having fair play, which I would call not normal. We reacted with honor after that humiliation. After that we played two more games, and never there was a problem for a referee. What happened last Thursday is out of context: the game and the final were normal, then there was a bad episode and isolated from the context. We and they just want to play now. staff too agitated? A lie that is repeated many times is always a lie “.

Decisive bench

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Mourinho knows well that, especially in the cup, matches are won with the owners but also with the substitutes from the bench: “It’s true – he admits – and it’s a very important solution, right now I think exactly the opposite of what I thought when I was in difficulty. At the time he was without solutions, now there are quality players. Tomorrow there will be at least six changes to be made, this means that 5 will play 120 minutes. Yesterday in Chelsea-Real Madrid the benches were important “. However, Mourinho does not give any training indications: “We start from 2-1 for them, we need to score a goal to equalize, not to make dramatic changes. We haven’t even had time to train anything other than what we do. usually. There are no tactical surprises to present. If you ask me if we have trained penalties, I answer yes. Go to penalties? No “. Over 60 thousand fans and a sold out stadium pushed Roma: “The Olimpico always had an effect on me, even when there was 50% capacity and I saw people on the street, on the terraces of their houses. It always affects me the passion of the people for his club. This happens when the clubs become mine. I was not born in Milan, Rome, Madrid, London, but this is the effect it has on you. In the league we are not playing to win the Scudetto, the people come out of passion. It’s easier to be passionate when you win titles, this is pure passion. Unfortunately I don’t play, but it’s my duty to make the players feel this responsibility. We on the pitch must respond to this pure passion. “

Micky obsession victory

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Immediately after Mourinho it is Mkhitaryan’s turn. He doesn’t talk about the transfer market (“there’s time to talk”, he explains smiling), about tomorrow’s match, yes: “I want to win, I play football for that and to leave my name for history. So I want to do the same here and win some trophies. But to try, we have to go through tomorrow. “The Armenian often repeats during the conference his obsession with winning and, also from this, it is clear why for Mourinho he is an essential player:” I would absolutely like to score more, of course, but in the end, for me, it’s only about helping the team. Since I’ve been in Rome they always talk to me about victories, it’s difficult and I don’t know why, but I’m confident. Also because we are all here, the important thing is that we fight together “.