Roma, Jose Mourinho continues controversy with Serie A league
Roma, José Mourinho continues controversy with Serie A League
A jab at the A League, yet another emphasis on missing back-ups and a poke at Lazio ahead of the derby. On the eve of Roma-Lecce, there's all the vocabulary of José Mourinho in the press conference preceding the match with the pugliesi, starting with the controversy that arose in the post-match of Inter-Roma after Mourinho's words that, given Thursday's European competition, he had called playing on Sunday "another gift from the League to Roma".
Words that were followed by those of the A&39;ad, Luigi De Siervo, who had branded them as an "alibi" of the Special One. The Portuguese’s rejoinder was not long in coming. "The calendar really penalizes us. We have been talking about it since the beginning of the championship, we did not do it for the first time after Inter. I understand that in soccer there's a lot of people with parachutes. It's not their world, they don't know it, they come for status or politics. For the suit or tie. Not è people born and raised in soccer. These people should be respected for status and that’s it", the explanation of Mourinho who does not forget to poke at his management either.
"But if our club does not raise the issue publicly, I am always the one who has to talk about the same things. Maybe I shouldn’t… Fortunately for me, the fans are not fools, before every game the league music is booed, if they do there will be a reason". No mincing words, as is the habit of coach José who does not miss the opportunity to bring up Lazio as well, given that in seven days’ time there will be a situation similar to that of Inter-Roma, that is, with the Giallorossi playing on Thursday and then the derby on Sunday, while the biancocelesti will have two more days of rest.
"In this specific case, forò, è just bad luck becauseé we cannot play on Monday because of the national team break", concludes a Mourinho who after the San Siro knockout must resume his Champions march against Lecce. He will do so with an extra Dybala and Renato Sanches; although only the Argentine is expected to start tomorrow's match from the start. Two recoveries, however, have led the coach to a broader reflection and to the differences between Roma and the other big names in the league.
"We were missing five starters on Sunday, but if it happens to Inter there are five more ready to play and the same goes for Juventus, Milan, Atalanta and Fiorentina – says Mourinho – When it happens to us, on the other hand, it doesn't è soì. But I am still happy to have certain players, even if they have a difficult medical history, becauseé we cannot afford to have anything else. But would Dybala be here without a medical history? Would Renato Sanches be here without his medical history?". Unanswered questions from an expiring technician who is increasingly alone inside Trigoria.
