Roma, Jose Mourinho is lapidary on the market

José Mourinho’s statements after Roma-Napoli

After securing a 2-0 victory over Napoli in the match that concluded the 17th day of Serie A, Roma coach José Mourinho wanted to bluntly analyze the performance of his boys. In addition, the Portuguese coach also dwelt on the topic of soccer market, given the need by the Capitolini to reinforce themselves already in the upcoming winter session.

"The last game before Christmas changes our Christmas a little bit. We talked about it before the game, we managed to stay close to where we want to be. They are 3 points that leave us lì already after 5/10 I had the feeling that we were going to win. We were always in control of the game, against a team that was technically superior to ours. We then took advantage of the man advantage and won deservedly" began the "Special One" to the microphones of "DAZN".

"We played the match today to put high pressure on them. To do this, there'è need all three. Bove can press but also get low, he has great condition. We decided to play with Lukaku and Belotti for a more direct duel with the Napoli defenders, then with the subs è more creativity came in. I also liked the defenders. I found people more ù prepared, after a week when I was hard on them. Mancini è a champion, because he è didné train all week and played for the team" continued the Portuguese coach.

"When talking about the market one must always start from the assumption that Roma is living a very difficult situation with Financial Fair Play. If I have to go out on a limb on what I would like from the market it would be a top defender prospect, but the reality; è what we can do in January will be far from what we would like to do. We have a group of players who have an important clinical history. With everyone available I’m sure we can fight with everyone for fourth place, but without Smalling, Renato Sanches and Dybala we can’t be soì competitive" José Mourinho commented.