Roma, De Rossi study by Mourinho for Europa League debut
The words of Daniele De Rossi on the eve of Feyenoord-Roma
Roma coach Daniele De Rossi spoke in a press conference on the eve of Feyenoord-Roma: "I am happy to make my debut in Europe. It was not very predictable until recently. February 14 è my daughter’s birthday, a year ago I was at her party. I am sorry not to be there ì with Olivia. I must però be thankful. I am happy, satisfied and I must take advantage".
On Pellegrini"s condition: "Both as a human being, as a guide for his teammates, and for what you have seen on the field, I could not be happier with Pellegrini,” he added. He continues to improve, every game and every training session he does something more. It’s a symptom that he understands what I ask, as does everyone. I can do nothing but thank everyone. The path I was comfortable, nice and soft if we were on July 8 because you do the friendlies against the lumberjacks and the result goes in the background. Here, however, results count right away, è always so important".
On differences with Mourinho: "I cannot say how different he is from Mourinho. Every coach brings something of his own. I studied Mourinho's Roma a lot to know where to put my hands and then I always followed him. With Mourinho Roma achieved very good results in Europe, we have to take an example from that path. Then every coach has his own ideas, his own preferences and puts something different".
On Feyenoord: "I have been studying it for the last few weeks. È a team that impressed me. It has leg and quality. I have great respect for all their players. In previous challenges there'è always been great balance, although Roma always won, so I expect a similar match".
" è ugly, è a pity. The Dutch won’t even come to Rome and è it’s a shame. There have been so many demonstrations of how you canò accompany the team around the world and Europe with love. È ugly, è a shame and we will try to bring the result home for them too" concluded De Rossi on the absence of the Giallorossi fans.
