The Roma coach: ‘Three points that will help us a lot, bring us close to where we want to arrive. What we wanted to do in the January transfer market is not what we will be able to do….'”
Mourinho can smile; 3 points earned and overtaking Napoli on the table, with an eye on the Champions League Top 4 position: “It’s nice to win the last game before Christmas. We talked about it before the match, and we managed to stay close to where we want to be” (Champions League position) said the special one to Dazn.
“The 3 points will help us a lot in our battle for a Champions League spot. 5-10 minutes into the game, I already understood that we would win. We had 2 incredible goal chances in the first half, and we controled the game against a much more technically skilled team. Then, in a numerical advantage, we took advantage of the situation.
“We approached the game with the idea of putting pressure on them. Bove did it well, and we decided to bring in Lukaku and Belotti for more depth,” Mou explained. “Then, against Napoli with ten players, creativity came in.
I put in Azmoun, Pellegrini, and El Shaarawy to add more technique. I liked the team a lot after a tough week of work and perhaps with a coach who was too tough on them. I found them more prepared; they won many duels. Mancini is a champion; he didn’t train all week and then plays like this. This is an excellent victory.
“Now we’ll see what we can do in the January transfer market. Which is certainly not what we will be able to do… Sometimes what you want and what you get is not the same thing.
Then he had a comment on Bologna and Fiorentina who are flying high this season: “They are doing well because they have good coaches and fantastic squads with two players for each position. We don’t have that with all the injured players. But when we are complete, yes, we are a different team. And we also have a great coach (Talking about himself). Merry Christmas”
