After the victory against Slavia, Mourinho was already at the ‘San Siro’ (with his mind of course): “Inzaghi have two teams, I was suffer when I see someone injured in the field. That’s a big difference “
A satisfied José Mourinho spoke to the media after the win against Slavia Prague: “Bove’s goal was very important, and only for winning the game, but for how we created the opportunity as well. We pressed well with El Shaarawy, that brought to Bove‘s great goal. Then that changed the course of the game.”
“Slavia plays well when they have the ball, and we didn’t let them play at all in the first half. In the second half, our intensity and energy dropped. We are struggling in this aspect because we have players who need to play game after game without rest, so the fatigue is expected.”
Regarding the El Shaarawy-Lukaku partnership: “Stephan is very useful for us, he can play anywhere in the pitch. In certain situations, he is actually an ideal partner for Lukaku. As long as he had the energy, he played really well, and sometimes he can rest, which is a luxury for a Roma player.”
INTER
Then, he shifts the conversation to the upcoming match at San Siro against Inter: “Two completely different teams will face one another. Inter has two strong squads, they played on Tuesday, had a chance to rest, and plus they have two players at each position with fresh energy.”
“When I saw my substitutes warming up, I only saw young players, and for me, this is truly a great experience, a new challenge. When I went down to the locker room, Cherubini hugged me for my debut, and we introduced a player from San Basilio.”
And what about Lukaku? “Now he needs to rest, like everyone, including me. I’m staying at Trigoria tonight because we have training tomorrow. Romelu needs to rest, he needs to stay calm, and have a great game on Sunday. In the last minute, I had the impression that he got injured, and I was desperate. Inzaghi doesn’t have these worries…”
