Series A
Mourinho: ‘I got inside heads of Roma players, but Dybala is out’
Jose Mourinho explains how he ‘obtained contained in the heads’ of Roma gamers and why Italy is ‘the nation with one of the best coaches’, however Paulo Dybala will skip the Europa League match in opposition to Servette.
The Particular One spoke at a press convention after the 2-0 victory over Frosinone, which was solely their second Serie A win of the season, coming days after a humiliating 4-1 defeat to newly-promoted Genoa.
With speak of the facet in disaster, Mou referred to as upon all of his huge expertise to get them prepared for this match.
“My response was to provide the gamers an ideal way of thinking. After frustration, strain and criticism, you can not go right into a recreation like this with solely coronary heart. When you do this, you’ll get a crimson card, lose your head when it’s nonetheless 0-0 and even focus solely on the clock in case you are 1-0 up.
“To win this recreation, you could have emotional stability and hold your head. I transmitted this way of thinking to my gamers. I believe my expertise of feeling these troublesome moments helped me get contained in the heads of my gamers.
“When Frosinone created possibilities, we by no means panicked. This was not the day for a marvellous efficiency, that was not possible, particularly in opposition to this opponent.”
Mourinho has labored within the Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A, however his respect for Italian coaches stays unrivalled.
“I proceed to say this, and a few may not agree, however Italian soccer is probably the most tactical and that’s the reason Italy is the nation with one of the best coaches.”
This additionally explains why gamers like Evan Ndicka are struggling to adapt to Serie A after coming from the Bundesliga.
“He performed in a three-man defence, however in a workforce with very totally different concepts. He has confidence when the others subsequent to him are taking part in nicely. He’s fast, however not excellent in particular person duels.
“Houssem Aouar is identical, he is superb on the ball, however off it every little thing is totally totally different. Romelu Lukaku already is aware of quite a bit and so does Renato Sanches, in order that they tailored quicker, however the others all want time and optimistic outcomes to construct confidence.”
Dybala supplied each assists for Lukaku and Lorenzo Pellegrini in opposition to Frosinone, however Mourinho made an essential announcement within the press convention.
“Dybala won’t play on Thursday, he reached the restrict right this moment. If he had instructed me that he couldn’t do it, then I might not have performed him, however he instructed me the exact opposite.
“If we had not received right this moment, the Colosseum would’ve exploded, so I needed to danger it, however on Thursday I resolve and he won’t play.”
#Roma, #Mourinho ha annunciato che #Dybala non giocherà la partita di #EuropaLeague
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— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) October 1, 2023
