Roma will face Vitesse in the early hours of tomorrow morning in the European Cup, and before the start of the match, Roma manager Jose Mourinho held a regular pre-match press conference, in which Mourinho answered seven questions from reporters and talked about his views on the war. Without further ado, look directly at the content:
What is your thought on what is happening in the world right now?
Mourinho said: "I would say very impressively that I want the war to stop. Whether it's this or some other war, I want it to stop. If I need to say that every day, then I will. I'm interested in politics, but I don't want to talk about politics, at least I won't talk about it openly. But, even so, I would say that I want to stop the war, all the war. Well, Mourinho's answer is still very emotionally intelligent, he does not target any war, but calls for the cessation of all wars, which no one can fault.
Second, sunday's game against Udinese, you said that some of your players lacked the intensity of the game, how are they preparing now?
Mourinho said: "We are working hard every day, and that's it, I think we are ready for tomorrow's game. 】
You said earlier that you would only think about the next game, even if two games were in the same week. That being said, I'd like to know which is more important against Vitesse and Lazio? Some people may already be thinking about the weekend race.
Mourinho said: "The only thing I'm interested in now is tomorrow's game against Vitesse, if we win or draw, then we will reach the quarter-finals, if we lose, we may be eliminated. The game against Lazio, I'm not thinking about it now, it was the weekend game, I just focused on this game. 】
In the last round of matches, Mkhitaryan's absence had a great impact on you, so you drew with Udinese, do you still have players in your team who can quickly transfer football?
Mourinho said: "We are different from each player, you all know our squad, you are all critics, they like to criticize others, you even criticize a person who joined the team at the age of eight and started in Serie A. Yes, Mkhitaryan is important, but I don't want to say that we didn't win the game because he wasn't on the pitch, but he was an important player for us. 】
What do you think about canceling an away goal, has it changed the game a lot?
Mourinho said: "I really don't know, I don't know if it's getting better or worse, but he can definitely change the tactics of the major teams. In the Champions League, for example, Ajax scored well in the first leg (2-2 away), but that draw meant Benfica could go to Amsterdam to reach the quarter-finals without scoring. They don't need to take any more risks. Whereas in the past, whenever a team drew at home and conceded a goal in the first leg, they knew very well that they were at a disadvantage when they entered the second leg, but now every game is independent. Tomorrow's game, we can qualify with a draw, but I still hope we can win, we want to win. Because when you have that attitude, you become different. 】
With the exception of Tammy Abraham, roma strikers don't seem to have scored a lot of goals this season, and then you shoot more goals than other teams, what's wrong with you?
Mourinho said: "Are we talking about players who have scored a lot in their careers but have not scored goals now? Or have they never scored that many goals in their careers? This is not the time for Levan to play for Roma and not score goals. This is not a question of strength, but of the different states and characteristics of the players. 】
How will you change compared to the game against Udinese? Will Zaniolo be one of them? Because the derby is coming!
Mourinho said: "Why Zaniolo? Why not Patricio or any other player? You've been saying this question for days, Zaniolo is fine, why do you always ask me about him? How much will I change compared to against Udinese? Oliveira and Mancini couldn't play (suspension), but Kumubra and Mkhitaryan returned (the suspension ended) and that was it. 】
Well, that's all there is to it, see you tomorrow!