LATEST NEWS AS ROMA – Josè Mourinho meets journalists in Trigoria in the Press conference on the eve of Sassuolo-Romemidweek championship round and penultimate match before the World Cup break.
These the statements by the Giallorossi coach on the conditions of the team and the commitment that awaits his players tomorrow at the Mapei Stadium:
Mangiante (Sky Sport): “What response do you expect from the players tomorrow? Can Volpato be Pellegrini’s substitute? The player has renounced the World Cup with Australia … “
“If Volpato plays? The only one who plays is Ibanez. Tomorrow is Ibanez plus ten. On Volpato it’s a personal matter, not a company one. What I understood is that this is the beginning of his career, he is growing with Roma, playing the first consecutive minutes, he is in a growth process where he has to focus on building his future and not think about decisions where maybe someone wants to speed up a process that doesn’t have to be speeded up. On the team’s reaction, I expect the usual reaction when this team loses a match. It is a team that suffers when it loses. We know that every time we lose a player, we are struggling to find a solution. I expect a very difficult match, against an opponent who gave us two very difficult matches last year, and who has even more talent this year. I expect all possible effort to smile again, something we haven’t done for two days ”.
Serafini (AS Roma): “I’ll be back on Ibanez …”
“I already said, it’s Ibanez plus ten. Respect for those who from the day I arrived until today he gives everything he has, even when he was in difficulty. Last year he was always there when the other defenders were injured. He is one who always gives face. When we win and lose, we all do. For me it is untouchable. I don’t read anything, newspapers or social networks, and maybe this helps me … “
Cecchini (Gazzetta dello Sport): “Roma are better off home. How come?”
“At home there are three games in which we have not scored: Napoli, Atalanta and Lazio. I can cry too, since others always do it: we missed the player with the most creativity, with the most mobility, who scored the most goals. Atalanta played like this, we don’t even talk about Lazio, it was a fantastic example that if I play like that they kill me, but the important thing is to win and I have done it many times by playing that way. But when a player like that is missing, it’s difficult for us. It is not easy for us with the characteristics we have. Our last game we played with the same team last year with Camara in the position of Mkhtiaryan. This means that the beautiful market that we have made with so much effort is not playing. I have to cry too: Dybala hasn’t played in many games. With Inter he scored and we won, with Juve he assisted and we drew. After there is Lorenzo, the most multifunctional player, it is the other who has this light that turns on. But he plays too much, plays every minute and has some muscle weakness. Beyond Udinese, where it was a total disaster, we are a compact team and we have the same points as last year and we can have some more than last year when we reached the break. And with all these difficulties we do our job, fight our problems, but we cannot hide that we have our problems ”.
Maida (Corriere dello Sport): “Are you satisfied with the evolution of the group after the final in Tirana? Only a couple, I think of Smalling, are playing on that level, the others are below … “
“I totally disagree. Mancini is better than last year, much more controlled, Ibanez removed the last mistake is more balanced. We lost three midfield players, all of whom can be said to be owners: Mkhitaryan, Veretout and Oliveira. Wijnaldum didn’t play a single game. Camara has arrived on the last day of the transfer market, he is growing little by little, but he is still looking for team dynamics. Nemanja did not come to play with Cristante and is often found playing with him. We have had some unexpected problems in this market and also in the last one. When Spinazzola got hurt we had an unexpected reaction. But I’m crying a lot, and I don’t like it. Ok, these problems have opened the door to Zalewski, Volpato, progressively to Bove, soon to Tahirovic who maybe will play the starter, I see him growing rapidly since he joined us. There are two games to go to the stop. Let’s see what ranking we will have at the stop, which is not even half of the championship. There are people from whom I expected more, that yes. I cannot say that I am satisfied with the involution of some players. I won’t tell you who I am, because as a coach I have to talk about my players individually when they do well .. “
“Karsdorp who went to the locker room was something that had never been seen before …”
“But he came back a minute later. You don’t know what he did. If he has taken the ice, because he is one who suffers permanently: if he is not knee he is adductor or he has a fever. He has many of these problems, after two minutes he was on the bench. This is not a problem for me. The problem is that the acceptance of a different challenge from last year had to be improved. Growth in mentality, responsibility, ambition. Not being satisfied with having reached this level, and wanting to go beyond it. And I’m not talking about Karsdorp, but in general. For example, if I was satisfied with my career in 2010, I had to quit. For the player it is the same, he must demand more until the last moment ”.
Zotti (Corriere della Sera): “Are you thinking about a change of form? Why did Camara come out in the derby if Matic and Cristante are not a couple? “
“Good question… because I don’t have Wijnaldium, I don’t have Mkhitaryan. You play with those you have. Unfortunately, we are a type of club that has more difficulties when it has problems in the squad. On the form? I don’t do it, the players do it with their characteristics ”.
Pastore (Il Romanista): “We see Abraham a little more absent, less in the heart of the game. What’s wrong with him? “
“It’s a good question for him. Do it to him. He is the ideal person to tell you if he has a problem or not, if he is absent or not, if he thinks about the World Cup or not. You have to wait until he comes to the press conference to give it to him … “
Giallorossi.net – Andrea Fiorini
