José Mourinho has not yet visited the city of his new club, but the new Roma coach already feels the confidence of the club and fans to face this challenge. In an interview with the Portuguese magazine GQ, “The Special One” spoke of his past, present and future without mincing words. “Roma, ready to dive into this impossible mission”, is one of the headlines that Mourinho left when talking about his new adventure in the Italian capital. The Portuguese wanted to explain why that adjective for his “mission” in Rome: “I define it as impossible in the sense that people consider me in only one way: a winner.”.
In a Roman key, Mourinho spoke about the facilities he found to sign with La Loba after being dismissed as Spurs coach. “Roma loved me a lot, it was almost instantaneous. In the morning Tottenham discarded me and in the afternoon Roma called me. They loved me, they made me feel again the passion for football that exists in Italy and that I know, especially in Rome, where it has not been won for 20 years “, explained the coach about his signing.
But much of the blame for the illusion that Mourinho gives off for the new project lies with the owners of the club: “The Friedkins, the new owners, with a humble and professional approach, conveyed to me their enthusiasm for this incredible new professional chapter in their lives. They were really objective, honest and sincere with me. They made me feel passionate about this job, they impressed me by how they approached me. “
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About the Friedkins, who “the fire and passion for this work have once again stimulated in me”, he also had words when talking about his past. “I have made mistakes and I have been wrong to accept certain projects, sometimes they have pushed me to choose situations that I should not …”, admitted Mourinho, who in the end would give more specific examples: “I went to Manchester at a time of transition Then to Tottenham, who have no track record of success. Now to Roma with new owners, but in this case I immediately felt a great empathy with the Friedkin family, with Pinto. It took me very little to say yes “.
Tottenham are now past and Roma their present, but although he has just signed for the Roman team, Mourinho also had time to talk about his future: “If everything goes well, one day I see myself training the Portuguese team and not a club. But experience has taught me that in football you can never say “never”. It seems like a giant word, but in the end it is a small word. “
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