Interruption of silence press which will resume on the eve of the derby this afternoon José Mourinho spoke for the first time since appeal rejected and that will force him to skip the derby. The technician intervened in conference press at 7.15pm (initially at 6.30pm) to present the Europa League challenge against Real Sociedad. Also with the coach at the press conference Lorenzo Pellegrini. Relive the live broadcast of their words.
19:38
the royal society
They are a very strong team, they proved it to us in the first leg too. They look well for the spaces between the lines, even winning 2-0 in the first leg we found ourselves in difficulty between the lines. It’s lucky for us to start from 2-0, but it shouldn’t be something that puts us in a position not to give our best because tomorrow will be very difficult. Alguacil spoke of storm, I speak of battle and we are not afraid to do it. When we are all together, physically and mentally compact, I trust my team. If they haven’t figured it out, it will be a big battle and everyone will have to give everything to go to the quarterfinals.
19:36
The head injury and Dybala
Meanwhile I’m fine, I’ve never had any problems except the cut and the stitches. For the rest, we have done all the necessary checks and everything is ok. On Dybala I don’t think it can be defined as a tactical problem, having the possibility of that pitch with a player like Paulo is one more thing, having a player who can put the ball where he wants at any time is a plus. I was hoping to arrive with a different score at this point of the season, I hope to make up for it.
19:34
The criticisms of the fans
It is normal to have important responsibilities being captain of Roma, as I have always said I am the first to admit that I arrive at this point of the season with different numbers, I have always given 120% for Roma and whatever the difficulty may be, I have always put my comrades in front of everyone. I am proud of the group and proud to be their captain. The season is not over, I hope to do better.
19:32
Accidents and benefits: no alibi
Surely for obvious reasons it was also my fault, you can always do more net of some problems I may have had. When we take the field we are all the same, I don’t like hiding behind the excuse of not having trained or not being 100%. I’m also not satisfied with my score this season, I’d like to do much more. The only thing I can be satisfied with is my commitment and having always put my face on it for all the people who follow us like the fans.
19:31
Pellegrini’s conference
Mourinho’s conference ends and that of the Roma captain begins.
19:29
The Anoeta stadium and the Royal Society
Beautiful, the last time I was here was with Real Madrid. It’s a very beautiful stadium, it will be great to play here and in this environment. It’s a top infrastructure with a top team that plays for a big goal, it’s been in the Champions League positions since the start of the season. They have many local and very strong players. We have a lot of respect. Real Sociedad play well, they can play with many players. I don’t know if they will change their attitude tomorrow, I think Mendes will play and they will be very aggressive trying to put a lot of pressure on us. The stadium will help them find a comeback, we are theoretically prepared
19:25
The perfect storm
The Olimpico always gives us the perfect storm, sometimes we win and sometimes we lose with them. The stadium is a very beautiful thing, but in the end it’s the pitch that speaks. The last time I saw a stadium score a goal was in 2005 in the semi-final against Liverpool, the ball hadn’t gone in but the stadium scored. The stadium helps, you see that the home team has more positive results than the away one but the stadium doesn’t play. Tomorrow there will be a great atmosphere and this support from the Real Sociedad fans is exciting. The disaster was at the time of COVID-19 with the empty stadium, tomorrow the stadium is beautiful, the pitch is beautiful, they play very well, the referee is among the top and we have won the Conference League, we are not afraid of ‘environment. If you tell me I’m going to storm Nazareth I’ll say no, we’re happy to find a storm in the stadium, I think Roma will play better in these conditions.
19:23
Rome and the attitude
We are a team of serious people who do their job to the fullest. Sometimes we fail to do the right performance to achieve the result. We struggle a bit to play two competitions at close range. There are teams that have 24 players of the same level of quality and experience, but for us it’s different: if an injury, disqualification or tiredness arrives, it’s not easy for us to play.
19:20
About training
Our attitude is that our match is always the most important. We focus on tomorrow, the most important race of the season. Then on Friday Lazio will be the most important match. The team that in my opinion will give us the most guarantees of being able to reach the quarter-finals will play.
19:19
Sulla Royal Society
Mourinho’s conference begins: The coach rightly loaded his team and the environment. But he’s doing it in a respectful way with us. He does his job and he does it well, he’s a good coach. We have our own strategy for approaching the race and we are confident.
18:35
Conference postponed to 7pm
The conference between Mourinho and Pellegrini will be held at 7pm. The team’s flight landed late, now the players are on their way to the stadium.
18:10
Serra apologizes to Mourinho
This afternoon the referee Serra was heard from Search Federal for defense after notification of referral. Serra has apologized to Mourinho READ EVERYTHING
17:45
Alguacil: “We can do it”
The Real Sociedad coach believes it. The Basque club on their social accounts has published a video portraying David Silva and technician Imanol Sheriff as they walk off the pitch after finishing training. Basque coach he believes in the comeback and the cameras did not miss his: “If possible”.
17:30
Rome, helmet training
In the finishing session a player used the bob head protector. But he wasn’t Pellegrini… READ EVERYTHING
