Roma beat Spezia 2-0, and after the game, coach Jose Mourinho held a regular post-match press conference, at which Mourinho answered five questions from reporters and refused to talk about the referee, without saying much to see the content:
What is your opinion of this game?
Mourinho said: "I am very happy with both goals because we practiced a corner kick for 25 minutes yesterday (both goals were from corners). I'm also very happy with the results, but not with the performance. We already had control of the game, but from the middle of the first half we lost the ball too easily. We didn't create space for ourselves, and I'm not happy about that. But I also liked Ibanez's performance, I was happy with his persistence (he still played with his injury), but we didn't control the game, even if the score was 2-0. Things changed a bit when Smalling came off the field and Christant kicked him in, but that wasn't where he liked. 】
How about you need to play against Atalanta, Smalling and Ibanez with the best players this Saturday?
Mourin said: "We have to see, Ibanez played 90 minutes, but Smalling did not, they are different types of players, Smalling came down because he felt uncomfortable. Ibanez held out until the end of the game, so I hope he just gets tired. The game against Atalanta will be high in intensity and they are a good team. As for the case of Zaniolo, I don't know, he has some minor problems. 】
In the second half of the league, the best teams will stand out, what do you think the prospects for Roma are?
Mourinho said: "If there are no injuries, suspensions and fatigue this season. Then Roma will be a really good team, a team that can keep improving. While it will be difficult to compete for the title, we can chase other goals (fight for four?). But now we're getting a lot of yellow cards, which makes us feel like a team of killers. At the same time, many players are also very tired, and when players are tired, they lose their sharpness and ability to keep improving. Let's see what we'll do in the winter window transfer market. Although we will not have a large-scale action in January. But we need more creative players. I was picky because I wanted to be able to sit in the coach's seat and watch the game calmly. (Meaning that if a player performs well, Mourinho can sit and perform badly...) At the same time, Mancini, Pellegrini, Sharawi, the players who are very important to our team, are all injured. 】
What did you say to Motta after the game? What advice can you give him?
Mourinho said: "I also want to say to Motta that he needs to use his wisdom to help the team achieve its goals. I can't tell him anything, I don't think I'm a master, even if he's a player I was 15 years ago. But I have some coaching experience, and I'm going to say to Motta, Shepchenko, Stankovic, you can't compare coaching careers with your accomplishments as a player. This is risky. I asked Motta if he enjoyed the coaching job and he told me yes, so he needed to give everything for it. 】
What do you think of the red card that Jian received?
Mourinho said: "I don't want to talk about referees, in my opinion, Gian did a good job. I don't think the two yellow cards that led him to a red card should be yellow cards, I'd rather not say anything. However, we seem to have an incredible record of yellow cards, even the previous yellow cards of Viña and Kumubra. We're a kind of childish team, we don't have a lot of aggression, but we still have a lot of yellow cards. 】
Well, Mourinho's post-match press conference will be shared here, see you tomorrow!