In the just-concluded Coppa Italia match, Roma lost 0-2 away to Inter, and after the match, Roma coach Jose Mourinho held a regular post-match press conference, at which Mourinho answered four questions from reporters.
First, in this game, which elements have the upper hand for you? Is it emotional, or is it football?
Mourinho said: "These are two completely different aspects, they can coexist. I was welcomed here, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Marotta and Mr. Sanetti welcomed me the way and the gifts they gave me before the game, these are the emotional side and I am very grateful to them. I can never avoid it, and my relationship with Inter is eternal. However, I came here tonight to win, I came for Roma, I am now a Roma fan. We failed to win the game, we shouldn't forget the first five minutes, if we can somehow block those five minutes, we'll see a Roma that's incredible when facing a strong team. 】
Then Mourinho said: "In the first half, we had two good scoring opportunities, I think the first was when D'Ambrosio made a mistake and the second was Zaniolo 's one (one single, one empty goal).] In the second half, we controlled the game, we put pressure well, we defended well, and then we did well in the attacking three zones. We didn't create too many obvious chances because Inter have a lot of great defensive players who are very good defensively one-on-one, but we're doing well though. The second goal changed the game and I think the referee changed as well. Tactically, he's brilliant, he's judging games in one way, waiting for the score to go 2-0, he's awarding games in another way, the referee's tactics are also excellent, I think he's very smart tonight. 】
Even if he showed you a yellow card in a game?
Mourinho said: "Yes, this looks good on resume because you showed Mourinho a yellow card. 】
Before the game, Pinto said that Zaniolo needed to be protected.
Mourinho said: "I don't want to talk about this anymore because some things are not going to change, that's it from the beginning of the season. I'm thinking about all the yellow cards and the ones that aren't given. For us, it seems easy to get a card. However, after 2-0, something changed, he blew the penalty game in a different way, only a good referee can do that, he is a very good referee. 】
Can you tell you what the gift of mainland rice is to you?
Mourinho said: "A beautiful stadium model, which I think is made of silver and crystal, says 'Meazza is your home', yes, it is the home of eternity.] But, I don't want people to forget that Rome is also my home, I love my Rome and tonight I'm sad because we lost. 】
Well, that's all there is to it, see you tomorrow!