Roma won, with the team beating Vitesse in the European Cup and giving them the lead in promotion. After the game was accepted, Roma coach Jose Mourinho held a regular post-match press conference, at which Mourinho answered three questions from reporters, saying that he was satisfied with the spirit of the team and was very confident in the team's defense.
First, today you have to adapt to their pitch, but you finally control the game.
Mourinho said: "Yes, the second half was good, but the first half was not so good. At 0-0, they were trying to win, we had some problems and we were lucky a couple of times. Today's game was very tough and it was difficult to maintain confidence in the game, but in the second half, we controlled it well. 】
Did Oliveira's performance tonight convince you?
Mourinho said: "When you don't have the right person, you have to try different options, today we didn't really control the game, although we controlled the game in the second half. Tammy Abraham often went it alone, Verette played tough and Niles couldn't put pressure on well, even though Kasdorp did well in the second half. In the second half, I never felt like we were going to concede a goal and I was very confident they wouldn't score. It seems that mourinho has great confidence in the team's backline in this game!
Have you started to lay a solid foundation for the team?
Mourinho said: "I have been trying to do this since the first day I came here. Now, perhaps, for the first time, we don't have too many injuries, only Spinazzolla remains out. However, against Udinese, we will not have Mkhitaryan and Kumubra (Mkhitaryan red card suspension, Kumubra accumulated five yellow suspensions), against Vits Sergio and Mancini can not play, but we have a few different options to deal with. The team now has a better idea of what if and what to play, we've gotten rid of that somewhat naïve habit and even in today's difficult moments, the team has found positive ways to deal with it. 】
Well, that's all there is to it, see you tomorrow!