Two years ago, Mourinho signed a three-year contract with Roma. At the press conference when he took office, he stated that he would lead the team to "celebrate something" when the contract expired.
A year ago, Mourinho led Roma to lift the Europa Conference League trophy, which was the first championship won by AS Roma after the Coppa Italia in 2008.
Today, Mourinho came to the final again, and the team completed the "upgrade" from the European level. Will Mourinho really celebrate with Roma a year from now?
캡사이트 Judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that he will no longer be the coach of Roma at that time. It doesn't matter, celebrations are never afraid to advance.
Mourinho has made his choice
Mourinho, who is as honorable as he is, leads Rome, which is eager for trophies; Sevilla, which has won the Europa League many times, is led by Mendilivar, who has always had poor results in European competition-what a wonderful combination.
Two coaches with completely different personalities and resumes face a common problem this summer: their fate is still undecided.
The reporter asked about Mourinho's choice, and Mourinho said: "In fact, you'd better ask Mendilivar, his contract is about to expire, so the situation is more complicated than mine."
"Actually, my captains asked me that question, and I answered them truthfully. Of course they wouldn't say anything to the media, but they knew very well what I thought. However, my current situation is the same as (summer 2010 ) The situation at Inter was completely different. At that time, I had an agreement with Real Madrid, only to sign it; this time, I have not contacted any other club. The most important thing is 'we', because we will step on the pitch."
Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini and vice-team Gianluca Mancini also took questions from reporters after Mourinho left the press room.
What did Mourinho say to them? Pellegrini did not give a specific answer, but his answer was full of hints: "Mourinho is very frank with us, but I can't disclose the content of the conversation, it is best for him to announce himself at the right time. future. After this conversation, we are more motivated for tomorrow's final."
Pellegrini also talked about Mourinho's "defensive football".
"Every time we hear this statement, we find it very ridiculous. Tactical success does not necessarily mean attacking at any cost. We have studied many opponents in the Europa League and carried out targeted deployments for them. People can play as much as they want. Commentary, but it's us in the final. Sacrifice and a lot of running - it never means just defending, and in today's football, both are important."
Roma unafraid of experience disadvantage
In order to reach the final in Budapest, Roma played a full 14 games.
Sevilla played 6 games less than Roma, but won 6 more championships in this competition.
Such a glorious history makes the Andalusian full of confidence, and Mourinho said: "I don't think the historical factor is important in this final, but my colleague Mendilivar doesn't think so-I respect he."
Mourinho praised Sevilla: "Sevilla is not just a good team, they actually have 'two good teams' because they have 25-26 high-level players. Difference in coach experience? Mendilivar is about the same age as me, and we both have gray hair. In contrast, he has more experienced players in his team: we have young players from the youth team, Beauvais, Zale on the bench. Vski, Tahirovic, they have Lamela, Montiel, Ennesri..."
"Indeed, Sevilla has experience in the Europa League that we don't have. It's almost a habit for them to win the Europa League, and we've made history by winning the Europa League; their fans come to the Europa League to watch games and La Liga games away. It's normal, but it's an unusual experience for our fans. Having said that, we've played 30 or so games in Europe over the past two years and we're ready."
There is a good thing that colleagues deliberately mentioned Tottenham. A few days ago, Mourinho satirized the North London team again: "I have deep feelings for every team I have coached before, with only one exception: Mr. Daniel Levy's Tottenham Hotspur. "Mourinho didn't gain anything in Tottenham. He came to Rome and brought the team to two finals in two years. What's the difference? Mourinho replied with a smile: "The difference is that Roma didn't fire me before the final!"
After answering 8 questions, Mourinho is ready to leave in a hurry, but there is still a mystery that he must unravel. The reporters at the scene quickly asked collectively: Where is Dybala? The Roma coach replied as he walked: "He can play 20-30 minutes."
