Mourinho: “We have six points and that’s half the battle for qualification”

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José Mourinho appeared in the press room at the Stadio Olimpico and analyzed the memorable comeback against Roma in the second match of the Champions League group stage : “The coach is responsible for the poor first half, and the players are responsible for the excellent second half.

In my mind, as a principle, I always do things right and never think about doing them wrong.

I always think about meritocracy, but football is a 90-minute game, and at the highest level, it’s strategic.

Opponents matter and they play, and today’s opponent was a very strong and formidable team.” “I knew we were running out of steam.

It’s impossible to play 90 minutes at their pace.

I made the changes I thought I needed to make, but I have to say that in the first half they overwhelmed us and surprised us with Soulé’s wide positioning.

Cucurella couldn’t track Wesley and was constantly two against one.

In the second half, we reorganized, and when we were finally settled, we conceded a goal we shouldn’t have.

Then came the third, and if they’d scored four or five, they’d say I was crazy.

We won 4-3, and they’re saying I played terribly in the first half with the team I fielded.

That’s football.

In the end, Inter and Roma, the two strongest teams in Italy, are tied on 6 points.” Is this victory positive for the league?“The league is the league and the Champions League is the Champions League.

As I said before, six points and six points is half the battle for qualification.

Against Benfica, after four matches last year, we had four points and we qualified.

It’s not over yet, but we already have six points.

And this is important for us.

There are six matches left and we already have six points.

We’ve played against the two top Italian teams.

Very good for us.” Vini Jr.“You’re the journalist, but can I ask you a question? Do you think it’s normal for a player on a Spanish team, about to play an important match for Spanish football, to find out two hours beforehand that he’s been suspended for four games? You don’t need to answer me.

It’s not normal.

Couldn’t they have done it now or tomorrow morning? We found out on the bus, almost as we were arriving at the stadium.

This is turning into something like what they say in Portuguese: ‘a hidden cat with its tail showing.’ Now the cat isn’t hiding anymore; it’s out in the open, and things are being done shamelessly.

Two hours before a Spanish team’s match, a player finds out he’s been suspended for four games, and you ruin a player.

It’s not normal, but now it seems normal to me because the cat isn’t hiding anymore.” ” Vini Jr.

‘s performancein the first half is either my fault or Gasperini’s, in a positive way.

He did a great job.

He put Wesley and Soulé wide with Cucurella .

against Wesley is very difficult because Wesley is a fantastic player.

And they crushed us down that side with two-on-one situations.

Mancini would also come out sometimes.

They’d create three-on-one situations and they crushed us down that side.

It was difficult for Vini Jr.

In the second half, I gave him the freedom to play on the other side.

Obviously, Diomande has a different kind of defensive role.

Wesley was effectively neutralized offensively by Diomande .....