“Mourinho no longer wants to be on the bench”
ROME – Great proof of the Rome that he beat at the Olimpico Atalanta 1-0 with the goal of Tammy Abraham. Mourinho’s team (today suspended) gave everything, from the first to the last minute. Attentive, focused, well placed on the pitch: the team is growing, finding play and balance. At the end of the game Mancini spoke to Dazn’s microphones, first of all to talk about the conversation he had with Mourinho at the end of the game: “He congratulated me because I didn’t get a yellow card today. Then he said it’s better if the two victories with Foti no longer come into view”, joked the defender.
Great game in defense.
“Yes, we all did something more than other times, Atalanta only made a dangerous action. For us, these are three fundamental points for holding on to the Europe train ”.
You have touched a couple of goals.
“I’m sorry for the header, I can do better”.
What have you been improving at?
“We know how difficult it is to play against Atalanta, I think that after Hellas Verona we looked into each other’s eyes and we compacted, this must be the attitude and attitude. If we put this kind of nastiness on the pitch, there is a much better chance of winning games ”.
Best game of the season for the attention shown?
“We made several of them in terms of attention, it was important to play like this. We created and scored, if you make these performances against Atalanta it gives you a lot of confidence. Let’s think about Thursday that we have the Conference and then Udinese. In the first leg we beat Atalanta but then we drew with Sampdoria, to serve continuity ”.
You look braver, especially behind.
“At 3 or 4 there is a bit of difference, playing at 3 you have to be aggressive. Me, Kumbulla and Ibanez are aggressive, then Smalling is important because it covers the depth and gives us confidence. If the pressure starts from those in front, it is easy for a defender to shorten and we can be more aggressive. I want to praise the whole team, if we play like this it is from everyone ”.
The Champions?
“There are fewer matches and today it was almost a watershed match, we are there and we have to make as few mistakes as possible”.
Abraham?
“Tammy is an important player for us, she played with the nastiness as a true center-forward, she frightened the defenders. When we are in trouble, we find him and he picks up the team. He is fast, he is technical, if he continues like this he is an important player, then even those who arrived gave everything to win “.