“Roma are not from the Scudetto. You need more from the transfer market”
ROME – José Mourinho he returns to speak after two and a half months from the last time. The Portuguese coach spoke in this afternoon conference press on the eve of the match against Salerno.
The words of Ancelotti on Rome?
“Ancelotti is Ancelotti. He knows about football, he knows about Rome, he knows about Serie A. His words must be respected, then you can disagree but Carlo is Carlo”.
Has the frustration with the market gone?
“Unfortunately, the transfer market is not closed. There are 4 games before the transfer market closes and I don’t like that. To give an opinion now is premature. It seems obvious to me that 5 players of this quality at only seven million is something done well. Evaluating now, however, is premature. I want to wait. Frustration is too strong a term at the moment because the 5 players are useful, even if two important players have come out for us (Veretout and Mkhitaryan, ed). I must say that there is. it is satisfaction because I like the new arrivals, I said “yes” for everyone. No one was taken without my consent. I would applaud what the club has done with these players. But I need more to have more balance, to stay more relaxed, but I can’t help but applaud what has been done so far “.
Competing in friendlies?
“I’ve seen serious guys playing friendly games with the aim of improving.”
Why are his second seasons in a club always better?
“The second season means more time to work, more knowledge and more awareness. For all coaches the second season there are conditions to do better. In Europe to do better we have to win the Europa League, but there are teams with a economic potential much higher than ours. To face this competition with the aim of making the game and doing the best possible. We will try to improve the sixth place. In this period it amazes me when it comes to us, unlike others: Roma for you are a candidate for the Scudetto, but only Sampdoria and Lecce have spent less than us. Inter and Milan have given us a good gap and have improved their team. There is a lot of noise around us, while not others teams. Lazio spent 39 million: are they candidates too? Talking about us they say something that is not real. Our scudetto that has already been won is the love of the fans. We have never talked about the scudetto, we have never talked about massive investments, but only of time. Someone like Ancelotti understands it. There are many people who sell smoke and not truth. The truth is that we have improved and we want to do well, but let us work and let’s talk about Salernitana which will be a difficult race “.
Will he come back with the back four? His attack style?
“The 4-man defense is something to be worked on and in the second half of last season we did it for the 3-man defense, because it was more suitable. The central players adapt more confidently to 3, as well as the full-backs. Quest” year we have the opportunity to play 4, but you have to work. We need time for work, we can’t buy to change. Last year I didn’t like it as much as, in the lead, it seemed like we just wanted to control the situation, sometimes you have to know you have to close the races. We have our limits, I don’t hide it, but we have potential. We don’t have to do like last year against Juve, we have to learn to feel dominant. ”
On Salernitana.
“I want to congratulate Nicola, who will be my golden bench. He took a team in difficulty and saved it. I expect a difficult match, like all the first in the championship, even in terms of emotions. La Salernitana it’s a difficult team, in a difficult field, which has spent 40 million and has become very strong. It will be a complicated game. ”
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