🎧 Ep. 488 of the RomaPress Podcast with
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✅ Hummels joins Roma
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🕵️ De Rossi’s defensive set-up
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Xabi Alonso congratulates Roma after semi-final loss: “Perhaps we deserved more tonight, but I don’t want to cry, I can only say congratulations to Roma and good luck for the final.”
Mourinho reacts to second consecutive European final with Roma: “My concern is not to become part of Roma’s history, but to help the players grow and bring Roma fans joy. I want to give joy to these people like the joy of going to a European final.”
Jose Mourinho applauds Edoardo Bove’s growth: “Last year he played 5 minutes. This year he played 20, then 30, and then he became a starter. I did my job, but all the credit goes to his parents and family.”
Feyenoord coach Arne Slot: "Mourinho told me that I shouldn't just watch Napoli and Manchester City, but that it would also help if watched Roma play."
Jose Mourinho’s emotional speech to his players after lost final: “Lorenzo [Pellegrini] and Gianluca [Mancini] came to me. I’m staying here. I want to stay here for you. I’m staying here and that’s the end of it.”
Mourinho hits back at Antonio Cassano: "Cassano played for Roma, Inter and Real: in Madrid he is remembered for his jacket, at Roma he won a Supercoppa without playing, and at Inter he didn't even win the Sunday league trophy."
Mourinho on his future: "I'm happy here, I can't hide it. I'm happy because I like the people here, and they like me, I have the feeling that everyone at Trigoria respects me and each other."
Jose Mourinho: “Let’s hope that [referee Anthony] Taylor, only officiates games in the Champions League and does the same bullshit there that he did tonight, and not in the Europa League.”
Paulo Dybala: “Playing for this team is not just a sport or a job but an honour. We celebrated together during this journey and also wept tears of suffering that demonstrate how much we value this club and its fans. Always Forza Roma.”
Stephan El Shaarawy emotional after scoring in win over Feyenoord: "I always give everything for this shirt. I sacrificed myself, playing in 4 positions. They are all roles that I can and am happy to cover to help the team."
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THEY'VE DONE IT! In what was undoubtedly one of the most exciting matches of the Jose Mourinho era, Roma overturn their first leg defeat and knock-out Feyenoord, adding to the Dutch side's misery after last year's final. WHAT A NIGHT! GRAZIE ROMA
Jose Mourinho: “The referee seemed Spanish. Too many yellow cards for us, then he doesn’t give Lamela his second yellow allowing him to take a penalty in the end.”
Fabio Capello: “I think American owners in general work without respecting the people they collaborate with. It was clear that something wasn’t working from the fact that the owners didn’t respond to Mourinho's requests."
Francesco Totti to Mourinho: "I am now even more confident that with you at the helm we can go far in both the Champions League and the Europa League. I am proud of you. We are all behind you."
Jose Mourinho quits UEFA Football Board: "The conditions which I so strongly believed in when I joined are no longer standing and I felt the obligation to take this decision."
Jose Mourinho: “I want to stay at Roma, but my players deserve more and I also deserve more. I’m a little tired of being a coach, a man of communication, the face of the club that says we were robbed after every game. I’m tired of acting on every front.”
Houssem Aouar: “I think Roma is the right project for me, with a big team, quality players and a unique fanbase. I’m now a Giallorossi player and I’m ready to go.”
Francesco Totti persuades Mourinho to stay at Roma: “I called Mourinho. Let's hope he stays, he is the number one and to win you need people like him. It would be important to continue with him.”
Mourinho: "Europa League final? After the game, I go up to the two referee assistants, Webb and Rosetti with whom I have a good relationship. I ask them about Fernando's hand-ball. Webb put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Yes, Jose, that was a penalty."
Jose Mourinho: "It seems that everyone here is still obsessed with last year's final. But, you know what? You can't win a game you've lost. Even if Feyenoord were to win 10-0 tonight, they would not win last year's game. It's over."
Roma GM Tiago Pinto: “We congratulate Sevilla on their success, their team fought hard, but I want to say clearly on behalf of the club that the refereeing conduct was not up to the standards of a European final.”
Jose Mourinho: “Belotti? I explained to him why he wouldn’t play today and he gave me the classic Belotti answer: the important thing is for Roma to win.”
Leonardo Spinazzola: “Roma needed Mourinho. We needed someone like him from a personality point of view. He’s different than everybody else, he motivates us.”
Jose Mourinho: “Dybala was looking for lost joy and he found it here. He has found a good group, a coach who understands him and a fanbase that loves him. On the pitch he became a leader due to his quality.”
Daniele De Rossi: "In preparation for the derby I wanted to explain the importance of it to the players. I asked the Portuguese players “which team did you hate when you were a kid? Sporting Lisbon”. To the Turk: “And you?” “Fenerbahce”. I asked the German, the Frenchman and the
Jose Mourinho: “Now I no longer think about what I could win, but about the happiness I can give to Roma fans. It’s a city that lives and breathes football. Roma is a state of mind, it stands for belonging, being part of something.”
Paulo Dybala on Mourinho: "It’s difficult in the world of football to find someone who says things to you in a sincere way. Almost all the things he tells you in advance end up happening."
Jose Mourinho: “The teams aiming for fourth place are stronger than us. But we are Roma, and people believe my name is José Harry Mourinho Potter, and therefore the expectations increase.”
Sarri: "I have no rivalry with Mourinho. Something happened in a Chelsea-United match where he could have taken advantage of it in the media and he didn’t. He took into account the age of my staff member and he proved to be a man. I have respect for him."
Paulo Dybala: "We all want to win. Mourinho? He’s won everywhere he’s been. His mentality is enough to pull you in, he knows how games go, he knew today’s match could go like this and he pushed us to give something more."
Lorenzo Pellegrini after Roma win over Bayer: “I’m the captain of a team of real men. Roma can and must improve in many things, but the identity of sacrificing ourselves is that of a real group of men and cannot be taken away by anyone.”
Gianluca Scamacca: "Roma is my home. It’d be a dream scenario to have José Mourinho as manager. I’m sure I’d improve my skills a lot under José at Roma."
Ex-Italy coach Marcello Lippi praises Mourinho for win over Bayer: “Despite 6-7 starters injured, Mourinho was able to draw a very concrete plan of action. Cristante acted as the team’s defensive leader.”