“Stay in Rome? Yes, but I deserve more.” And he throws the silver medal into the stands

Even on a night like this he managed to be special. Yes, because with 20,000 in the stands in Budapest, and another 55,000 in Rome in an Olympic stadium full of giant screens and a team broken both physically and psychologically, I pull the rabbit out of the hat. As he did with Dybala, on the field, a few hours ago. This time the surprise is the one that surprises you but at the same time makes you smile. Jose did it for everyone again: “I am staying, I will not leave, I will stay here with you” is the gist of the speech he gives by taking his children, family reunion under the lovers sector with tears in their eyes. Penalties, still are, for extinguishing dreams of glory. But you don’t want to try again. With his team: «I still have my things in Trigoria, but now it’s time to talk to the owners – he will continue in the press room – the last time was in December, when Portugal looked for me, then I had nothing more. I deserve more, indeed we deserve more. I want to fight with this team but I’m tired of having to do so much. I go on vacation on Monday and during the vacation I will rest. I repeat, I want to stay, but I want to fight for something else. I’m a little tired of being a coach, a liaison, and being the face that says “we’ve been robbed.” I’m a little tired of being that much. But I want to stay with the conditions to give more ». It is the foreplay that softens the slap he received from another Montell penalty. The hope we cling to swallow another low blow. He has never reached a penalty shootout in the five international finals he has won in his career. The floppy disk and the sixth were fatal for him.

Dybala crying at the end of Sevilla-Roma: The Argentine’s goal (on the field for 67 minutes) was not enough

Mourinho, the desire for revenge

But there is a desire for revenge. He did so by chasing referee Taylor into the mixed zone until Van accused him of mistakes made during the match. But for the winner, it’s tomorrow that counts. Today, in Jose’s mind, is indeed yesterday. His stay may lead to Goya staying too. With all due respect to this release clause that scares Roma fans so much. Speaking of Paolo, Mo returns to the prior tactic that brought him closer to the final: «I did not hide it. I’ve only done that for the last two or three days. Because he was badly injured. Paolino made a complicated entry, when you see Dybala play, you understand that with him in the last two months, our results have been different. He mourned? There are different ways to respond. I usually cry when I win, not when I lose. They are different ways of interacting. Boys died physically because they gave everything. We played 150 minutes, 7 minutes of extra time in the first half. It reminds us of the World Cup. But it’s nice to see sad boys, I like that, because it means they have something in them. I always say that the day I no longer feel defeated I will go home. Next year the party continues. Will Dybala be there? I don’t know, you have to ask him. It is not related to me. He is a Roma player, not Mourinho.”

road

Those were two unforgettable seasons of what Mourinho represented to Roma and the people of Rome. Jose completely fell in love with the people, who soon became his own. Speaking in the language of the masses, he sat down next to them. He’s built a group of guys, without those heroes who’ve worked his way through and made it a real team. A monolith, able to fend off enemies and absorb problems (and they’ve arrived this year in series, especially from the infirmary), turning them into thrusts, novelties, and ideas. And now, on the most difficult evening, he is ready to go again. The ball passes to Friedkins. Missing would be another knockout. Ironically, it is more painful.

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