Mourinho wants AS Roma to have ambitions for more than just a derby

DBasia.news – Jose Mourinho looks forward to his first game at the Derby della Capitale. The Portuguese coach hopes that AS Roma will not only have ambitions to beat Lazio.

Derby della Capitale presented the Lazio vs Rome duel, Sunday (26/9/2021) evening, WIB. Roma throughout this season is in a positive trend under Mourinho.

The ambition to win the Giallorossi will certainly be doubled when they meet Lazio. However, Mourinho wants his team to have ambitions that are more than just winning the derby.

“It is a privilege for me to experience what it means to play the Rome Derby, but I also want my team to have ambitions that go beyond the derby. This is not our only goal this season,” Mourinho said as quoted by Football Italia.

Mourinho was asked how to deal with Maurizio Sarri’s high pressing game. The former Inter Milan, Chelsea and Real Madrid tactician refused to discuss at length.

“It’s a good question, but it’s something I don’t want to answer. I will only say that we defended without the ball and when we have to have the ball we want to score goals,” Mourinho revealed.

Lorenzo Pellegrini will miss defending AS Roma because he was given a red card against Udinese. Mourinho was annoyed with the referee’s decision and kept it a secret on who would replace Pellegrini.

“There is only one Pellegrini. I don’t want to talk about this, but I have to. Having Pellegrini is one thing, not having him is another. He has leadership, he is a good captain, but he won’t be around. The referee did something foolish, but what’s the point of arguing?”

“You want to ask who will play, it’s not him, but I won’t tell you.”