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  • Mourinho has changed our mentality – Roma midfielder

    Mourinho has changed our mentality – Roma midfielder

    Roma midfielder Jordan Veretout says they face Juventus this weekend.

    Veretout admits coach Jose Mourinho is changing their “mentality”.

    He said, “We always play to win and that is our objective going to Turin. We have a coach who won almost everything and that makes a difference. Winning away to Juventus would be an important result.

    “Mourinho changed our mentality and in training we work twice as hard to satisfy him. If we continue like this, we can go far.

    “I am scoring goals more consistency now, but I can do even better. I practice penalties every day, trying to totally relax when I put the ball on the spot. It’s a psychological game with the goalkeeper, you have to stay calm and I’ll aim to keep that attitude even if one day I get it wrong.”

  • How Mourinho convinced me to leave Chelsea – Abraham

    How Mourinho convinced me to leave Chelsea – Abraham

    Roma striker, Tammy Abraham, has opened up on how Jose Mourinho convinced him to leave Chelsea this summer.

    According to the 24-year-old, Mourinho advised him not to take the “easy option” of staying at Stamford Bridge.

    Abraham stated this while speaking at St George’s Park on Thursday.

    The player has been recalled to England’s squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary, a move which vindicates his decision to leave for Serie A this summer in a €40million deal.

    “I think the first thing he [Mourinho] said to me, I picked up the phone and he was like: ‘Do you want to enjoy some sun or do you want to stay in the rain?’

    “I laughed and I think at first I didn’t really think much of it when he was speaking because my mindset was that I wanted to be in the Premier League.

    “When Mourinho speaks, you listen. I’ve learned so much tactically than I have in my lifetime. You need to learn off different managers,” Abraham said.

    Abraham has scored four goals in his first 10 appearances for Roma so far.

    He had netted 30 times in 82 appearances for Chelsea having joined them at seven but had to consider his options after manager Thomas Tuchel froze him out.

  • Mourinho blasts referee, VAR after Roma lose derby to Lazio

    Mourinho blasts referee, VAR after Roma lose derby to Lazio

    Jose Mourinho blamed the referee and VAR for AS Roma’s 3-2 defeat to rivals Lazio in Serie A on Sunday, saying his side were dominant in spite of the result.

    It was the Portuguese manager’s second loss since taking charge of the Italian side in the summer and Lazio led from the 10th minute until the final whistle.

    However, Mourinho was unhappy about a potential foul in the build-up to Lazio’s second goal, scored by former Roma winger Pedro after 19 minutes.

    He felt Lucas Leiva should have received a second booking after seeing Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini sent off against Udinese on Thursday.

    “Italian football has improved a lot. But unfortunately, the referee and VAR were not at the right level for this fantastic match,” Mourinho told reporters.

    “On the 2-0 goal it could have been 1-1, the referee and VAR made a mistake. This is too much.

    “The lack of a second yellow for Leiva is also important. It was a similar situation to Pellegrini, he got a red but today there was nothing.

    “We were the better team on the pitch. Obviously when you concede three goals, something has gone wrong, but the second and third were counter-attacks.

    “We tried, we dominated. We gave everything and put Lazio in difficulty,” Mourinho said.

    Roma, who are fourth in Serie A, face Zorya next in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, before hosting Empoli in the league.

  • Abraham strikes to earn Roma narrow win over Udinese

    Abraham strikes to earn Roma narrow win over Udinese

    Tammy Abraham’s first-half strike earned AS Roma a 1-0 win over Udinese on Thursday to send them fourth in Serie A, but Lorenzo Pellegrini was sent off and will now miss the capital derby against Lazio.

    England international Abraham steered in a close-range finish after 36 minutes following a fabulous assist from 19-year-old Riccardo Calafiori, who ran half the length of the pitch before beating his marker and sending in a fine cross.

    Jose Mourinho’s side climbed to fourth place on 12 points, three behind leaders Napoli. Udinese are 10th with seven points.

    Roma needed to deliver a result after suffering their first defeat under Mourinho against Hellas Verona at the weekend, and they began with intent as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Nicolo Zaniolo both hit the post.

    Abraham gave the hosts a deserved lead before halftime, his third goal in all competitions since joining from Chelsea in August.

    But Udinese mustered a spirited response in the second half as Destiny Udogie fired wide from a promising position and Gerard Deulofeu drew a smart save from Rui Patricio.

    The hosts suffered a damaging blow in the dying minutes when captain Pellegrini was shown a second yellow card for a high elbow, meaning he will be suspended for the Rome derby on Sunday.

  • The first time Drogba helped me at Chelsea – Tammy Abraham

    The first time Drogba helped me at Chelsea – Tammy Abraham

    Tammy Abraham has spoken of the influence of Chelsea legend Didier Drogba on his career.

    TheNewsGuru reports that, the AS Roma striker spent his entire career at Stamford Bridge before leaving for Serie A side this summer.

    He recalled: “The first memory of Didier dates back to when I was late for a workout: there were cars in front of me that didn’t let me pass. My mother started screaming at security because I was late, Drogba was overtaking us with his car and offered to let me in with him.

    “None of my teammates saw me with him, but I can say that I went to training with Drogba. I was 7/8 years old, I tried to look at him in the mirror. It was incredible. He was a bully, a bully, the team he bullied the most was Arsenal: my family and I were Arsenal fans.

    “In Chelsea-Arsenal, I remember how Drogba bullied Arsenal defenders. He was very strong physically, a great finisher, good with his feet. I think he reinvented the role of the number 9. How he used his body to hold the ball, then he scored so many goals.”

  • Why I celebrated Roma win like a child – Mourinho

    Why I celebrated Roma win like a child – Mourinho

    Jose Mourinho says he was lying to himself by attempting to play down the significance of his 1000th game in management after he oversaw a thrilling last-gasp win for AS Roma over Sassuolo on Sunday.

    The win took Mourinho’s career tally to 638 victories.

    The Portuguese has drawn 205 and lost 157 of his 1000 games as a manager.

    “I told everyone lies! I had been saying to the team for days that this 1000th game was not important to me… but I had an incredible fear of losing!

    “Luckily we won and I was running like a child today because I was feeling 12 years old, not 58,” he said after the game.

    Roma are now top of Serie A, having won their first three fixtures.

  • Abraham, Giroud score first Serie A goals

    Abraham, Giroud score first Serie A goals

    Tammy Abraham scored his first Serie A goal in Roma’s win at Salernitana as Olivier Giroud opened his AC Milan account with a double against Cagliari.

    Abraham swept home a classy finish from just inside the area for Roma’s third against their newly promoted hosts.

    The England striker was also involved in the second goal for Jose Mourinho’s side as Jordan Veretout struck, while Lorenzo Pellegrini scored twice.

    Giroud, meanwhile, scored Milan’s third and fourth as they beat Cagliari 4-1.

    The 34-year-old France forward, a team-mate of Abraham at Chelsea for the past two seasons, guided home a first-time finish from Brahim Diaz’s pass and netted from the spot after Kevin Strootman handled.

    All five goals came in the first half at the San Siro, with Sandro Tonali curling home a sublime early free-kick to put the hosts ahead.

    Cagliari levelled through Alessandro Deiola but Diaz diverted home Rafael Leao’s shot to restore Milan’s advantage before Giroud’s double wrapped things up by half-time.

    Roma and last season’s Serie A runners-up Milan, who last won the title in 2011, are among five sides to have begun the new campaign with two wins from two, alongside Lazio, Inter and Napoli.

  • Mourinho convinced me about Roma – Tammy Abraham

    Mourinho convinced me about Roma – Tammy Abraham

    Former Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has explained his decision to join Roma.

    Abraham, two Serie A games into his Roma career, was presented to the local media this morning.

    Asked about Roma coach Jose Mourinho, Abraham said, “In the last year at Chelsea I have played less than I hoped for. It was important to talk to Mourinho.

    “I want to say that I am not here only for Josè, his presence was important but I have always followed Roma. I had the privilege of sharing the dressing room at Chelsea with Palmieri and Rudiger and above all Toni spoke very well about Roma. Mourinho is also a winner and has characteristics in which I find myself.”

    Asked about challenging for trophies this season, he continued: “It’s a good question, I talked to Mourinho and Tiago Pinto explained the club’s ambition to me. I arrived at Roma not only to score goals, but above all to win trophies and we hope to be able to do so already this year. The Conference is a complicated trophy, but we will try.

    “Watching the Italian teams play you realise that it is tactical football, the teams defend well. They are always well placed on the pitch. In the Premier League there are the big teams that always dominate when they play against the small ones, in Italy there is more balance. Here they are all good and prepared.”

  • Roma players still adjusting to my methods – Mourinho

    Roma players still adjusting to my methods – Mourinho

    Roma coach Jose Mourinho says the players are still adjusting to his system.

    Mourinho was speaking ahead of tonight’s Europa Conference League qualifier against Trabzonspor.

    Discussing last week’s victory against Fiorentina, he said, “We can still grow a lot. I congratulated [La Viola coach Vincenzo] Italiano because we have been working with the players for less than two months.

    “And when his team plays like that I have to congratulate him.

    “Maybe for a team like Inter it is different because Inzaghi has a team that plays with their eyes closed, it’s more difficult for us.”

  • Roma coach Mourinho to sign another Chelsea player

    Roma coach Mourinho to sign another Chelsea player

    Serie A club Roma are eyeing Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

    New Roma coach Jose Mourinho worked with Loftus-Cheek while with Chelsea and wants to bring him to Italy, says Corriere dello Sport.

    For the moment, no approach has been made, but Mourinho has recommended the midfielder’s signing after landing former Chelsea teammate Tammy Abraham.

    Aston Villa, Southampton and Lazio are also being linked with Loftus-Cheek.

    The England international spent last season on-loan with Fulham.