Mourinho, about “stars” of Sevilla and the “children” of Roma

Jose Mourinhoin his element at the press conference prior to the Europa League final that his team, the Romawill play this Wednesday against the Sevilla in Budapest (9:00 p.m.). The Portuguese coach puts all the pressure on the Andalusians, whom he presents as favourites, and even alluding to the salaries of the squads of both clubs to justify this victimizing position.

“Unlike my colleague (Jose Luis Mendilibar) I think they are favorites because history accompanies them, with an experience that we don’t have. Play a Europa League final for them it is something almost ordinary and for us an extraordinary event, something historic for our fans”, Mourinho began by saying, in relation to the weight of the past of both teams with a European trophy at stake, although he also wanted to emphasize that “history does not play”.

After the flowers to the rival came the psychological game. “Sevilla has 26 high-level players, it’s a great team. With the high-level players that Sevilla have against the children of Roma… If Roma have a bigger budget, it’s because (Sevilla’s) are poorly paid. I don’t think it’s like that”, said Mou when the Italian press asked him about the economic capacity of both clubs.

The Portuguese coach, much more experienced than Mendilibar in these big games on the Old Continent, also appreciated the career of his counterpart on the Sevilla bench, seasoned in other types of battles. “Regarding experience, the only thing is that I have had more opportunities to play in Europe, but we are talking about two coaches who have the same years of experience, we both have white hair“, he recalled.

“We do not have the same level as Sevilla but we are not angels either in this type of matches”, finally warned Mourinho, who revealed that he has Paulo Dybala for the grand finale. “He’s here to help tomorrow. He’s here for 20 or 30 minutes,” she said.