Roma coach Jose Mourinho compares himself to Harry Potter

Roma supervisor Jose Mourinho has known as himself “Jose ‘Harry Potter’ Mourinho” and prompt he has raised expectations of what the membership can obtain.

His feedback got here after Roma had been knocked out of the Coppa Italia on the quarterfinal stage with a 1-0 defeat to rivals Lazio on Wednesday.

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Mourinho mentioned be believes followers count on extra from him due to his profitable profession.

“The Roma fans are the most incredible I have seen. Their coach is Jose ‘Harry Potter’ Mourinho and he raises expectations,” he mentioned.

“I don’t know how many derbies I’ve played, 200, 150, they are always special matches. I’ve won, I’ve drawn, I’ve lost, always with a different experience.

“I’ve all the time understood that for a Chelsea fan, a recreation towards Manchester City isn’t the identical as a recreation towards Arsenal. That for Inter, a recreation towards Roma isn’t the identical as a recreation towards Juventus.

“I understand what a derby means. The derby we played was an important derby.”

Mourinho has referenced Potter earlier than, as he claimed he “is not Harry Potter” whereas supervisor of Real Madrid in a bid to mood expectations.

Roma are 4 factors off fourth place Fiorentina within the race for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League and have additionally certified for the knockout levels of the Europa League.

His contract runs out on the finish of the season, however mentioned he’s dedicated to the membership.

“I’ve been here for two years and five months and I’m the only person here who hasn’t missed a single training session in that time,” Mourinho mentioned.

“For me there are no illnesses or bad moods. For two and a half years I haven’t done anything wrong, not even a couple of weeks ago when everyone was sick.

“I don’t settle for in any manner that my professionalism and dignity, my coronary heart for this job, might be questioned. If there’s a good instance of professionalism, it’s me. I’ve by no means missed one match in over 20 years of my profession.”