Rome: As Roma coach Jose Mourinho said his challenge who awaited him this season was different from a lot of previous work, insisting on taking the time for him to leave the sign on Serie A.
Mourinho, who directed Inter Milan into treble who had never happened before in 2010 His last spell as a coach in Italy, had returned to Serie A to take over from Paulo Fonseca in Rome, after they finished the seventh last season that was disappointing.
“Rome is a giant club, the size of many other clubs I’ve visited,” Mourinho said at a press conference in front of his team’s clashes with Fiorentina on Sunday.
“The nature of this project is another thing.
When I arrived at Chelsea, Inter or Real Madrid, the projects were clear – to win from the first day.
Rome is in a different situation – they are clubs that have not won in a long time ago Then finished 29 points from the first and 16 of the fourth.
“It is clear that it takes time and in the time of football it is important.
The reality is that we haven’t won for years.
There is a lot of work to do but the results will come.
“Rome dipped into the transfer market this week to bring striker Tammy Abraham from Chelsea in an agreement of 40 million euros ($ 46.78 million), replacing Veterans out Edin Dzeko.
Mourinho, however, want to see more signing before the summer transfer window is turned off at 31 August.
“I explained our transfer strategy was one of the reactions, because we lost two players that we did not respect to lose – Leonardo Spinazzola (through injury) and Edin Dzeko,” Mourinho added.
” We have to react and therefore not sign the players I think will be important to balance troops.
“I don’t have the right to press the club or demand more.
I have to work with the players in the squad, but we still have time to do something more on the market.”
Rome is a different type of challenge, it will take time, said Mourinho
