Mourinho, on the sanction against Vinicius: "I am happy, because with the presentation of the appeal I thought they would give him more"

Jose Mourinho, in the preview of the Real Madrid-Sevilla match, once again referred to the consequences of Vinicius' expulsion in the last match against Villarreal. The Portuguese ironically noted that he was "happy" because he suspected that with the appeal presented by the club they were going to increase his four-match ban.

"Vini's future is to work harder than those who have to play every game and, without promising anything, because I don't like to promise either players or you, I think that on Wednesday he will start. As for the four games, I am very happy, because I thought they gave him more. I thought that with Real Madrid's appeal, the hidden cats were going to say 'shut up, calm down and don't talk anymore'," he added.

The Portuguese also summarized the Brazilian's match against Roma: "Viniius had a very difficult game and, for me, the main culprit was Gasperini (Roman coach), because he attacked us with everything from one wing, he practically did not attack on the left wing, he put Soule, Wesley and Mancini against Cucurella and Vinicius."

"During the first half, it is very difficult for me as a coach to make positional changes, because there is information that does not arrive well. At the beginning of the second half, Roma can no longer attack from the right wing. What bothered me is the nature of the second goal, mainly at the moment when the game is completely calm, without any problem for us. We knew that people like Mancini jumped to the man in this type of frontal construction and, in that situation, Vini has to secure the ball, cause a foul, play face-to-face, and never do the same. what he did, but nothing happens," reports Efe.

Mourinhoi insisted on his good relationship with the Brazilian: "In the summer he signs a contract with the conviction that Real Madrid is his home, with the hope of doing what he is doing so far in his history at Madrid, which is winning titles. I would say that he is one of the sources of joy and empathy in the locker room. I have many doubts that I would have been able, as a young man, as a player with many exit options, to have the psychological strength to endure with a smile. I give him tremendous value for the fact that he achieves live and survive and continue to have a smile. If I were him, I probably wouldn't be here. This past summer, I would have forced an exit to a competition, from opposing stadiums that respect him, but out of Real Madrid, out of love for the club and the city, for believing that things can always improve, he has renewed and continues with his smile.