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Mourinho’s Roman Empire
Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini believes all the credit should go to Jose Mourinho after the Giallorossi booked a date with Sevilla in the Europa League final.
The Italian side drew 0-0 with Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday evening, surviving an onslaught from the home side at the BayArena to secure a 1-0 aggregate win.
Pellegrini credited his manager in the aftermath of the semi-final tie, claiming the Special One has created a “personality” for the team.
On Mourinho’s importance, the Italian midfielder said: “He’s different, he makes you realise the importance of the match, we came here and everyone knew what they had to do.
“We study, we organise ourselves, we watch videos. Especially in Europe, you can see what the coach brings us.
“Mourinho is the creator of this personality of ours.”
Leicester lows
Chris Sutton is backing Newcastle to bury Leicester’s survival chances when the teams meet on Monday at St James’ Park.
The Magpies go into the fixture on the back of a 4-1 win over Brighton on Thursday, which strengthened their grip on the Champions League places.
While the Foxes are the top scorers in the bottom half of the Premier League, Sutton believes Dean Smith’s defence will be unable to contain the opposition.
He said: “Leicester have scored more goals than any other team in the bottom half of the table and more than Aston Villa, who are eighth, too.
“The Foxes have some excellent attacking players but their defence is just not good enough. Even the return of Jonny Evans, who is a real warrior, has not changed that.
“That’s why I don’t think they will be able to compete with Newcastle, who have got a top-four finish in their sights and could take a big step towards that here.
“This is the game which is going to bury Leicester. They will still have something to fight for when they play Newcastle but, defensively, I just can’t see them keeping Eddie Howe’s side out.”
