The Ball – Jose Mourinho’s role in Ibrahim’s rise: “The Great Manager of the People” (Rome)

With no place at Chelsea, Tammy Abraham left London for Roma last season, to sign for Jose Mourinho’s side. The change, which has been rare for some time in English players but is happening more and more, went well and the season scored 27 goals in 53 games, in addition to the Conference League Cup.

“There is something inside of me that says I want to do better,” the attacker says in an interview with the newspaper. daily Mail. “I look at Haaland, the most talked-about player at the moment, and use that as a personal motivation. He adds that the success of other players helps me too.”

“If I had been told two years ago that I was going to play in Italy, I would not have believed it. It was difficult to leave Chelsea, where I have been since I was seven. I knew almost nothing about Italian football, but she helped me as a player and as a man, and I came out of a zone My comfort and that benefited me. In England I was only seen as a scorer, but here I learned other aspects. If the opponent has the ball, I know how to take a defensive position. And we have to be more precise, because there may not be many chances, ” He says, who has scored two goals in seven matches this season and has been called up to the Nations League national team.

One of the secrets of success is Jose Mourinho. “He’s one of the best coaches, more than the players. He knows how to talk to us, how to treat each of us. In my case, he never told me I was doing well, in the first half I never heard a ‘good job’, even though I know I’m I’m playing well. He always wants us to aim for the best. Before the Conference League semi-final against Leicester, he called me and said ‘Tam, I don’t think you were good enough.’ I was surprised because I scored in the previous game. I asked him why and I said he’s not the same as Ibrahim Which he saw against Lazio, for example. It motivated me and I ended up scoring the decisive goal against Leicester,” he says.

a daily Mail He also takes the opportunity to ask for a comparison of the fashion choices between Italian and English players… “Here the bar is high. I think a lot of people get up an hour early to get ready. I get up and put on a tracksuit and that’s it. What you want me to say is some English…Going back to Chelsea I think maybe Chilwell or Mount might have some difficulties… (laughs).”