Roma coach Jose Mourinho did not spare good words for Tammy Abraham after his team's 3-0 win over Monza. This was a very important 3-pointer for the team, which already leads the rankings Serie A. Although the winning goals were scored by Paulo Dybala (double) and Roger Ibanez, it was Tammy Abraham who won the Portuguese coach's plaudits. At the end of the match, Mourinho said:
"With your permission, I want to talk about someone that no one is talking about today: Tammy Abraham. Today he was my Tammy. He played the way I wanted. Won everything, kept the ball under control, created spaces, won first balls and gave us an option to push them (opponents) back. We always talk about strikers when they score, and today was definitely Paulo's night, but Tammy was fantastic."
Argentine forward Paulo Dybala joined Jose Mourinho's side for zero cost in the summer transfer window after his contract with Juventus expired. The Argentine was replaced by Mourinho 25 minutes before the end of the challenge against Monza. "The Special One" justified his decision with the fact that he needs to manage the attacker well, taking the trigger from the limited experience last season, due to injuries. The Portuguese commented:
"When he (Dybala) came off the field he said to me, 'Boss, if you let me continue I would have scored the third.' I said: 'You can score him against Udinese...' It's important to manage the situation properly because Dybala has had a bit of bad luck with injuries in the past, and he didn't play much last season. Currently his physical levels are improving. For us he is exceptional, and I can see now what will happen in Qatar. Maybe the coach of Argentina should offer us a bottle of wine…”
