Chelsea fans reacts to classic Jose Mourinho comments as fans reveals why he’s a better manager than Pochettino for one reason ‘You can’t just hate him’
Fans have reacted to a heartwarming Jose Mourinho comment after his AS Roma side overwhelmed Servette 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
The game saw the debut of Roma Primavera (U19) midfielder Francesco D’Alessio, 19, who came on for Edoardo Bove in the second half. As a seven-year-old, D’Alessio waited outside the Trigoria to watch the Primavera play.
More than a decade later, he came on for a European game with his family in attendance and received warm praise from Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese recounted the beautiful tale of D’Alessio:
“First of all, let me tell you a story. Come over here!”, he signalled to D’Alessio.”In the summer, before the kids went back to school, we were training, and there were loads of kids outside Trigoria screaming, because they wanted to come inside to watch training.”
“He (D’Alessio) was with us, and he said, ‘When I was 7, 8, 9, I was out there screaming because I wanted to come in. No coach opened the gates to let me in. I was very happy for the kids because I opened the gate and let them in’.”
Jose Mourinho continued:
“Now he’s playing for Roma in the Europa League, at the Olympics, in front of 5000-6000 people, with your family, who’s here? Mum, dad sister. Don’t want to say anymore. He can talk.”
Fans reacted to the Portuguese’s magnanimous gesture, hailing Mourinho to be better than current Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino. One tweeted:
“Better than Pochettino. That’s common knowledge.”
Another chimed in:
“Better than Pochettino. That’s common knowledge.”
Another chimed in:
“You just can’t hate him. Such a good man.”
Here are the top reactions on Twitter, now called X:
@Play_Sharper: The only thing bigger than his trophy cabinet, is his heart.
One of the greatest of all-time!
@RichDakvng: Better than pochettino that’s common knowledge
@Tunnykvng: The Special One for a reason ????????❤️
@iamyourspec: You just can’t h@te him . Such a good man
@abazwhyllzz: The greatest manager of all time ????
@Dub3m_aa: Love this man!!❤️