After seven long years, Paulo Dybala decided to leave Juventus. A lot of reasons were involved in that decision and even thou it was expected that he will be sought after a lot, his injury record and salary demands were too much for some clubs, so in the end, the Argentinian had to settle for a ‘modest’ wage in Roma. But if you ask him, the main reason for joining was Jose Mourinho. Dybala announced that he decided to join Roma just minutes after he had a talk with former Chelsea coach and admitted that he is enjoying his football again, after a start of the new season in Italy.José Mourinho: “Some journalists who don’t even show their faces around here like to say that Dybala, Zaniolo, Abraham and Pellegrini could never play together. Good players can always play together, it’s never a problem for them.”🥶pic.twitter.com/tKiFBQe9ZT— IM (@Iconic_Mourinho) October 6, 2022 Dybala was on the scoresheet in Europa League last night, as his precise penalty kick gave Roma a lead, but with two goals Real Betis overturned the game and eventually won. After the match, Dybala was asked to reveal the differences between Mourinho and his former Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri. “I think they are in some ways very similar, in others not so similar. I have a much closer rapport with Mourinho, we talk more often, discuss ideas. On the field they are fairly similar, as the coaches focus on defensive work and controlling the match. Everyone has his own ideas and often we did not always see things the same way, but we both wanted to give our best for Juventus. I want to be clear, it is not controversy, we just had different ideas of how to approach the game, we didn’t argue every day! Allegri was one of the coaches who gave me the most in helping me grow over the years at Juventus. I know that on social media some will stir up controversy, but I definitely don’t mean it like that!” Dybala told Sky Sport Italia.Dybala: I’ll play wherever Mourinho wants me toAnother player was also speaking about Mourinho after the match, this time a player from the opposite club. Joaquin was seen hugging the Portuguese after he was substituted during the game and he explained the reason. “I respect Mourinho and his career, I am proud that he hugged me because it means that he feels the same. Once, he wanted to sign me at Chelsea. We’ve known each other for a long time, we hugged each other and said nice things. He is an important man” Joaquin told DAZN after the game.##NAJAVA_MECA_706146##
