Osimhen is tough to play against, we accepted the risk of facing him — Mourinho

As Roma boss Jose Mourinho described Victor Osimhen as a quality player, but insists the striker must have a changed of attitude to succeed in England.

Osimhen who made the difference for Napoli when both met for the first time in Rome, was impressive again at the Maradona on Sunday.

The Nigerian forward netted a superb goal as Napoli completed double over Roma with a 2-1 win.

Speaking to the media after the game, Mourinho gave his thoughts on the striker.

“Napoli have incredible quality in the opposition half, so we accepted the risk of facing them and knew that they would not like the high press.

“Osimhen is so tough to play against, he’s an incredible, tough player, but if he does move to England one day, then he has to change. The people accept this sort of attitude in Italy.”

Osimhen has scored more goals than any striker in the Italian Calcio. He has 14 in 16 games for Luciano Spalletti side.

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Osimhen is tough to play against, we accepted the risk of facing him — Mourinho

As Roma boss Jose Mourinho described Victor Osimhen as a quality player, but insists the striker must have a changed of attitude to succeed in England.

Osimhen who made the difference for Napoli when both met for the first time in Rome, was impressive again at the Maradona on Sunday.

The Nigerian forward netted a superb goal as Napoli completed double over Roma with a 2-1 win.

Speaking to the media after the game, Mourinho gave his thoughts on the striker.

“Napoli have incredible quality in the opposition half, so we accepted the risk of facing them and knew that they would not like the high press.

“Osimhen is so tough to play against, he’s an incredible, tough player, but if he does move to England one day, then he has to change. The people accept this sort of attitude in Italy.”

Osimhen has scored more goals than any striker in the Italian Calcio. He has 14 in 16 games for Luciano Spalletti side.

If you use the quotes from this content, you legally agree to give www.brila.net the News credit as the source and a backlink to our story. Copyright 2024 Brila Media.



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