A private voice of Paolo Di Canio who speaks (badly) of José Mourinho disclosed on WhatsApp goes viral and causes chaos in Rome, already in full derby. “Cra, you have taken the worst in this moment, poor thing “, in fact, the former Lazio captain said to a friend of the Giallorossi fan. The two were commenting on the arrival of the Portuguese on the Roma bench. «It’s finished – continues Di Canio -. Third exemption in four years, expelled from all sides … ». This is how the ex from Lazio, now the voice of Sky, ended up in the crosshairs of the Roma fans, who did not take it very well.
“I don’t have to apologize”
Interviewed by Corriere dello Sport, Di Canio wanted to clarify the story, without taking any step backwards, as in the nature of the character: “First, I don’t have to apologize to anyone. I state that in private conversations I do as I please. Nobody can be indignant, not even the right-thinking people who are unleashed now. I guess what they say privately in their conversations. And I don’t accept teachings. Second thing: that audio circulating everywhere is part of another 6-7 messages in which I say other very positive things about Mourinho and that do not contradict what you hear in the file. There are vowels, I do not disclose them because they are private. There cowardice is that they only let that go. ” The former Lazio player adds: “We also talked for fun, to make fun of a historical friend. You think about those things a bit, not in those terms. I’m not a Roma fan, of course. But I’m free from conditioning. I praised Dzeko’s goal in Europe. I am 53 years old, I do not do parochialism, it is no longer my way of thinking. I communicate, I like to pass on my competence which is not law ».
“It’s not new”
Then di Canio goes into details: «Cra is a diminutive, I was speaking quickly, with a joke, with a person who I consider a friend. These are things that I have already said on TV, in the conversation I used a little sweetened language. These are things I’ve been saying about Mourinho for three years. I had finished playing padel, got into the car, had stretched my calf. I replied to a message by walking. Vowels like “let’s win the championship”, “let’s do the Triplete”, “annamo a vince” came to me. My answer was colorful. My friend replied “you are right, but Roma need enthusiasm”. I added “this is right, Mourinho brings enthusiasm” ».
Lost energy
In some passages of the audio we hear Di Canio say that the man from Setubal was thrown out “from all sides for incompatibility of character and now for results” and in fact defined him as “poor thing”. “It wasn’t to belittle,” he defended himself. It’s still: “Isn’t it the Special One anymore?” The feeling is that he no longer has that energy and that patience to create Mourinho environments. At Chelsea he was sent away due to a mix of situations, missing results and relationships with the team. At United he had problems with Pogba. These are public things, even with Mkhitaryan. At Tottenham he was sacked because he finished seventh and for reports. After losing to Liverpool, when he was playing for first place, he started to argue with the players and the team collapsed. Things not like him. ” Who knows if – and above all how – Mourinho will respond.
May 6, 2021 (change May 7, 2021 | 08:05)
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