Jose Mourinho claims Andrea Belotti is affected by ‘the virus of a playmaking wizard’ following Roma’s 3-0 win over HJK Helsinki within the Europa League on Thursday night.
The Finnish aspect had been decreased to 10 males after simply quarter-hour when Miro Tenho was despatched off however Roma didn’t open the scoring till after half time by means of Paulo Dybala.
Lorenzo Pellegrini then doubled Roma’s lead shortly after earlier than Belotti scored his first aim for the membership since his arrival from Torino on a free switch in the summertime.
Belotti, who scored 100 targets in Serie A throughout his seven seasons with Torino, has discovered it tough to make an impression throughout his first few appearances for Roma.
And Mourinho believes the 28-year-old is attempting too exhausting to attain the right aim.
‘We have to enhance in constructing from the again. We’ve got this issue, I attempt to disguise it,’ Mourinho stated after Roma’s win over HJK Helsinki.
‘We’ve got super-talented gamers up entrance, however we now have to play meaner. We’ve got to be imply on the subject of the assault.
‘You have to be imply and nasty if you wish to put the ball into the again of the web.
‘Belotti additionally appears to be affected by this illness we now have up entrance, at this time I noticed him do 4 or 5 heel touches. This isn’t him.
‘He has to attain, together with his knee, together with his ass, together with his head. He has the virus of a playmaking wizard, whereas he simply wants to attain. That’s it.
‘We have to enhance by way of execution, the common of pictures and targets made isn’t good.’
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