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José Mourinho greets with affection to a fan

It KNEW IT IN THE UNITED

The halagos of José Mourinho to Memphis Depay

Published:30/06/2021 - 23:09h

Updated:1/07/2021 - 00:48h

The Portuguese trainer, and the one who the next season will direct the ACE Rome, spoke on his experience with Menphis Depay when it was to charge of the Manchester United

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The Portuguese trainer, and the one who happened to direct the Tottenham to land in the ACE Rome, José Mourinho, spoke in an interview on as it is the Dutch forward Menphis Depay, the now forward of the Barcelona with the one who coincided during the time in that it was trainer of the Manchester United.

The now míster of the Italian club, described to the footballer like a big professional. "I read something on Wayne Rooney, that spoke on the time that Depay presented with a Rolls Royce to a duel with the team reserves and the hat of cowboy that carried. It was a bit like this, but it is a good boy. It is a big professional", declared Mourinho in an interview conceded to talkSPORT.

In his opinion, the Dutch really matured a lot during the time in which it was part of the staff of the Lyon. "The people sometimes looks it and thinks that it is a fiestero. I think that really it matured in Lyon, something that the players really need sometimes".

Although it did not detail if east was the particular case of Depay in the United, explained that some young players, when arriving to a club of weight, can not taking very well the fact of not having too many minutes in the cesped product of the competition to his around.

"Sometimes the players go too prompt to a club of elite and can not bear the pressure. Afterwards they have a bad time with the competition and the fact that they do not go in in action all the weeks. Then some players lose of sight the reality and begin to act of childish way", ensured.

Finally, it detailed that at present, Depay finds in the best possible moment for fichar by the Barça, and does not doubt that his stay in the Barcelona club will help it to improve even more like footballer.

"This election has gone out him well and now arrives to the Barcelona like a player much more fact, more mature, with more weight in the game. Now it has the perfect age to triumph in the Catalan team. I am convinced that the culture futbolística of the Barcelona goes to help him to be a better footballer (…) only have good memories of him and would like me leave clear that it is a grandísimo professional".

The anecdote of Rooney

Recently, in an interview to 'Daily Mail', the otrora leading of the Manchester United, Wayne Rooney, reveal that in a party that the "network devils" lost against the Stoke City, and Depay was substituted by him, Louis go Gaal, the one who was the technician in this period (2015), land quoted to a party of 'punishment' with the team of reservation. The English forward suggested him go to the party in question without at all elegant.

However, Depay would have done exactly the opposite to what Rooney advised him. "I do not think that it listened me because it presented for the party of the players of reservation in his Rolls Royce, dressed with a jacket of leather and a hat of cowboy. Only I thought, which is the reason?", it said.

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