Mourinho excited by Roma's latest win, but finds time to apologize to journalist

Jose Mourinho's relationship with journalists often turns into unpleasant situations and clashes. Mourinho's jokes are often the subject of discussion, but the latest case has brought him to a situation where, after thinking about it for a long time, he apologized to a journalist. This happened after the journalist put "shoulders against the wall" the great Portuguese technician, about a tactical alignment with Milan, in a match where Mourinho's Roma had lost. The harshness of Mourinho's response had been mocking and offensive to the journalist, but after many days the Portuguese apologized, in his own way. Thus, Jose Mourinho has apologized to the journalist Daniele Lo Monaco after giving him a slightly confrontational answer about the question about his team's tactics in the 2:1 defeat against Milan. After Roma's loss to the Rossoneri at the beginning of September, Lo Monaco had asked Mourinho why he had chosen to use such "negative" tactics during the game, especially with the team's wings. "As a football fan, I have learned a lot from watching Mourinho's work over the last two years. However, there is something I don't understand from the match against Milan", said the journalist. He then asked: “I saw Roma sitting deep and taking a defensive approach especially on the wings. My question is: when did you decide to face Milan in this way? And did you regret seeing the result?". Then Mourinho gave him a slightly "heated" answer: "I think the formula for success is not to listen to people who don't have the same ability as you. I think this is important. Listen to those who know more than you, those who can help you think and staff members, which are very important. But I don't feel comfortable discussing these things with those who have never sat in a real pit or with those who have never spent hours, hundreds of hours in these situations, with someone who has never prepared games of this level." . So Mourinho took the opportunity to correct himself during his post-match press conference following Roma's 7-0 win over Empoli on Sunday. The Special One apologized to Lo Monaco in front of everyone in the press room before giving his answer to the first question of the night. He told reporters: "Before the first question I wanted to apologize to Daniele Lo Monaco. You have always been fair to me. You do your job as a good journalist. I heard your question again and I didn't have to give that answer. I apologize publicly, like yesterday, not behind the door. I'm sorry about that." Lo Monaco himself has since posted the video on social networks, with the caption: "Question closed. Few greats have this level of humility. And so on," he wrote.