Jose Mourinho, manager of Roma, has praised Victor Osimhen for his sterling performance against Roma yesterday’s (Sunday) night.
Mourinho, on the other hand, believes Osimhen should stop diving.
On Sunday night, the 24-year-old scored a stunning goal as Napoli defeated Roma 2-1 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Mourinho was asked about Osimhen in comparison to a player he worked with at Chelsea, the legendary Didier Drogba, during a press conference following Roma’s 2-1 defeat at the Stadio Maradona.
“He is of the same level as Drogba, but Didier didn’t dive,” replied Mourinho
“If Victor changes, then Okay. I’d buy him if I was at a club with a lot of money. However, if he does go to England one day, he needs to change, because in Italy they put up with this sort of behaviour, whereas in the Premier League, they’d come down hard on him.”
Mourinho also spoke to Osimhen after the match.
“I told him that he scored a wonderful goal and needs to stop diving so much. His goal was fantastic, he did the same thing when we met earlier this season, so he’s a fantastic player. But he mustn’t dive.”