AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho has compared himself to Harry Potter after the team's recent Coppa Italia exit.
The Rome outfit suffered a 1-0 defeat to local rival Lazio in the quarter-final round on Tuesday evening.
The Portuguese tactician has now branded himself after the famous magician from the Harry Potter films as he raises the supporters' expectations.
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"The Roma fans are the most incredible I have seen. Their coach is Jose 'Harry Potter' Mourinho and he raises expectations," he said.
"I don't know how many derbies I've played, 200, 150, they are always special matches. I've won, I've drawn, I've lost, always with a different experience.
"I have always understood that for a Chelsea fan, a game against Manchester City is not the same as a game against Arsenal. That for Inter, a game against Roma is not the same as a game against Juventus.
"I understand what a derby means. The derby we played was an important derby."
Mourinho also reiterated his commitment to the club with his contract expiring at the end of the season.
"I've been here for two years and five months and I'm the only person here who hasn't missed a single training session in that time," Mourinho said.
"For me there are no illnesses or bad moods. For two and a half years I haven't done anything wrong, not even a couple of weeks ago when everyone was sick.
"I do not accept in any way that my professionalism and dignity, my heart for this job, can be questioned. If there is a perfect example of professionalism, it is me. I have never missed one match in over 20 years of my career."
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