Pellegrini says no one in the dressing room wanted to see the now Fenerbache coach axed.
He told Corriere dello Sport: “I know, yes. It was our day off, January 16 a year ago: they sent Mourinho away.
“It was a shock because none of us could have imagined it. It wasn't a great moment for us.
“At the end of November we read that they wanted to get rid of him. We went to Tiago Pinto to ask if it was true and explained that there was no need to send him away. We wanted to continue with him.
“I had some of the best years of my career with Jose. We spoke on the phone right after his dismissal and I wanted to clarify my position with other ridiculous rumors going around. He understood. Mou is great, he inspires you.”
“We told ourselves that if he asked us to hit our heads against a tree, we would all do it. Suggestions to betray Daniele (De Rossi) are complete science fiction: inventions of people who have no idea of the relationship I had and still have with him. Often the truth is not important.”
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