Who would have thought that in the 18th round of Serie A, Roma would be able to beat Serie A third Atalanta 4-1 away?
One could have imagined that these friends were staunch fans of Jose Mourinho. The editor clearly remembers that there are Mourinho fans who have posted as proof: Rome will win over Atlanta.
However, before this game, there were also many fans who looked down on Roma. Because Atalanta has won six straight in the league, including away wins over Juventus and Atalanta.
Moreover, only the No. 8 player Robin Gosens missed the game due to injury, while Roma's Pellegrini, Spinazzola, Shalavi and other important players could not play due to injury.
Atalanta are looking forward to continuing to win at home to cement their third place in the league.
In this match, Tammy Abraham scored twice, With Zaniolo scoring his first Serie A goal of the season and Smalling scoring on set-pieces. Napoli' blind shot from Muriel in front of the Roma penalty area in the 45th minute of the match was deflected into the net by Roma midfielder Cristante and pulled the ball back.
Judging from the whole game, what is more gratifying than Roma's away win is the spirit of the Roma players in the game. It's not flattering, because everyone can see Roma players fighting hard in the game.
Roma's four goals were all fought by Roma players. Tammy Abraham scored in the first minute of the opening.
This goal was completely spelled out by Abraham's courage to go forward and rely on a fearless spirit. If Tammy Abraham had slackened a little, or given up, he would not have scored that goal.
In that moment, we see that Abraham really became an unstoppable monster, which is what Mourinho had hoped.
The same goes for Zagnolo's goal, so does Smalling, and when Roma's chances come up, Atalanta can't stop them! Really can't stop it! Roma players are really fighting!
The player who scored the goal was so, and so did the other players! Everyone silently tried their best for the Roma team.
Among them, the players who are rumored to be at odds with Mourin, such as Mkhitaryan and Smalling, are all visible in the game to do their best for the team.
In a post-match interview, mourinho praised the Roma players and suggested improvements to Zaniolo.
Mourinho said Atalanta is strong and Roma must defend well and use the space left by their opponents.
Mourinho praised Kasdorp for making sacrifices for the team as Roma lacked a rotation of personnel at right-back and Kasdorp had to play more games.
Mourinho believes that although it takes time to build a team, the positive mentality of the players can be immediately expressed on the pitch. Mourinho liked the positive mentality of the Roma players in this game.
Mourinho praised Tammy Abraham for his active defensive involvement in the game. In addition to scoring goals, Tammy Abraham did a lot of other things. It won't be easy because Tammy Abraham comes from a strong Chelsea. At Stamford Bridge, the team didn't need him to defend. However, Roma are different and weak, which requires Abraham to contribute on the defensive end. Mourinho praised Tammy Abraham's contribution on the defensive end and the goals he scored using his body to beat opponents.
Mourinho also praised Mkhitaryan for paying more on the defensive end.
Mourinho said Roma have grown in this game and the change in mentality has been fantastic.
In addition, although Zaniolo scored a goal in this game, Mourinho asked Zaniolo for more.
After Tammy Abraham scored, Zaniolo quickly received a yellow card. Tammy Abraham scored in the first minute of the match, while Zaniolo received a yellow card in the 9th minute of the game. This puts him at risk of being penalized at any time.
Mourinho said Zaniolo was easily emotional and he needed to stay calm during the game. Mourinho said he preferred the player to control his emotions during the game, apart from scoring goals.
This is the blunt Mourinho, who is like a strict teacher, an elder, a sincere friend, telling you where your shortcomings are. If the student accepts it with an open mind, he will be improved, and if the student is careful and disobedient, it will usually gradually sink, such as the four masters of a certain team: Pogba, Martial, Luxhoe, and Rashford.
For Roma, the victory over Atalanta was Roma's most fantastic match of the season. In this game, fans can see the spirit of Mourinho's previous teams.
It is worth saying that Roma's set-pieces and corners this season are very powerful scoring methods. This is related to the coaching training of The Mourinho coaching team, reflecting the tactical level of the Mourinho team.
There is a team in the Premier League, and a CERTAIN DNA manager is not good at set-piece tactics, so the team has hired a set-piece coach as a supplement. But, even then, his side hasn't scored many goals on set-pieces this season. It can be said that it is one of the few, less than half a chicken claw.