Mourinho's 2021 is coming to an end, from the end of the class on the eve of the Tottenham final, to the rapid takeover of the European Cup commentary task, and finally arrived in Rome, Mourinho told his legendary story with his ups and downs.
Mourinho's 2021
Tottenham's story: class ends before the final
Tottenham Hotspur in January
In the first month of 2021 at Tottenham, Mourinho's team ended with 7 wins, 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, including 4 Premier League matches, 1 Premier League Semi-final, 2 FA Cup matches, and on 29 January, Spurs lost at home to Liverpool, which became a watershed for Mourinho to coach Atttenham.
Before this game, Liverpool were full of injuries and must win in five consecutive rounds, while Tottenham's lineup was relatively neat, but at the beginning of the second half, Harry Kane left injured, taking away Mourinho's last hope.
Spurs from heaven to hell
It was just over twenty days ago that Spurs reached the final of the League Cup and everything seemed to be moving in a good direction, but the situation changed too quickly!
Tottenham Hotspur in February
Kane's injury suspension + reguilon, Lo Celso's injury absence, so that Spurs in the goal efficiency, assists have obvious problems, two consecutive 0:1 defeats to Brighton and Chelsea, so that Spurs encountered a three-game losing streak of embarrassing situation.
In the match against West Brom, Kane scored a goal on his return and Spurs barely stopped the bleeding, but the subsequent goal battle with Everton and the bloodless victory of Manchester City made Tottenham Hotspur questionable inside.
Son Heung-min and Kane are Mourinho's all hope
However, in the match against West Ham United, Tottenham were scored twice by West Ham United, who only had four shots on goal, and Spurs quickly slipped from their former Premier League top position to ninth place in the case of one less round.
Even this month, Spurs reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League twice and beat Burnley in the final game, but the seeds of doubt have been planted!
Tottenham Hotspur in March
In March, Tottenham played just six games, and over time, Tottenham's injured players gradually returned.
But the away defeat to Arsenal once again brought a fatal blow to Spurs, not many Spurs players wanted to lose at the Emirates Stadium, but Spurs could not stand Son Heung-min's injury in the opening 18 minutes, and Lamela, who came on as a substitute, left the field with two yellows in the second half.
The surprise happened again, Spurs, who had been in the lead in the europa League quarterfinals, were eventually overturned by the opponent with three consecutive goals, Orsic alone penetrated the entire Spurs, Mourinho needed to be responsible for this game, because Spurs lost a chance to reach the Champions League.
Tottenham Hotspur in April
Spurs have only 5 games left this month, 4 Premier League games and 1 Premier League final, but Mourinho's side seems to have lost all confidence, they are no longer sharp in attack and their defense is terrible.
2:2 drawn by Newcastle, 1:3 defeat to Manchester United, 2:2 draw by Everton, with only six rounds of the league remaining, Spurs have no possibility of competing for Champions League qualification, it is a season of high and low, but Mourinho still has a glimmer of possibility to fight for a reversal: a week later in the League Cup final against Manchester City.
Levy was reluctant to give Mourinho that chance.
It is said that if Jose Mourinho wins the title at Tottenham, then the cost of Tottenham wanting to release Mourinho will be high, so with only a week before the Final of the League Cup, Spurs announced the dismissal of Mourinho, Mourinho's Tottenham career came to an end, and Spurs did not win the Championship in the Premier League Cup.
In the end, Tottenham Finished Seventh place in the season and qualified for the European Association Cup for the new season.
Career in Rome: Bergamo "earthquake"
Vacancy period
There were almost no vacancies, and in early May, Mourinho received two jobs: a commentator at the European Championship and a coaching position for Roma next season.
As Mourinho once said: I don't like the work of the head coach of the national team because it is too idle.
Mourinho is back in Serie A
In any case, Mourinho has clashed with the English media to the extreme, any of his words will be amplified by the media, and once he is not satisfied, he will immediately be watched and ridiculed by the group, and leaving may be the best result.
In the 20/21 season, Roma finished 7th in Serie A, a team controlled by the American consortium, who are both young and old, and lack funding.
Few people are optimistic that Mourinho, who is already in decline, will coach such a mid-series and upper-middle team, but for Roma fans: this is good, because the team does not see hope, they need to fight, and Mourinho, has such potential.
July: Reinforcements and releases
Mourinho only arrived in Rome in early July and they need to move quickly.
However, roma had already decided to rent and buy Cumubra, Rogé Ibanez and renew Their leases before Mourinho arrived. At the same time, Roma did not renew Pedro's contract, in order to reduce expenses, sent away Dzeko for free and rented out many players, which paved the way for Mourinho's reinforcements.
Abraham was exceptionally talented
Mourinho has a strong relationship with Chelsea, and Tammy Abraham quickly made the decision to move to Roma, and although there is a transfer fee of up to 40 million euros, Chelsea still has buy-back terms.
Shomurov is Mourinho's choice to increase the diversity of the frontcourt, Patricio is experienced and can provide roma with the last layer of protection, Viña is the player that Roma had to bring in after Spinazzola was injured in the European Cup, and Serie A is about to start!
August: Season begins
Mourinho made a great start: facing the super powerhouse Trabzon Sport, Mourinho's side cut their opponents 4-1 in two legs and advanced to the group stage of the European Association Cup.
At the same time, in the first two rounds of Serie A, Roma scored 7 goals! Not known to us at all, Jose Mourinho, Roma played brilliant attacking football at the beginning of the season, a good start that will give Mourinho more time to transform.
September: Unfavorable away and bad referees
Mourinho is no stranger to Serie A referees
As early as the Inter period, Mourinho has repeatedly shelled the referee, and after more than a decade, the once crazy man has become realistic, he will not shell the referee as crazy as before, but he still has been misjudged continuously.
In the end, in four Serie A matches in September, Roma won 2 and lost 2, scoring 6 points at home and losing 2 on the road.
Even if they lose 2:3 to Lazio, the offensive attack on the road still makes Roma fans full of expectations for the future.
At the same time, Mourinho really straightened out Roma's fourth generation: Pellegrini, Mourinho gave him the status of absolute core, unlimited shooting opportunities, any way to show his attack.
Mkhitaryan was undoubtedly affected, and the media began to attack Mourinho again, but compared to the Premier League, such a small fight could not shake Mourinho's position.
October: Norway's fiasco is the most difficult period in Rome
With 4 Serie A matches and 2 UEFA Cup matches in October, if a 0-1 defeat to Juve, who did not perform well, is a lesson, then in Norway's artificial turf and snow, Mourinho has become the target of public criticism!
Roma were punctured by the Norwegian team
Bodo Grint beat Roma 6-1 at home, and the fans who played with the team away were extremely disappointed.
Before the game, Mourinho almost rotated the entire squad because of the snow in Norway to avoid injury to the main force, but the performance of the substitute players made Mourinho very disappointed, they did not show the corresponding fighting spirit, and seemed to be worried about their injury.
Even if Jose Mourinho replaced five players at half-time, Roma was already on the verge of losing the game, and the defeat made Mourinho harshly criticize the substitutes, almost making people think that Mourinho was on the verge of graduation again.
November: Protect us Mourinho
At the beginning of November, Roma lost at home to ac Milan, Mourinho's Serie A home unbeaten record was ancient, while the team's performance in the standings was more and more struggling, and more and more media revelations were developing in the direction of Roma and Mourinho.
Roma fans quickly launched a full support for Mourinho topic, and Roma celebrities took sides and united from top to bottom, putting a temporary end to Rome's crisis.
Mourinho received a lot of support
This is a rare situation for Mourinho in the Premier League, and the support for him can even crush rumors and slander.
At the stadium, Roma fans also held up a sign to protect mourinho. Roma fans are well aware of who is on their side.
With such support, Mourinho and Roma, in the case of poor performance in the first half of the month, went on to win three consecutive victories in the second half, but unfortunately, the captain of the team, Pellegrini, in the match against Turin, was determined to be injured for several weeks, and Roma's injury stoppage came.
December: Bergamo earthquake! Unfinished treatment
It wasn't an ideal month, with the first game at the beginning of the month being away, and the youngster, Who was promoted last month, was suddenly tested positive.
First lost to Bologna, and then Roma have to face Inter Milan, who have performed better and better this season: the team also has three injuries of Spinazzola, Pellegrini and Gian, while Cappusdorp and Tammy Abraham are suspended, and Roma's four absolute main players are suspended, facing Inter.
Once again, Mourinho has seen a rebound
After the battle against Inter, Roma won two consecutive victories and reversed Bodo Grint to become the first group in the European Association Cup. On the 18th, Roma will face Atalanta in good shape, not long ago, Juve and Napoli both lost three points in the hands of Atalanta, can Roma hold on? It became the most important topic for Roma fans.
As we all know, Roma finally won 4-1 away to Atalanta in this match, and five goals, all scored by Roma players! The last time Atalanta was "clean sheeted" by its opponent was in the second round of the season.
Mourinho once again contributed to the famous interview scene after the game:
Mourinho's golden sentences are frequent
Bergamo earthquake (city where Atlanta is home)? I don't know, but that might have been brought by us!
"A lot of people say Roma can't win the top 5 teams in Serie A for 19 months? Okay, now that record is 20 minutes ago! ”
As you can see, Mourinho is really happy, because Roma has not performed well away this season, and in the 9 away games in Serie A, Roma have only won 4 wins and 5 losses (including against Atalanta).
Conclusion: 2021 is not over, Mourinho will continue a new journey
At present, Roma are 18-10 wins, 1 draw, 7 losses in Serie A, temporarily ranking 5th in Serie A, and with a big away win over Atalanta, Roma will continue to retain the hope of impacting the top four.
At the same time, Roma have entered the round of 16 of the European Association Cup, and the only teams that can influence Roma's championship are Rennes, Marseille, Leicester City and other teams!
Will Mourinho make new history?
This season, Roma often played against opponents, and their number of shots on goal was once high in the Serie A list, but with the increase in injury stops, facing the fierce rival Atalanta, the fans found that the original Mourinho's anti-aging skills have not been left!
And 2021 is coming to an end, Mourinho's Roma, there is only one game left with Sampdoria, Mourinho is finally going to spend his busy 2021, which is not a successful year, but there is still a familiar "legendary feeling", next year's Mourinho, will usher in a bumper harvest?