For Mourinho, his experience at Roma doesn't seem too ideal, judging by how it has been so far this season. In the early days of the league, Roma's performance was quite good, and at one point it was possible to surprise the fans with the expectation of surprises at the end of the season, but as the season progressed, due to the overall strength of the team and the injuries of many of the main players in the team, Roma's performance continued to decline. Objectively speaking, for Mourinho and his players, in the case of a two-sided battle, if they can win the European Union Cup this season and finish in the top four in the league, it will be a very ideal ending.
In the Serie A table, Roma are sixth with 32 points, a six-point gap between the fourth-placed team and a four-place team. Considering that the league is only halfway through the schedule, if Roma can adjust to the form as soon as possible and catch up, this point gap is not difficult to close. In terms of winning percentage, Roma won 10 of their 19 matches, with a win rate of 52.6%. Objectively speaking, with the strength of Roma this season, such a winning rate is basically acceptable. Roma's main problem is that they have lost too many games, reaching 7, which is the most of the top eight teams.
Of course, the reason why Roma has this situation is closely related to Mourinho's tactical choices. This season, due to the very average strength of the team's backline, Mourinho did not choose the tactic of defending the counterattack in many games, but adopted a more aggressive offensive strategy, which allowed them to draw significantly fewer games with their opponents. And the team's injury situation this season is not optimistic, Spinazzolla has not played for the team in any game this season, and players such as Sharawi and Pellegrini have also been plagued by injuries, which has prevented the team from playing in the strongest lineup for a long time. The good news is that after the winter break, these players will return from injury one after another, which will be obvious for roma to improve their strength.
In addition to this, Roma will continue to strengthen some of the weak positions in the squad through the transfer market. Especially in the back position, Roma's reinforcement is imminent. This season, among the team's two main defenders, Veletto is not known for his defense, and has inserted more forward attacks in the game. He has contributed 4 goals and 5 assists in the league, making a total of 9 goals, tied with Tammy Abraham in the first place of the team. With Wellertu's little defensive contribution, the team's defensive task naturally fell to Christant. However, the Italy international's performance in this position could not satisfy Mourinho, who averaged only 1.3 interceptions and 1.3 clearances per game. More importantly, Christant's defensive attitude on the court is not positive, and the sense of position is relatively average, and in many cases, it is impossible to block the opponent's attack at the first time.
In this case, Mourinho has been looking for the right midfielder in the transfer market. It is reported that Marseille midfielder Kamala and Hoffenheim midfielder Grilić are both on the team's reinforcement list. Of the two players, Camara is a good choice both in terms of ability and potential. However, his high value, coupled with the fact that many teams have coveted him for a long time, makes Roma's hope of signing him not very good. At 1.87 meters tall, Grylic has a good defensive ability and has performed quite well this season, but his salary requirements are not low, which is not a small problem for Roma. Although there is no clear progress in the transfer of the above two players, Roma still has a "back move". As things stand, they have finalised a midfielder's transfer. According to the market-wide network, Roma and Arsenal have reached an agreement that they will sign the opposing midfielder Niles during the winter break. It is reported that the transfer method is to rent first and buy later, Roma will first pay about 1 million euros to rent Niles for half a season, and then can buy it out for 10 million euros at the end of the season.
In addition, in ac Milan, after experiencing a high-open-low performance, the team's championship situation this season has been more severe. For head coach Pioli, he must have an effective move, using the precious time during the winter break to re-adjust and improve the team's tactical system and put the team back on track, otherwise it is likely to repeat the same mistakes at the end of the season. In terms of team reinforcements, they need to sign a high-level centre-back. According to The Milan Sport, Lille centre-back Botman appears to have become ac Milan's top choice. They have already sent Lille an official transfer offer. It is reported that Botman's value has reached 30 million euros, but due to the good relationship between the two teams, AC Milan is expected to sign the Dutch center-back for a relatively low transfer fee. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)