Recently, Roma coach Jose Mourinho's life has not been smooth. Roma's recent record has been relatively bad, two key serie A matches, first 1-3 defeat to AC Milan, and then 3-4 by Juventus super overturn, losing these two games can be said to be a big blow to the team. Mourinho also had a glorious past, is an absolute champion coach, in his book of honours has 2 Champions League titles, 2 Europa League titles, the league has won 3 Premier League titles, 2 Serie A, 2 grapes and 1 La Liga title, the cup aspect is also countless honors, the resume is still top level, undisputed. However, Mourinho's paranoid style, arrogant remarks, and being dubbed the "mad coach" have also led to a polarization of people's evaluation of him, people who like him are very fanatical, and people who don't like him go around hacking him. But in recent years, Mourinho's coaching performance has declined, which is an indisputable fact.
Mourinho's most famous style of play is defensive counterattack, you can say he "swung the bus", but he did single-handedly build the Predator Blues and achieve Inter's treble. But in recent years, Mourinho has not tasted the taste of the title for a long time, the last time he won an important title, or led Manchester United to the Europa League, since then, whether at Tottenham Hotspur or in Rome, the record has not been too ideal. Of course, Mourinho's time in Rome is still too short, and he should be given some more time to build the team. However, after Roma were turned over 3-4 by Juventus, Roma boss Friedkin couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to sack Mourinho. The Italian media "Repubblica" pointed out that Friedkin has invested 400 million yuan in Rome since he became the owner in 2020. Of those, 300 million were used for financial balance, 100 million reinforcements, and Mourinho was signed with the highest salary of a Serie A coach with 7 million euros after tax, but the team is currently in 7th place as temporarily as last season, which makes American boss Friedkin very unhappy.
You know, Roma's squad is actually not bad, the total salary of players can be ranked 3rd in Serie A, although the top squad like Inter Milan can not be compared, but it is definitely not weak. In addition to Mourinho's poor record with the team, his problems with the dressing room have once again been put on the table. The Sun said that in the post-match press conference reversed by Juve, Mourinho once again publicly criticized some players for being too weak, criticizing the team for being "mentally fragile". The Sun said that this is the fourth time in recent years that Mourinho has publicly criticized the team's mental fragility. The first time was sacked by Chelsea in 2015, the second time was when he was in charge of Manchester United in 17 years, and the third time was after to coach Tottenham Hotspur and was pulled three goals in a row by West Ham United to finally draw 3-3 between the two teams. The previous three such remarks have directly led to the tension between Mourinho and the dressing room, and he himself was soon dismissed.
In fact, this time, Mourinho also provoked the resentment of the Roma boss. Friedkin was going to sack Mourinho, but given the hefty 30 million euros he paid for, and he himself promised at the beginning of the season that mourinho would "never leave class". Therefore, even if he is dissatisfied with the record now, Friedkin can only break his teeth and swallow it into his stomach, and he can't say anything bitter.
However, although Mourinho will not be sacked for the time being, his coaching ability has indeed been greatly questioned, in Manchester United and Tottenham have not been able to win the championship, if in Rome also failed, Mourinho is not really "outdated tactics" "Jiang Lang exhausted" We are not easy to say, but one thing is certain, that is, by Being fired by Roma, Mourinho is difficult to find a club that is willing to hire him for a high salary. So for Mourinho, it is still necessary to cherish his time in Rome, not to always criticize the team, but to find ways to encourage his players, and use this lineup to play as well as possible and justify himself. I believe that Mourinho is by no means "Jiang Lang exhausted"!