Shortly after Mourinho took over Roma, Roma ushered in the Roma derby with Lazio in the 6th round, and finally lost the game with a high degree of data in all aspects.
In this game, Roma's spirit has also become one of the reasons why many Roma fans have firmly supported Mourinho during the long season, because for Roma, who has little money but a lot of redundant personnel, it is not easy for them to invite Mourinho to the team.
Before the game, Mourinho and Lazio's mouth cannon began
The Roma derby is the hottest derby in Italian football, the two teams are in the same situation, And Mourinho likes to use these psychological hints to boost the morale of the team and change the spirit of the team.
After the European Association Cup match against Vitesse, Mourinho turned the conversation directly to Lazio, mourinho said: Sarri is probably already smoking and waiting for us, we need to meet Lazio in less than three days, and Lazio will prepare for this match for almost a week!
Sarri's answer at the pre-match press conference was also interesting, sarri bluntly said that I had started to quit smoking.
But apparently, quitting smoking didn't help Sarri in any way.
In addition to the vignette with Sarri, Mourinho also angered the remarks of former Roma and Lazio boss Zeman.
Zeman said Sarri was more successful than Mourinho
Zeman argued in the interview that Sarri had integrated his understanding of football into Lazio and that Mourinho's side had not improved.
When Mourinho heard the reporter talk about this, he said bluntly: Let a coach who has won 25 championships respond to a coach who has only won the Serie B title twice, which I can't answer.
And the result after the Romader match is obviously Mourinho's best answer to Zeman, complete tactical suppression, Sarri lost away to Mourinho! Next, let's review the game together!
The perfect start to get Roma off in the first half!
1, the opening 6 midfielder, what does Lazio take and fight with me?
At the time of the opening, most fans had some doubts about the starting lineup arranged by Mourinho, can Shaarawi understand that he did not start, and Zaniolo did not start?
Mourinho lined up 6 midfielders to start
In previous games, Roma have played 352 more, but in this game, Roma tried to leave only Abraham in the frontcourt, and captain Pellegrini and Mkhitaryan joined the midfield, which Was completely unexpected by Lazio.
As soon as the opening, Roma's posture of grabbing the opening was very obvious, in the first minute, Pellegrini opened a corner, hit the crossbar, causing chaos in Lazio's small penalty area, Abraham took advantage of the chaos to poke the ball into the goal, this goal is extremely valuable, he will let Roma in the way Mourinho hopes, in the future games, fully show themselves.
With a fantastic start, Roma did not shrink and cede the initiative to Lazio, but actively used the numerical advantage of the whole team in the midfield to launch the smoothest offensive and defensive transition since the season!
Abraham scored twice
In the first 20 minutes, Roma had a good reputation for both counter-attack and positional warfare, and in the 22nd minute, Karlsdorp crossed from the flank and directly penetrated the six-man lazio defense, and Abraham scored at the back point in a difficult posture.
The ball was quite outrageous, to say that it was a textbook-level coordination goal, and to say that it was a textbook-level defensive failure, which reflected the lack of attention of Lazio players to the game, and at the same time, after Rome's continuous midfield pressure, Lazio's opening arrangement was already chaotic.
Unlike when they led 1-0, after this goal was scored, Mourinho's team immediately turned to defense, looking for opportunities to counterattack.
Even if Lazio grasps the initiative on the field, it is difficult to break the tight defense laid out by Mourinho, and by watching Lazio's 66% possession, but only 10 shots on goal, it can be seen that Sarri has not responded enough to Mourinho's arrangement.
When the game came to the second half, it was no longer important for Mourinho, his team needed to maintain the current squad, it was important to reduce unnecessary injuries, and Roma clearly chose to take the initiative to defend in the second half.
Because when Sarri, who said he had quit smoking before the game, shoved the cigarette butt into his mouth in the 33rd minute of the game, many fans knew that the Roma derby was over.
2. Star solo show
As the captain of the team, there was a fever situation not long ago, Pellegrini's performance is crucial, he and Mkhitaryan in the Front of Lazio, the two have tried 8 times, succeeded 6 times, and delivered 3 key passes together.
Pai 7 performed well
On top of that, when the game reached 40 minutes, a relatively sensitive juncture, Pellegrini used his trademark free kick to blast open Lazio's goal again, a goal that locked in the win, giving a heavy blow to Lazio, who was eager to fight back, and demoralizing them.
And the game is twice in the game Abraham, who has scored his 23rd goal this season, the most goals scored by any English star this season, joining Roma will help Tammy Abraham to get a ticket to Qatar!
In this game, Tammy Abraham scored 2 goals in 3 shots, and 3 successful confrontations also reflected his good competitive form, the only pity is that he missed the opportunity to score a hat-trick, but he still set the record for the fastest goal in the history of the Roma derby! 56 seconds!
Tammy Abraham scored his 15th goal in Serie A
In this game, Karlsdorp, who provided an assist to Abraham, was also welcomed by the fans again, although there are often fans and media believe that Karlsdorp's talent and strength are average, but he is willing to do his best on the field, he is still the fourth most playing time in Rome, second only to the full-time Patricio, and forward Abraham, he is only 18 minutes less than the center-back Mancini!
In addition, Patricio, who moved to Rome this season, completed 12 clean sheets in 30 games he played! Before the season, it was thought that Patricio was the one Mourinho invited to "mess up", but now it seems that he is the most important last wall of Rome!
Conclusion: Mourinho angers the media
Roma worked hard to win Lazio in this game, not only winning this six-point battle, but also temporarily returning to the fifth place in Serie A, although the competition for fifth place in Serie A is particularly fierce, Mourinho and his team will continue to fight for European qualification.
In addition, Roma youth youngster Zalevsky, two consecutive Serie A starts, in the match with Udinese, he performed poorly, was criticized by the media, and in the match with Lazio, Mourinho still trusted him to start, and then Zalevsky also repaid the trust with excellent performance!
Mourinho criticized the media
Mourinho said: When I win, you (the media) choose silence, but when I lose, you will jump out impatiently and attack, let Zalevsky go!
Although Mourinho is as protective as ever, the media who like to win traffic through Mourinho will obviously not try to send charcoal in the future when Mourinho loses.
The battle between Mourinho and Roma will continue, and the victory over Lazio could be a pivotal game to turn the season around!