Rome, goodbye? After the madman myth is shattered, the next stop is Madrid or Paris?
If Mourinho is familiar with Chinese culture, after losing to Sevilla on penalties in the Europa League final, he will definitely sigh and chant this overlord Xiang Yu's "song under the bow". Roma were forced to draw by Sevilla FC with an own goal in the Europa League final, and then lost in the final penalty shootout, missing out on the Europa League and next season's Champions League place, and the myth that Mourinho had won all five European finals was shattered. The madman after the loss was somewhat disheartened and revealed at the post-match press conference. So, will Jose Mourinho say goodbye to Roma? Where will he stop next? Madrid or Paris?
Although Sevilla had a clear advantage in possession, the more promising team to win in regular time was Roma, which had four great chances but only managed one, while Sevilla took advantage of an own goal to equalise in regular time. When Dybala left the game injured in the second half, when Roberto Mancini scored an own goal, when the Sevilla player's handball in the box was ignored by referee Anthony Taylor, and when Seth Moring's header was over the crossbar in extra time, Roma's loss was inevitable. In the end, in the penalty shootout, the bravery of Moroccan goalkeeper Bunu, who showed his bravery at the World Cup, only gave Roma a decent way to lose.
In the case of an own goal, the main injury retired, the penalty was blackened, hit the crossbar, the penalty shootout met the super god goalkeeper, etc., Roma lost this game unjustly, unjustly! BUT THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN, ROMA DID NOT WIN THE GAME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MANY DEBUFFS ABOVE, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT WRONGED, IT CAN ONLY BE SAID THAT ROMA DID NOT HAVE THIS LIFE. For Roma, losing the Europa League final not only loses qualification for next season's Champions League, but also their favourite manager, Jose Mourinho.
In his post-match press conference, Mourinho was unsurprisingly critical of the referee's decision, even ironically saying that a "good" referee like Anthony Taylor should blow a Champions League game instead of making mistakes in a Europa League game. In fact, after the game, Mourinho also came to the parking lot, pointed at the bus of the referee's team and scolded, you are blowing a bunch of. Very Mourinho, really temperamental!
As for his future, Jose Mourinho did not say flatly that he would definitely stay in Roma next season when he won the UEFA Europa League last season. Just saying that he is going on holiday on Monday and playing a league game next week, as for the future, he needs to talk to the owner of the club before deciding, and does not rule out the possibility of leaving the team at the end of the season.
Jose Mourinho has been in charge of Roma since last season, leading Roma to sixth place in the league and winning the inaugural UEFA Europa League in their first season. With one round left in Serie A this season, Roma are once again provisionally in sixth place in the league and a final win at home to Spezia could secure qualification for next season's Europa League. The loss to Sevilla in the Europa League final not only ended Mourinho's previous record of winning the European finals five times, but also completely disqualified Roma from entering next season's Champions League.
Objectively speaking, with the strength and value of Roma's players (Serie A ranked fifth, significantly lower than Napoli, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus, slightly lower than Atalanta, slightly higher than Lazio), Mourinho's leading Roma to sixth place in the league for two consecutive seasons is not very good, after all, in the previous three seasons of Mourinho, Roma's results have been between 5-7 in Serie A.
But Jose Mourinho's European record has been impressive, with last season's UEFA Europa League winning Roma's first European title in history, and this season he is close to winning the Europa League. And Mourinho's unique personality has also made him deeply loved by Roma fans, and his own traffic and topics have made the influence of the Roma club increase sharply in the past two seasons. Jose Mourinho has returned to the ranks of the top coaches in European football and is once again favoured by the big clubs.
It has to be said that Tottenham's damage to Mourinho is too great. It is estimated that Tottenham Hotspur can do such a thing as dismissing the manager before the final of a major competition, and the worst thing is to lose the championship in the end. So much so that Mourinho can forgive Manchester United, but he is still worried about Tottenham, after all, it is the failure experience in Tottenham that made Mourinho once fall from Europe's top coach to a second-rate coach.
However, two years in charge of Roma, especially success in Europe, have given Mourinho the opportunity to manage the giants again, and it is said that Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are already in contact with Jose Mourinho's agent to understand the possibility of asking Jose Mourinho to coach. After leading Inter to the treble in 2010, Jose Mourinho accepted an invitation from Real Madrid to Madrid. In three seasons at Real Madrid, although Mourinho only won one La Liga title and one Copa del Rey, he brought the "Champions League 16" Real Madrid to the semifinals of the Champions League for three consecutive seasons, although it failed to go further, but it re-brought the temperament of a Champions League team to Real Madrid, and also laid a solid foundation for the later Ancelotti Champions League victory.
This season, Real Madrid stopped in the semi-finals of the Champions League, and the league was also missing out early, which can be described as a grain of nothing, and Carlo Ancelotti's position has been in turmoil. If Carlo Ancelotti leaves at the end of the season, Mourinho is undoubtedly a very suitable man. Thirteen years ago, Jose Mourinho left Italy for Madrid after winning the Champions League; Ten years ago, Carlo Ancelotti succeeded Jose Mourinho as Real Madrid manager; Now, if Mourinho leaves Italy again and returns to Madrid to replace Carlo Ancelotti, it can only be said to be too dramatic.
Another team to invite Jose Mourinho is Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain have dominated Ligue 1 for the last 10 years, but have never been able to win the Champions League, and this season they are back out of the Champions League quarter-finals early, and they have been looking for a replacement for current manager Galtier. Mourinho is best at cup matches, winning two Champions Leagues, two Europa League titles and one UEFA Europa League in his coaching career, and all of them won by weak victories when they were not favored, and he can be called the king of European finals. Paris Saint-Germain want to break through in the Champions League, and Jose Mourinho is undoubtedly the best candidate.
And Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Luis Campos is also Portuguese, and has a very good relationship with Mourinho and Mourinho's agent Mendes, and the team has Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Renato Sanches, Pereira and many other Portuguese players, Mourinho can easily get the support of the club and the dressing room. With Paris Saint-Germain's deep pockets, Mourinho can once again experience the thrill of spending money during his time at Chelsea, rather than being stretched thin when Tottenham and Roma. Coupled with Paris Saint-Germain's dominance in Ligue 1, Mourinho can fully concentrate on the Champions League and have a better chance of success.
So, if Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain send an invitation to Mourinho at the same time, will Uncle Bird choose to go to Madrid or Paris? Or stay in Rome.
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