In the wake of Jose Mourinho's sacking from Roma, John Kroos, the UK's chief football journalist for the Daily Mirror, wrote an article about his thoughts on the manager's future. In response to many fans' calls for Mourinho to return to the Premier League, Chelsea three times or replace Ten Hag to return to Manchester United, John Kroos did not agree, and he bluntly expressed his hope that Mourinho would not return to the Premier League.
John Kroos does not deny that Jose Mourinho is one of the greatest coaches of all time and has made a name for himself in the Premier League, but now he is clearly not fit to stay in the Premier League, let alone lead a big team. John Kroos also spoke about an incident not long ago when several football media figures were discussing Mourinho's future, and there were already rumours of the departure of the Portuguese head coach and Newcastle United were said to be interested in bringing Jose Mourinho to coach. Everyone's reaction to this incident was to shake their heads and sigh, and they thought that Newcastle's invitation to Mourinho was tantamount to reversing the wheel.
Jose Mourinho was once again shown a red card for his inappropriate words and deeds after Roma's Coppa Italia semi-final defeat to Lazio last week. Immediately after the key game of Serie A, Mourinho could only sit in the stands because of the red card he had received in the league, and Roma also lost 1-3 to AC Milan. In a single season, Mourinho has received consecutive red cards in league and cup competitions, which is probably a rare occurrence in the history of football, and it has also made the American owners of Roma very unhappy.
In fact, after losing the Europa League final last year, Mourinho was banned for four games for provoking referee on duty in the parking lot, Anthony Taylor. In the early years, Mourinho's radical words and deeds were also interpreted by many media as having character and being able to inspire the fighting spirit of players. But Mourinho is 60 years old, and he still looks unruly, but if the result is not good for him, he will find fault everywhere, which will only have a bad impact on the team.
It is understood that after the Europa League farce, the Friedkin family considered firing Mourinho, but thought that he led the team to win the Europa League championship after all, and the team did a good job, so they chose to continue to endure. However, this season's Roma has shown a trend of collapse, with only one win in the last five games, and the Serie A ranking has slipped to 9th, although it is only four points less than the Champions League zone, but the team's form and Mourinho's constant scandals have made the club's management unbearable. It is reported that Mourinho was fired the night before he was fired after a big argument with his American boss. It can be seen that even if Mourinho is not fired now, it will be difficult to hold out until the day of the end of his contract in the summer, when the breakup is the best outcome.
With the development of world football today, there are higher requirements for the tactical literacy and innovation ability of head coaches, and even top coaches such as Pep Guardiola and Klopp are constantly learning new things and trying to have a good relationship with the media as much as possible. In contrast, Mourinho's outdated tactical thinking, combined with his constant-for-tat posture with the outside world, has made it difficult for him to establish himself in the top flight. Jose Mourinho, who has been sacked at Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Roma in the past few years, is still working under the spell of three years since he took charge of Inter.
At the end of the article, John Kroos reaffirmed Mourinho's past achievements, but also said that he will never reach the top again, rather than looking for a job in a mid-to-upper Premier League team and ending up making a mess, it is better to accept the invitation of the Saudi side, go to a place where the exposure is not so high, enjoy football in the final stage of his career, and let those good pasts remain in our memories forever.