Mourinho Roma is out of class - another break in the word of American capital and fattening!
Mourinho Roma class, familiar recipe, different taste.
What is familiar is that once again the law of "Mu three years" was staged, and once again the scandal of "handsome discord" began to fly all over the sky to confuse the public, but the difference is that this time - Mourinho is with the deep love and reluctance of Roma fans - "drinking wine and eating hot pot" and leaving with his head held high, although there are regrets, but he has a clear conscience.
Not only the Roma fans, but also the Mourinho who has always been affectionate and righteous, when the Mourinho standing in the wind of the Olympic Stadium, can not wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, this sixty-year-old man who has experienced the vicissitudes of life has mixed feelings in his heart, and may be a little unwilling - say okay, I want to create a better tomorrow for you and the city of Rome......
But time froze, and Mourinho's story in Rome was over, leaving only endless emotion and sighs, but no hope.
The initiator of all this irreparable evil consequences is the behind-the-scenes boss of Rome - the Friedkin consortium, and the American capital has repeatedly broken its word and fattened, so that Mourinho and thousands of people who love football in Rome City have worked hard for more than two years in vain, and the "Maginot Line" of Rome, which was finally built, collapsed in an instant.
In the Apennine Peninsula, Roman football has long been suppressed by the "North Three", and the status on the green field is far less admired by the world than the city's long history.
However, a series of manipulations by the Friedkin consortium made all hopes a thing of the past, and the "iron-blooded army" was strangled in infancy before it could be released.
In August 2020, when the American Friedkin consortium invested 591 million euros to complete the acquisition of Club Roma, this small news did not make much waves in Serie A at that time.
For example, Liverpool owner Thierry Henry completed the acquisition of the most prestigious team in English football history in October 2010 - during the troubled season of Liverpool, and the Kroenke family, Arsenal owners, bought 100% of the Arsenal club for 1.8 billion pounds in 11 years starting in 2007.
The Friedkin consortium's non-stop entry into Rome reflects the optimism of the entire American capital about the prospects of the sports industry.
However, unlike Liverpool owner Henry, who started out with data and has been involved in the sports industry for many years, the Friedkin consortium, which made its fortune in car marketing, is a complete layman for football, especially the operation of European football clubs, although it has also been involved in resorts, luxury goods, cinemas and other industries.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the Roma team that the Friedkin consortium took over at the time was full of holes, with a redundant roster of 23 players, salary space of more than 36.7 million euros, and most of the players were young but unable to play a role in the team.
At the suggestion of Pinto, then director of football, Friedkin decided to hire professionals who knew football, with the primary goal of raising the profile of the club first, and Mourinho became the obvious choice.
At this time, I have to admire Pinto's three-inch tongue, in the process of inviting Mourinho, Pinto, who was only 36 years old at the time, painted a beautiful blueprint of Rome to Mourinho, the most important of which is the organizational structure that Mourinho has paid special attention to in recent years.
Mourinho's mind is alive - a club that can't play or go to the bottom of the game, a historic cultural city, a club hierarchy that can fully support him, isn't this the opportunity to make a comeback?
However, Mourinho was still a little negligent, Pinto's promise may be sincere, and his admiration for Mourinho should also be sincere, but he is not the actual speaker of Rome after all, and the Friedkin consortium, which has the final decision, has never fulfilled its promise to Mourinho.
In addition to the first season, the team's number one center Dzeko had to spend 40 million euros to bring in Abraham because of the unexpected departure of the team's top center forward Dzeko near the start of the season, and Viña, who had to spend 13 million euros to make up for Spinazzola's long-term absence due to injury in the European Championship, plus the Portuguese goalkeeper Patricio who spent 11 million euros, in addition to some buyout clauses for Mourinho's former loan players, claiming to spend a total of 100 million euros.
In 2022, Roma earned 74.24 million euros from selling players, while 9 million euros were spent on buying them, with a net investment of -65.24 million euros, and in 2023, Roma earned 74.1 million euros from selling players, spending 9.95 million euros on buying people, with a net investment of -64.15 million euros.
The reason for Roma's predicament is ostensibly due to the restrictions of UEFA's Financial Fair Play Act, but the deeper reason is the lack of understanding of the operation of European football and its own inaction.
According to the Friedkin consortium, close to 850 million euros have been invested in Rome, but in reality, how does the figure that the Friedkin consortium says come to be, with 199 million euros for the club, 25.9 million euros for the acquisition of shares, and 621.7 million euros for the management of the company.
In the view of the Friedkin consortium, the club's business model, bringing in players and selling players, should be balanced, oh no, there is a surplus. Mourinho wants to lay a solid foundation for Roma's continued development, but the Friedkin consortium only wants to make money by borrowing Mourinho's fame.
It can only be said that Mourinho really doesn't have a long memory, and he was cheated by the Americans again, and what's more, when Mourinho was once again involved in the whirlpool of dismissal, it was Mourinho who quarreled with the players in the dressing room and the Roma senior management on the plane......
However, this kind of bridge and drama is outdated, and Roma fans do not buy this kind of trick with ulterior motives, and the coach criticizes the players and discusses problems with the top management, isn't it a normal thing? The key is how this kind of thing, which should be a secret within the club, is leaked to the outside world?
The eyes of the Romans are bright, and their hearts are like mirrors, unlike the arrogant fans of a certain team back then, they will not let Mu Shuai suffer injustice, they spontaneously set up a huge billboard near the Rome Sports Center - Friedkin out!