In the first 10 rounds of Serie A, Jose Mourinho's Roma are in the top 4 of the table. In this regard, fans have sighed: Mourinho is indeed not old. Of course, when some people rejoice, others worry. For example, Mayoral, who joined Roma on loan from Real Madrid, is distressed by Mourinho's entry. It goes back to the roots because his lazy attitude towards the game annoyed Mourinho and he was then discarded. According to the well-known journalist Schola, Mourinho is even preparing to terminate Mayoral's loan contract early. After the incident was reported by the media, Real Madrid fans suddenly realized: no wonder Zidane has not given him a chance to play Real Madrid twice.
As a real Madrid youth player, Mayoral was promoted to the first team in the summer of 2015. Of course, considering the lack of experience in the game at the age of 18, Real Madrid management loaned him to The Bundesliga powerhouse Wolfsburg to train. After a full season of training, Mayoral returned to the Bernabeu after a full season of employment. At this time, the Real Madrid manager has changed from the previous Ancelotti to Zidane.
In the first season of this mentor-apprentice partnership, Mayoral's experience can be described as a high and low. At the beginning of the season, Zidane entrusted him with the responsibility of starting consecutively, and Mayoral repaid the manager's trust with his frequent scoring of goals. In interviews with the media at that time, Zidane publicly praised Mayoral more than once, especially his positive attitude of running at all costs. As many Real Madrid fans have said: although Mayoral's ability is not as good as Real Madrid's main striker, his attitude to the game is definitely worthy of the starting position.
It's just a pity that the good times are not long. It didn't take long for Mayoral to fall into the common pathology of most talented players: a fluctuating mentality. Perhaps feeling that he had become a star, Mayoral's attitude on the field has become more and more lazy. Originally, the ability was not enough, and it was not willing to be diligent to make up for it, and the performance on the field could be imagined. Zidane, who saw it in his eyes, no longer gave Mayoral a chance. In the spirit of being responsible for the players, real Madrid management had to loan him out to La Liga side Levante.
With the expiry of his one-year lease, Mayoral returned to the Bernabeu. Embarrassingly, Zidane, who abandoned him, once again became the Real Madrid manager. After careful examination in the preseason, Zidane still believes that Mayoral's performance is too lazy. As a result, the Real Madrid striker was loaned out to Levante. It wasn't long before Real Madrid signed Eintracht Frankfurt striker Jovic for 60 million euros, strongly recommended by Zidane. Seeing this, Mayoral knew that there would be no future in Real Madrid.
Sure enough, Mayoral was loaned out to Serie A side Roma in the summer of 2020. Not to mention, he did a great job in Serie A debut. According to statistics, Mayoral scored 17 goals and five assists in 45 appearances last season. Such a good performance not only pleased Roma fans, but also questioned Zidane, who abandoned Mayoral. Coupled with Jovic's poor performance after joining Real Madrid, La Liga fans have ridiculed: Zidane reversed the god operation.
Fortunately, Mourinho, who is also a top coach, has justified Zidane. This summer, Mourinho hopes Roma will renew his loan to Mayoral. After deliberations between the two clubs, Mayoral eventually remained in Rome. In the eyes of many media, the performance of Real Madrid strikers in the new season is expected to go to a higher level. Especially after Dzeko moves to Inter, Mayoral will get more opportunities. Who would have thought that Roma played more than 10 games in all competitions combined, and Mayoral only got 2 substitute appearances, adding up to only 20 minutes. How could this be, considering Mourinho's various public praises for Mayoral at the beginning of the season?
There are two main reasons for this. First, as Tammy Abraham moved from Chelsea to Roma, Mayoral became the third striker in the squad, and his chances of playing were correspondingly reduced. Second, Mayoral's attitude towards the game was too lazy. Especially in the previous 1-6 defeat to Bodo Grint in the UEFA group stage, Mayoral's performance annoyed Mourinho. It was also after this game that Mayoral was completely beaten into the cold. According to well-known journalist Schola, Roma are even preparing to terminate Mayoral's loan contract early in the winter window.
Think about it, Mourinho has always looked at the chinese players' attitude to the game, and naturally has zero tolerance for Mayoral's practice of grinding foreign workers. In fact, this is also the fundamental reason why Mayoral has never been able to play: the talent is almost over, and he refuses to work hard. Even after being abandoned by Zidane and Mourinho, two top coaches, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to reach the professional heights he desires.