Mourinho, who was greeted like a god in the city of Rome and was cheered by Roma fans, was suddenly fired in the third season. When they looked into why Mourinho was suddenly sacked, they said it was because of poor results in Serie A. However, a team like Roma will not sacrifice a coach like Mourinho for one bad result in Serie A.
Monday night’s game against AC Milan
Mourinho was once booed by a crowd that overwhelmingly supported him. Mourinho was not allowed to supervise the game closely because of the red card penalty and lost at San Siro with a result of 3-1. Even though he was not allowed to oversee the game, Mourinho did not escape criticism. Ever since he first took charge of Roma (2021), some fans have begun to question Mourinho’s management methods.
A frustrated and angry Roma fan
“Mourinho has destroyed our team even more than Monchi,” he wrote online. In the last six months, the fans who had embraced Mourinho began to doubt him. In the first and second seasons, Mourinho and Roma were close, but starting from the 2023–24 season, there were some problems. Behind the scenes, there was a lack of tone between Mourinho and the team management. Mourinho himself wanted to stay at Roma. He even said that he wanted to sign a new contract. From Mourinho’s side, he threw sounds that he had never heard before.
If 9th place is enough to get kicked out, it is not a serious situation for a team like Roma. The gap between the 4th and 5th places is only 5 points. It’s also the distance from which you can return to the top as soon as results recover. The bad thing is that last weekend they lost the Coppa Italia in the Rome derby to Lazio. While the results continued to be bad, the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Roma had reached a period of “deep crisis,” and journalists and fans questioned whether Mourinho was still the right person to lead Roma.
What makes it more sensitive is that before the game against Milan, after the defeat in the Rome derby, Roma’s American team owner group (The Friedkin) had already considered sacking Mourinho and replacing him with legendary player DeRox. When the players themselves were reluctant to follow Mourinho’s instructions, Mourinho said he would renew his contract with the club. If you look at this, Mourinho definitely did not expect him to be fired, but he believed unilaterally that he would be given time. Mourinho seems to have a bond with Roma, who are obsessed with football.
After the Rome derby loss before the match against AC Milan
Mourinho had a very important meeting with the players and criticized the players. Mourinho believed that some players had not paid enough in the derby loss. But he didn’t criticize the players by name. Mourinho felt that he and his team had an insurmountable burden. Mourinho’s main concern is that the current squad is not strong enough to challenge for a top-four spot in Serie A. The team owners did not agree with this view.
That’s why Mourinho’s press conferences, He has often lamented his team’s injury woes in interviews. Mainly when Dybala is injured. Without the Argentine star, Roma will be a different team. Relying heavily on an injury-prone player is not a good sign for Roma.
Mourinho is right that Roma are going through a terrible injury crisis. In the game against Milan, I could not have up to nine players. But it’s worth pointing out that their rivals for the top four haven’t always been strong throughout the season. The owners of the team saw that it was not that our team had many injuries, but that other teams were going through the same thing.
Mourinho did not blame the team officials for not buying enough new players for him. Roma
As he complained about the existence of Financial Fair Play (FFP) requirements, as of last week, his team, Chelsea, He sarcastically said that they don’t have the power to buy new players because they spend money like Manchester City. On the other hand, Roma is the third highest paid team in Serie A, and Mourinho is the highest paid coach in Serie A, along with Juventus coach Allegri. So, Fiorentina, which has a lower salary, and Lazio officials were not happy with Bologna and Atalanta having more points than Roma. Mourinho is Roma.
