The enormous illusion that José Mourinho’s arrival in Rome generated with his presentation, his Vespa mural, his indelible phrases and his six consecutive victories, seem like the distant memory left by summer loves. A year ago, on matchday 16, the team was fourth with 33 points, four behind the lead.. Now the Romans are sixth, they are very far from the Champions zone (nine points) and add eight points less than last year. Few miss Fonseca, which ended its adventure with a disastrous second round, but it is also true that Mourinho expected more. The defeat with Inter, as recalled by the ‘Special One’, had as an excuse the casualties. The sanctioned Abraham and Karsdorp were missing, as well as the injured Pellegrini, El Shaarawy and Felix, and, as the ex-Madridista stated, “if Inter is stronger under normal conditions, in these conditions it is much stronger.”
The problem, Nevertheless, it goes beyond this party. Roma already have eight defeats, some of them very painful. To which they suffered against Verona (3-2), Lazio (3-2), Juventus (1-0), Milan (1-2), Venice (3-2), Bologna (1-0) and Inter ( 0-3), we must add the historical humiliation with Bodo Glimt (6-1) who also got a draw at the Olímpico. Just the disaster with the Norwegians caused another of the highly criticized decisions of the ‘Special One’: the punishment of Borja Mayoral, Kumbulla, Reynolds, Diawara and Villar. The coach said several times that his squad can only rely on “12-13 players”, and asked for reinforcements. The cases of Villar and Mayoral are emblematic. The first, who in the past year was considered a jewel, he did not grant a minute in Serie A. The second, who last season was the top scorer of the team with 17 goals, has barely played 114 ‘.
In these complicated months, Mourinho did not miss attacks on the referees and the press. Before the game with Venice, he told a journalist: “I don’t know if you want to give the image of not being intelligent, or if you are not.” Saturday, after the defeat with Inter, did not accept questions: “Your work is very easy and that is why we earn much more than you”. Controversial attitudes, lack of results and a weak team began to create rifts between Mou and the Tifosi. Changing course is possible, and we should start doing it on Thursday, winning the Conference League pass as a group leader. We must beat CSKA Sofia and hope that Bodo does not do the same with Zorya. It will not be easy, although for Mourinho it is not a novelty. In this course, nothing is.
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