The numbers, both in the league and in Europe, condemn the Roma of the Special One. Among the positive notes Pellegrini, Rui Patricio and El Shaarawy
There are five points less than a year ago (six on the pitch considering the one taken away after the defeat in Verona). The points average is the worst of the last seven years, given that Mourinho’s Roma are at 1,583 on average, or 19 points in 12 games. Worse than Garcia, Spalletti, Di Francesco, Ranieri and Fonseca. Even Andreazzoli. The numbers, without a doubt, are not on Mourinho’s side and things are not better in Europe: a year ago, in the Europa League, the points after four games were 10 and the group was safe, today they are seven and the first place, occupied by Bodo, at high risk. In the league, Roma had scored 27 goals (now they are 21) and had collected 14, one less than this season. Also in this case, the balance is therefore negative.
The best
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Pilgrims: the Roma captain was undoubtedly the soul and driver of the team in this first part of the season. He played well, scored (8 goals), put the group on his shoulders and became the leader that the fans had been waiting for for a long time. The relationship with Mourinho and the disappointment for the faded European at the last minute transformed him and if in the last few appearances he was less brilliant it is only because he played with a pain in his knee.
Rui Patricio: it was the first and true and only purchase requested expressly by Mourinho. He has not been paid little: 11.5 million for the card and three years of contract to over three million are a lot for a 33-year-old player, but so far he has practically nothing wrong. Net of some flaws (not flawless on Ibra’s free-kick at the Olimpico, for example) the Portuguese goalkeeper with his saves and his charisma is an essential player.
El Shaarawy: he did not start the starter, on paper before him there was even Carles Perez at the beginning of the season, but the Pharaoh got under, especially physically, and quickly recovered condition and hierarchy. Mou began to trust him first as a substitute and then as a starter and I repaid him with 6 goals: 2 in the league and 4 in Europe, in five games. The feeling is that if he continues so soon, a new call-up to the national team could also arrive.
The worst
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Mkhitaryan: undoubtedly his physical condition did not help him, since he often played in imperfect conditions, but the Armenian seemed a distant relative of the player seen a year ago. The role of enormous sacrifice to which Mourinho forces him is not easy, especially at 32, but the numbers are bad: two goals in fifteen games, he was replaced in the league in the 45th minute against Cagliari and Milan and he did not play in Venice.
Mancini: sixteen matches of the season, always present in the league where he didn’t miss even a minute. Despite having returned to the national team, especially in recent weeks the Roma central has not been able to hold up a defense that has often gone into difficulty, especially on set pieces. He is the deputy captain and the leader of the department, the midfield that does little filter does not help him, just as it does not help him always play. The match against Venice, with two gross errors (the marking torn by Ceccaroni on the first goal and the offside line at 3-2) are the photo of the moment, but for Mourinho he is an untouchable and he trusts him 100%.
Vina: the South American has so many extenuating circumstances. Since arriving he has always played, sometimes after landing from Brazil a few hours earlier, and has gritted his teeth on several occasions despite some muscle aches. Nobody asks him to be Spinazzola, in attack he also has good intuitions, but in defense he often leaves something to be desired and on his side, meadows often open up for the opponents.
November 9, 2021 (change November 9, 2021 | 16:21)
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