Category: Mourinho

From the Sacking of Mourinho to the De Rossi Experiment

Italian Football, Mourinho, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends
Just four hours after Roma confirmed the sacking of Jose Mourinho, the Giallorossi announced that club legend Daniele De Rossi would be the one to take his place in the dugout. De Rossi, 40, spent 18 years as a player at Roma and gained respect throughout his career as a no-nonsense tough-tackling general in the heart of their midfield.
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Losing the semi-final on a coin toss marked a forgettable end to an otherwise memorable European competition debut for Roma

European Football Stories: How Roma’s Fate Was Decided by a Coin

AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Bundesliga, Cagliari, Calcio Stories, Champions League, Conference League, Coppa Italia, Europa League, European Conference League, European Football Stories, FIGC, Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, La Liga, Lazio, Mourinho, Napoli, Olimpico Roma, Premier League, Real Madrid, Roma, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie B, Torino, Totti, UEFA Cup
The coin that could have ended Roma's maiden campaign in the Cup Winners Cup early (against PSV), opted to give the Romanisti initial hope before ensuring eventual disappointment in the Semi Finals against Gornik Zabrze, one that would take a long time to recover from.
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Serie A clubs had ensured an Italian three-peat in European competition and the 1989/90 hat-trick marked the zenith of Italian club football

European Football Stories: The Serie A Unprecedented Three-Peat

AC Milan, Benfica, Champions League, Conference League, Europa League, European Conference League, European Cups, European Football Stories, Inter, Inter Milan, International Football, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, La Liga, Maradona, Mourinho, Napoli, Olimpico Roma, Premier League, Real Madrid, Roma, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Spain, Spanish Football, UEFA Cup
With the addition of the UECL last season, clubs in the various leagues across Europe once again have three continental competitions to look forward to. The possibility of three clubs from the same league/country making a clean sweep has once again arisen. It remains to be seen if Serie A' s unique three-peat of 1990 will witness a repeat in the coming years.
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Jose Mourinho was sent off, and Paulo Dybala made a dramatic super sub appearance in Roma's disappointing 1-1 draw with Torino

Roma Player Ratings vs Torino: Mourinho and Dybala Cause Late Drama

Mourinho, Player Ratings, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Torino
In Roma's 1-1 draw with Torino, Jose Mourinho was sent off, and Paulo Dybala made a dramatic super sub appearance. For much of the match, the Giallorossi put on a dreadful attacking display and struggled to create many chances. The hosts were too reliant on individual skill, often booting the ball downfield and hoping Tammy Abraham or Nicolo Zaniolo would create a play.
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Roma Season Preview Serie A 2022/23 Paulo Dybala

Serie A 2022/23 Season Preview and Predictions: Roma

Italian Football, Mourinho, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2021-2022, Serie A 2022-2023, Tactical Trends
Ahead of the start of the Serie A 2022/23 season, we preview Roma as Jose Mourinho enters his second season in charge of the Giallorossi and go through their pre-season form, transfers in and out, predicted line-up, one to watch and their season target. So, let's take a look at Roma's 2022/23 season preview and predictions. 
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Despite establishing their dominance in Italy after winning three consecutive scudetti, both Mourinho and Moratti knew that the continuous domestic success was far from enough and that they both had to aim towards claiming European silverware.

Mourinho’s Treble Story: “A Dream Is More Pure Than an Obsession”

Inter, Mourinho, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Tactical Trends
It was a late evening in the city of Manchester, shortly after Inter suffered a catastrophic 2-0 defeat to the Red Devils at the Old Trafford, where the likes of Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo caused the the Nerazzurri's Champions League aspirations to dissipate. Despite establishing their dominance in Italy after winning three consecutive scudetti, both Mourinho and Moratti knew that the continuous domestic success was far from enough and that they both had to aim towards claiming European silverware.
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Jose Mourinho finds himself in the inaugural UEFA Conference League Final as Roma manager, as he prepares to end the Giallorossi’s 14-year trophy drought

Is It Coming Rome? – Jose Mourinho Still Serie A’s “Special One”

Conference League, International Football, Italian Football, Mourinho, Olimpico Roma, Roma, Serie A
Jose Mourinho finds himself in the inaugural UEFA Conference League Final as Roma manager, as he prepares to end the Giallorossi’s 14-year trophy drought against Feyenoord and claim not just another European trophy but become the first manager to win all three UEFA trophies in history.
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