José Mourinho has some pointed remarks following the draw versus Servette, which will likely force Roma to go through the playoff. Slavia Prague have a two-point lead over them heading into the final match. The Special One was irked by the careless performance of some players.
“It’s always the same that give their best, like Bryan Cristante and Leandro Paredes. There are others who feel comfortable being superficial, and that has an impact on the team’s results. How can they ask me to play more after a game like this? Punishments? Only Pep Guardiola at Manchester City can do that. I have these ones and can’t change them.”
While Mourinho dodged a question about Housse Aouar, who was quite lackadaisical, he was indeed one of the subjects of his criticism, Calciomercato relays. Zeki Celik got a rare chance to start but was poor. The Special One was also irate about how Leonardo Spinazzola and Renato Sanches performed off the bench.
The gaffer can’t leave men behind due to a lack of alternatives, but his lineup choices will be affected by what happened on Thursday.
Our Take on Mourinho and Roma
It’s interesting that his motivating tactics don’t stick with everybody, but his outbursts, most notably the one after the Bodo/Glimt debacle, tend to have positive effects. That was a full-fledged edict, and that’s not the case in this instance. Their summer window, which seemed sound relative to what they spent, looks increasingly worse each week.
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