Rome and the rule of «titles» – Corriere.it

The most modern maybe not, but futurist for sure. Jos Mourinho turns 60 today and for young people at 60 you are an old man. Roma’s youth Ox, Tahirovic, Zalewski And Mottled — yesterday, Wednesday, they watched the Giallorossi Primavera match together with Special One and they certainly didn’t think so. And if they think so, they would never say so. Why Mourinho Mourinho and the rule, in Rome, are still worth more than elsewhere. Mou the coach who brought 60,000 spectators to see Rome-Genoa

, the eighth final of the Italian Cup, with live free-to-air TV. a result that counts as a trophy, but even this shouldn’t be said to Mou, for whom a winner is not only the one who wins but the one who always has the desire to win. So much so that at the age of 59 he indulged in a whim as a teenager, namely the tattoo of the three European Cups in his palmares: Champions League (Porto 2004 and Inter 2010), Europa League (Manchester United 2017) e conference league (Rome 2022). Being the first edition of the Conference it is a truism that no one else can bring that bicep to the beach.

The myth of speed

Mou a futurist because he has the myth of speed: his emotion scores with three passes. Because he loves the fight, in the Gallery and beyond. Because perhaps one day he will return to Setubal and retire, but inside the metropolis he is in his natural habitat. The Mourinho communicator he overshadowed Mourinho as manager at times. Every stage of his career, that’s for sure, has been accompanied by a phrase that has become historic. At Porto he won the Uefa Cup and the Champions League, springboards for Chelsea where he introduced himself like this: Please don’t call me arrogant but I’m European champion and I think I’m special (Special One). If I had wanted an easy job I would have stayed at Porto.

Shows with journalists

Show replicated at Inter in the first meeting with the press: market question on Lampard disguised and answer I’m not an idiot. Having to choose one, however, that of the no titles with which he denounced intellectual prostitution and a media conspiracy against the Nerazzurri. To make friends among the Juventus fans, he also spoke of the 25-metre penalty area to comment on a penalty awarded to the Bianconeri. At Real Madrid, married the same night of winning the Champions League with Inter, he entered a collision course with the leaders of the team, in particular with the goalkeeper Iker Casillas, whom Mou accused of treason because he revealed the locker room secrets to his journalist wife . A similar accusation – but due to his lack of commitment on the pitch, coming off the bench – made against Karsdorp after Sassuolo-Roma.

The return to the Premier League

The return to the Premier League was divided between three teams: Chelsea (Call me The Happy One, but then they fired him); Manchester United: fearless tough fight with Pogba; Tottenham Hotspur, where he had to endure the Amazon Prime cameras for All or Nothing. Even there, however, he put on a show: You’re too good! I insult you and don’t answer. I don’t need good guys on the pitch. At Roma he speaks less, being unpleasant when he counts down the questions left at the end of the (rare) press conferences. The questions asked to him aren’t always brilliant, true, but even Mou sometimes made mistakes. How the cruel judgment given on Ranieri: At 70 he won a Super cup and a cup. too old to change mentality. However, winning a Premier League with Leicester counts as a Champions League. The two then made peace. Mourinho linked to Roma by a contract until 2024. Like (almost) all coaches he would like champions and not young people to grow. Who will live, will see. Meanwhile he threw a sting at Zaniolo, who also always defended against criticism even if he played badly: When a footballer wants to leave, his desire is usually accompanied by an important offer. But now there is nothing. Well done, in short. But less good than he thinks.