Roma showing the technical and psychological limits of a fragile team
Roma are showing all the technical, tactical and psychological limits of a fragile team after their Coppa Italia exit – Jose Mourinho tries to deflect their issues by blaming referees but in truth his side can’t handle pressure
- Roma lost 2-0 at Inter Milan in their Coppa Italia quarter-final tie on Tuesday
- It was another disastrous result in a disappointing season under Jose Mourinho
- Mourinho loves to blame referees but his team lack a winning mentality
Jose Mourinho’s Roma lost yet another game as they bowed out of the Coppa Italia quarter-finals to Inter Milan in midweek, showing all the technical, tactical and psychological limits of a fragile team.
In Serie A, Roma have lost nine games and drawn seven times: a wasted 41 points is too much for a club whose main goal at the beginning of the season was to get as close as possible to the top positions of the table.
The 2-0 elimination from the Coppa Italia also certifies the problems of a team with many problems ahead of today’s clash at Sassuolo.
Roma’s miserable season continued on Tuesday night as they bowed out of the Coppa Italia
This ended Jose Mourinho’s last chance to win a piece of silverware as Roma boss this season
Despite the great transfer campaign in January with the arrivals of Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Sergio Oliveira, players chosen directly by Mourinho, the team has not managed to improve the quality of their game and above all the results.
In the decisive moments, a small gust of wind is enough to blow this team off course.
Mourinho always feels obsessed and continues to fight as the team sinks. It is true that Roma have difficulties with the referees but he has always been ready to hide the team’s problems by shifting attention to some incorrect officiating.
On Tuesday night, his Roma seemed confused and proved to have a much poorer midfield than Inter. Marcelo Brozovic and Nicolo Barella dominated Oliveira and Jordan Veretout. The defence was poor and Tammy Abraham was an isolated figure, buried among the giants of Inter’s defenders.
Sergio Oliveira (right) was one of two midfield targets that Mourinho brought in January
However, he and Jordan Veretout (left) were outclassed in central midfield by Inter on Tuesday
Referee Marco Di Bello awarded Inter a penalty against Roma in midweek
Mourinho continues to play the violin to his critics. Every match he decides to attack the referees’ decisions as if he were a normal fan sitting in a bar in the Eternal City while watching the game with an aperitif.
At the end of the Inter match on Mediaset’s microphones, Mourinho criticised referee Marco Di Bello with satirical spirit: ‘A yellow for Mourinho means a lot, it’s good for his resume.’
Phrases like this fuel the anger of the fans against the referees, hiding the disasters of an immature team that is devoid of personality. The Friedkin family owners chose Mourinho to have an umbrella against criticism but not to continually use it as a weapon against everyone, antagonising the club’s diplomatic relations.
Mourinho likes to deflect blame on to refs, but his team lacks the winning mentality required
Mourinho’s words are now the usual showman phrases that do not improve the club’s position in the standings and certainly didn’t work in the Coppa Italia.
The feeling is that Mourinho attacks others in order not to be attacked. His team doesn’t have any big names or charismatic leaders who know how to handle the pressure, except for the coach.
In defence, there are multiple issues and Chris Smalling’s presence is not enough to make a flaccid defence more mature and patient, unable to read the movements of the opponents.
Englishman Chris Smalling alone is not enough to strengthen a weak Roma back line
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