‘He was becoming ERRATIC!’ Did Jose Mourinho shoot himself in the foot at Roma? | ESPN FC

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens joins Gab Marcotti on The Gab & Juls Show to discuss Jose Mourinho’s sacking from Roma.
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[@dineshl3227]

The lie: Mourinho spent €130m in 1st season with Roma in '21 The truth: Jan 27th '20 - Ibañez joins Sept 17th '20 - Kumbulla joins Feb 1st '21 - Reynolds joins All with OBLIGATION to buy, their cumulative price of €45m counts into those €130m May 21st '21 - Mourinho joins

[@tevildo45]

: "I don't want to win the Europa League. "It would be a big disappointment for me. I don't want my players to feel the Europa League is our competition." Imagine 10 years later he was in tears after winning the hun conference title beating bums in every round what a scrub

[@MaDFroG88]

The special one lost his magic many years ago!

[@Freestyle80]

yeah why isnt he winning UCL with Roma??? Fraudiola would’ve won treble right?

[@garyanderton]

He was talking relative to stature of the club's. With all due respect to Roma, they weren't exactly United (at that time).

[@tricky1506]

@@Freestyle80 he probably would've won at least a title by now🙃

[@addir9502]

Context dude. The Conference league was their level. And then they followed that up with a final in the next year

[@francescototti10]

For context, he has a negative net spend (profit) of 17 million over 3 years. So I don’t understand Juls’ conception that he was heavily backed by the board. All the players that he signed in the first window are all unavailable to him this season. They either left the club and Tammy has an ACL. For two years the only player they actually bought was Celik for 7 Million. The rest were injury prone free agents & loan signings that the parent clubs didn’t want. Before you mention the wage bull, the wages were given by the previous director Monchi who grossly overpaid for average players. He lured the likes of Dybala & Lukaku who have said themselves that they joined for Mourinho, let’s be real they wouldn’t have joined Roma if it wasn’t for him. Led them to two European finals. Lost one on PK'a after 2 shocking decisions by the referee a blatant penalty & red card. Was sacked when he was 5 points from top 4 & in the UEL knockouts. I get maybe people like Juls who support Arsenal & PSG don’t like Mourinho for the hurt he has caused their clubs but you have to be objective as a journalist.

[@tevildo45]

You have to be objective as a person and not be delusional, Roma spent 100m in his first season more than anyone in Italy and he finished 6th, third highest wage bill in Italy and they’re in 9th closer in points to 18th than third, he’s the highest paid coach in Roma history and highest in Italy. Sorry if this makes you cry cos you’re a fanboy but you have to be objective

[@jonathanoakes5985]

Half of those were loans with obligations to buy for players already on the team

[@kaczorek73]

"5 points from UCL spot" is technically true but flattering, since the Top 3 teams are running away with it this year. Roma are 13 points from Milan in 3rd and has 8w,5d,7l. And the football they play is unwatchable. At least with Fonseca they would occasionally put on a brilliant display.

[@tricky1506]

Perhaps try being unbiased as a person. Roma have spent more than all but two clubs in Italy and are nowhere even close to getting back in the ucl. And their football is abysmal

[@funkymonk5344]

You’re clearly a Roma fan, as I am. But the difference is that you can’t evaluate Mourinho’s performance objectively. Yes, he won the conference league, for which we will be forever grateful. But, he massively underperformed in Serie A, with a ratio of of 1.6 points per game, the worst of any Roma’s manager since the 3-point system was introduced in 1992. In addition, and this is perhaps the main reason that motivated the owners to sack him, his pubic communication had become unbearable. He would complain about pretty much everything you can think about, therefore creating a a lot enemies for Roma. So the Friedkin family fired him not only for his poor performance but also to save the club’s reputation and brand image.

[@polenbanik7631]

He is the best tournament coach. He needs to go coach Portugal. Cause national teams only play tournament format.

[@wengelder9256]

Maybe u are right … he is not a long term stayer . He never was .

[@francescototti10]

Hey Gab, you’re right Guardiola should take a step back and look at things objectively and decide to do something differently. He should take a club with a modest budget instead of the likes of the three juggernaut clubs he has managed and win something. Great idea.

[@moluther2826]

Sarcasm?

[@sherqyanstromain9580]

​@@moluther2826I mean it would be very interesting for the sport like go help South America football and develop the game

[@davegoodwin1950]

That's been THE only reason peeps been so successful. Try doing what klopps had to do

[@ayukojong5856]

And yet the big clubs with huge budgets showed him the door as well (Chelsea sacked him twice, Madrid, Man U). Football is never about money. Pep is successful because his identity is printed where ever he has been. Guardiola could loss a match and you ask yourself how did that happen?? He teams are always the best on the pitch. Mourinho on the other hand won matches defending all day long and people accepted that because the results were evident. Today he defends and losses the games and you excuse it on money. Absolute joke

[@ayukojong5856]

And yet the big clubs with huge budgets showed him the door as well (Chelsea sacked him twice, Madrid, Man U). Football is never about money. Pep is successful because his identity is printed where ever he has been. Guardiola could loss a match and you ask yourself how did that happen?? He teams are always the best on the pitch. Mourinho on the other hand won matches defending all day long and people accepted that because the results were evident. Today he defends and losses the games and you excuse it on money. Absolute joke

[@Rehlotse]

National team suits his current status. apart from that it will be difficult to get a top club. Wolves, Sevilla or Marseille maybe.

[@jubrilak]

Jose mourinho is a great achiever. He will still attract a lot of offers in Europe. There are very few managers in the world that are better than Mourinho. He still ranks up there.

[@AJP321]

Gab was flying on this segment - animated and insightful. Mourinho to Napoli was not mentioned as a possibility, however.

[@mustsilm]

He would have been suited to Uruguay but now they turned corner with Bielsa who obv plays different style.

[@bhuxtablesmith]

I can see him coaching England after Southgate

[@miguelbarradas9858]

He will come back just like cristiano Ronaldo, we Portuguese are very proud, if you have enemies, it means you are doing something positive,

[@tricky1506]

Ronaldo is slumming it in a nothing league😂 and Jose won't be getting any offers from ucl winners anytime soon, not unless their name is Celtic or Stade Bucarest🤡

[@SamsungAndIphoneuser]

​@@tricky1506 Why are you so Anti Portugal?? I bet your a USA and Argentina fan

[@Egy6691]

Portuguese people are very arrogant ( ronaldo/ mourinho / bernardo silva / bruno fernandez )

[@TomBerishaj]

Gab's come to Jesus scenario is what Roma was supposed to be. According to Jose himself, he knew what the Roma project was, and it was not one that would be based on huge finances.

[@austinchinwe7968]

Gab referencing Steve Nicol on Mourinho shows a desperate attempt to ridicule him for nothing...Thanks Juls for stating the fact...Gab is just pouring saliva from every corner of his mouth. He won the cup they craved for. Period.

[@ns2940]

Roma is the first club to fire Mourinho without him walking away with a big pay off. His move is to agitate for a new contract and then do his best to get fired in the next 6 months…well done Roma

[@supertramp939]

Chronicle of a death foretold - it took the owners 3 years to understand it had become a priority to get rid of him and his toxicity.

[@JPS1Dec]

It seems to be standard operating procedure for Mourinho - act up and act out so he can leave

[@1992zorro]

This French guy really hates Mourinho, did he ever steal his GF? Seems like he's really triggered like a little bitter frenchie. I hope he coaches PSG and this guy will be first one his knees if he wins the CL

[@crantock2577]

Does Gab sleep under his desk? 😂

[@kentarotakada3544]

What if he gets another big job? Which he will. He is a still top manager.

[@mustsilm]

He should have auditioned for Belgium job couple of years ago.

[@frankbushuyumutaremwa2470]

Mourinho would definitely do better than Southgate of England.

[@wengelder9256]

England , or any national federation , can’t afford the wages .

[@frankbushuyumutaremwa2470]

@@wengelder9256 not true

[@wengelder9256]

@@frankbushuyumutaremwa2470 name one federation who has a top coach . There isn’t

[@frankbushuyumutaremwa2470]

@@wengelder9256 Del Bosque, Manchini, Swen Erickson, Luis Enrique, Scolari etc all were top, high earning coaches when they moved into national teams.

[@miguelbarradas9858]

Chelsea should sign jose Mourinho 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹👏👏💪💪💪

[@sacred1827]

Mourinho always needs results. More than any other coach. He's at club for three seasons max and he builds teams for the short term. If he's in year 2 or 3 and the team is struggling, he'll always get the bullet. I can see him back to Portugal next time Benfica or Porto is vacant.

[@VikramSingh-iy4zg]

the only special things left for special one are special memories,

[@MrDuncanquasar]

Berhalter does crappy for Team USA in Copa America, Mourinho for USMNT Next WC is in N America. Jose would have the big stage

[@brianbunker2150]

Mourinho was trending downward since his days at Chelsea. When Roma signed him I was happy because I knew that would allow Milan to stay on top of them.

[@wengelder9256]

Gab is in love with is own voice but the content is just something that anyone could come up with .

[@bigboydownstairs9651]

Mourinho fell off so bad lol Still parking the bus are we Jose?

[@josytutu1273]

Any details on Paul Pogba's ban? Is he still coming back to football? I feel really bad for him.

[@joshdominguez341]

He’s gone mate

[@josytutu1273]

@@joshdominguez341 Sad ending, wasted talent. Life goes on...........

[@MaDFroG88]

@@josytutu1273anti-doping trial to begin this month!

[@1992zorro]

he's poison

[@josytutu1273]

@@1992zorro No, he's not. It just didn't work out for Paul at M.U, just as it didn't work out for Jose Mourinho at Roma.

[@mustsilm]

I follow italian football for decades. Roma is not tougher job than say Manutd. Noone excepts Roma to win scudetto.

[@davegoodwin1950]

He could easy go back to Portugal. Lisbon, benfica

[@miguelpidi1235]

What about brazil?

[@nelsoncardoso7274]

He just reads the big bright negative headlines about Mourinho... It's so much more deeper than that.

[@carlingkez1]

Roma has more global media attention than Manchester United or Chelsea? Did I hear that right or am I mistaken?

[@trentmadagua215]

As long as Jose doesn't have the biggest budget in a league,he ain't winning sh*t!!!😂😂😂🤣

[@AsdAsd-ru7ko]

Roma is average team for years while Lazio is a regular in the ucl............... Mourinho should retire

[@samuelyamta4818]

Mourinho is a great coach whatever you said about him. Is still the best coach.

[@tricky1506]

So why is he failing to get ucl 3 years in a row?

[@JXYW]

The way these two clowns talk about Mourinho is both disrespectful and fully unjust. Mourinho had all the right in the world to call out players who did not have Roma in their hearrt and were only there to get money. Mourinho is far too clever for these two charlatans and for most people

[@tricky1506]

He's a failure. Get over it

[@SamsungAndIphoneuser]

​@@tricky1506 YOU ARE a failure

[@Rehlotse]

Brazil? since they dont have ancelotti anymore. yes, his style of football doesnt suit brazil but its an option.

[@evangelistmanfred9066]

Wow mourihno sacked has revive the media..Indeed he is the special one..trust me..even pep is shaking for mourihno return in England..most coaches jobs are at stake..give mourihno the right players, good investment and see which team can beat him..love you jose..all haters will die..but your foot steps leaves forever.

[@tricky1506]

Buddy, nobody was afraid of him and Tottenham. Only thing were afraid of is boredom😂 there's a reason your precious Jose can't even sniff in the direction of a title anymore

[@MichihiroHonda]

Crazy talk. José was finished as a top level manager a decade ago and there's no way another top level team would touch him. And his prehistoric brand names football stinks the place out.

[@SamsungAndIphoneuser]

​@@tricky1506 Your a fool

[@ashleymarshall918]

That ladies record isn't real

[@chrisdon4148]

😂What about Ireland? Would he work for 50 quid a week though.. 😅

[@crokkadoodledoo9956]

Brazil hire Mourinho. Seriously

[@davegoodwin1950]

Back to Porto?

[@francescototti10]

It’s obvious Juls is still derply, deeply hurt by Mourinho and what he did to Wenger in his 1000th game, ousting the Invincibles team in his first season in England, rejecting & then knocking out PSG of the UCL. What other clubs does Juls support I’m sure Mourinho has violated them too.

[@tevildo45]

You seem deeply violated yourself, I see you crying all over the comments because we don’t slobber over another man like you

[@moluther2826]

You seem hurt.

[@tricky1506]

Or you're just butthurt he's speaking facts. Wake up kiddo, mourinho has been passed it for a decade. 3rd largest budget in the country and you can't even make top 4, and your football is abysmal...

[@meenism]

STILL the Special One to me!

[@user-nt9bl9kq5y]

He never won the treble with porto, get your facts right

[@mariopalencia3347]

Mourinho for USA😅

[@TomDeLaCruz]

mourinho to inter miami or brazil, they are the options

[@jimmywalker8354]

So he park the bus vs Seattle Sounders??

[@dantenna2688]

Gab never said anything when he was winning. Suddenly found your voice.

[@tricky1506]

Jose fanboys will watch him fail a million times and still claim hes the best😂 Roma have gone only backwards under him. No ucl football, ballooning wage bill on past it and overrated players, abysmal football, and embarrassing the club with his childish tantrums. Happy for Roma that now they can find a manager with some sense

[@jimmywalker8354]

"But... but... we won the UCL with Porto 100 years ago. Pep could never!!"

[@DeepakSingh-fn9zi]

They are just talking for the sake of it Brazil😂, Uruguay after a long time bielsa is doing great for them and Argentina😂😂😂😂😂

[@Braveboss1982]

Give the man a chance to talk or get your own show smh.

[@jamestickle3070]

I was excited when he came. I’m excited to see him go. All excuses. Ref blaming, bad players, FIGC arranged the game schedule like they did because they hate Roma… Even if it’s all true! It’s exhausting.

[@jimmywalker8354]

Mourinho is a team cancer. Btw, Mourinho fans, winning the Conference League is not a flex, its an indignation.

[@miguelbarradas9858]

Jose Mourinho still as a lot to give , best man of history of the world , they all have controversy, Michel Angelo, Leonardo da Vinci, 👏👏🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹💪💪🌍🌍

[@pontiffsulyvahn9527]

Communication sucks so much about José. Always crying and speack shits about others managers. Such a bad human beeinng. When he win its becaussee off onllyy Him. Just shut UP sometimes José

[@miguelbarradas9858]

You said the same of cristiano Ronaldo, you just don’t understand what it means to be Portuguese 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹💪💪💪👏👏👏🌎🌎🌎

[@tricky1506]

Nonsense

[@SamsungAndIphoneuser]

​@@tricky1506 ?

[@jimcornish_]

Jules is fully triggered by Jose. Mourinho is well and truly under his skin for some reason 🤣

[@brianmansan]

Why is ESPN talk show full of BS ?? 😢

[@tricky1506]

Truth hurts

[@rickycole4061]

Deep down and down to the end of the line but it's not a bad thing to have as much as possible in my opinion as well but it's not a bad thing 😮😮

[@kylephaneuf9975]

Mourinho to Barcelona let’s gooooo

[@redwanur]

😂😂

[@MaDFroG88]

😂😂 joke of the day

[@rickycole4061]

Deep chest peircibg in the fridge with the washing up for me to go to bed and get it done before I go back to work so I will have to get back to you soon 😢😢😢😢😮😮😮❤❤❤❤❤

[@petergiannopoulos3423]

He took a great attacking club (Roma) and made it into a defensive team with a crappy playing style. Winning is not everything, football is entertainment, if all clubs parked the bus I would tune out and watch only Australian football. Hope he does not go to Newcastle, they are playing well without good results. Hole he goes back to Man U and wrecks them a bit more. YNWA

[@akisasimakopoulos7639]

Mourinho a false-prophet!! Always!!

[@LP-ct6xe]

you two are boring

[@TheFlyingmind1]

Steve nicol won nothing in Europe. Remember this

[@bluemoon95]

Wrong

[@crantock2577]

Does Gab sleep under his desk? 😂