“He was playing 18th-century football and it went poorly. The only thing that went well for Roma in 2024 was the firing of Mourinho and the arrival of De Rossi”, declared the journalist on the Chronicles of the Locker Room podcast.

Riccardo Trevisani, a journalist with Mediaset and Chronicles of the Locker Room, discussed the situation of Roma on the episode of the “Fountains of Trevi” podcast, which airs every Monday. Here are his words.

On Mourinho: “Does the current disaster of Roma prove that Mourinho was right? No! The current disaster of Roma proves that this Roma is a disaster, not that Mourinho was right. He was ninth in the rankings, didn’t know how to play, and exhibited ghastly behavior on the field and on the bench. He was playing a style of football from the 1700s and it didn’t go well. The only thing that went well for Roma in 2024 was the dismissal of Mourinho and the entry of De Rossi. He made an average of two points per game, and even led the team to the semi-finals of the Europa League. This piece discusses the grand efforts of Mourinho in Europe, but Fonseca and De Rossi have reached the semifinals – feats achieved without either of them earning a 7.5 million a year salary or partaking in cringe-worthy press conferences. Therefore, Mourinho has not yet redeemed himself. He is second in a two-horse race, 5 points behind Galatasaray. There is nothing to vindicate Mourinho. “Victory in the Conference? Previously nonexistent, it was her first time participating and she was favored by the bookmakers. This, beyond leading her to perform poorly.” Sui Friedkin: “These Americans do not understand, beyond gratitude, both for De Rossi and for Mourinho, the timing in sports. Roma has been without a sports director since January 20th until the end of April when Ghisolfi arrives. It’s been a CEO-less period ever since Lina Souloukou was ousted, forced to resign. Word on the street is that a new CEO is expected by Christmas. But three months have passed and the world of football continues unabated. Furthermore, the period from January to May, when there is no sports director, is the time when the upcoming season is being shaped, and in this case, for Roma, it was Souloukou and not a sports director who did it. The results of the subsequent season are indeed visible, and it’s a disaster – the worst in the last twenty years. Juri? has been taken in, evidently as the field has shown, inadequate for the situation, but anyone would be. Juric has his responsibilities, from Hummels to Angelino and even empathizing with the extremely poor performing team but he is the least to blame. “It’s always society that has caused the most severe damage, irreparable harm.”