Marco Materazzi is looking forward to the arrival of José Mourinho at AS Roma. The Portuguese coach signed a three-season contract on Tuesday, becoming the successor of the departing Paulo Fonseca, who will close the door of Stadio Olimpico this summer. According to Materazzi, who has worked successfully with Mourinho at Internazionale in the past, his former coach has made a wise decision and has done well not to sign with Juventus or AC Milan.
The latter would not have been very likely, as Mourinho was at the helm of arch-rival Inter between 2008 and 2010. Mourinho won with Inter de treble by seizing the league title, the Champions League and the Italian cup. “I would have been more surprised if he had gone to Juventus or Milan”, Materazzi explains Mourinho’s choice for Roma in conversation with La Gazzetta dello Sport. “That would have raised a lot of questions for me. I think everyone can understand this choice, given that he has worked at Inter in the past.”
Materazzi thinks Mourinho is the ideal successor to Fonseca as a trainer at Roma. “Yes, because he knows how to create empathy,” said the Italian former footballer. “He has an infectious enthusiasm and charisma that I think is unique, especially for those who know him. The people who don’t know him will look forward to it. charisma is also important if Roma wants to enter the transfer market to actually attract the four to five key players Roma wants to buy. Mourinho is real and ready to win prizes. He understands what others need to do and what to do in particular. have to say cases. “
Roma is having an extremely disappointing season. The team is seventh in Serie A and will probably have to settle for a ticket for the Conference League. Sassuolo also has a chance to win seventh place. In addition, the team was already eliminated in the eighth finals of the Coppa Italia by the low-ranked Spezia. However, the semi-final of the Europa League was reached, in which a painful 6-2 defeat was suffered in the first leg on a visit to Manchester United last Thursday. The return in Stadio Olimpico will follow on Thursday.
“Mourinho will do everything in his power to ensure that all noses are in the same direction again,” Materazzi continued. “Especially when it comes to the supporters. He knows how you can bring something extra with the support of the fans. Mourinho is used to working at clubs that do everything they can to win. That is also the case with Roma. . Becoming champion with Roma of course means something different than when you become champion with Inter. Objectively Roma is usually not a contender for the Scudetto. I am very curious who they will attract to take a shot at the title. ”
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