The sacked Mourinho will possibly continue with this team

To no small surprise, the Special One was sent away from Rome with immediate effect, but he had already spoken about his future.

Benfica’s coaching legend Béla Guttmann once said “the third season is fatal”, implying that coaches can easily go through ups and downs after two seasons. Well, if anyone proves this theory, it is none other than Jose Mourinho, who has been in a similar situation for the fifth time. He was fired twice in his third year at Chelsea, but this was his fate at Real Madrid, Man United and Roma as well.

Let’s say that the Special One suffered in the Eternal City anyway, twice in the championship he could only lead his team to the sixth place, but he still managed to make a lasting impression in the European Cups. In his first season, he won the Conference League with Roma, while last year he led the team to the EL final, where they ultimately failed against the series’ specialist, Sevilla.

This year, on the other hand, it got off to a weaker start than ever in Serie A, where after six rounds the team was only five points ahead of the team, and after that came a better period, recently Roma started to stumble again. 2024 started with a 1-1 draw against Atalanta, where Mou once again faced the fate of the exhibition, as he could not control his temper again. Then Roma crashed out of the cup against city rivals Lazio, followed by a 3-1 drubbing of Milan which was the final nail in the coffin.

Did you know? Mourinho received three red cards in the 2022/23 season, more than any other coach or player!

The big question is, after being fired, where will the coach continue his illustrious career. It is interesting that already in November he hinted that he would be open to moving to Saudi Arabia, where several big international stars have recently moved. For the 60-year-old professional, the bookmakers that opened the market early on do not list this option at the top, but Newcastle, which we can currently bet on at around 4 times the odds. This is followed by the Saudi Pro League (@5.00), then the Portuguese national team (@6.00), but there are more wild ideas on the list. Let’s say that his return to Man United (@51.00) can be based on the fact that Ten Hag is the most realistic next outgoing manager according to the bookies, for which we can get 2.5 times the money at one of the bookies.

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