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Sinead Butler
May 04, 2021
Jose Mourinho has been appointed as Roma manager for next season.
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Jose Mourinho has been announced as the new head coach at Serie A club, A.S. Roma, for the 2021-22 season.
“The incredible passion of the Roma fans convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait to start next season,” said Mourinho.
“Thank you to the Friedkin family for choosing me to lead this great club. After meetings with the ownership and Tiago Pinto, I immediately understood the full extent of their ambitions.”
“It is the same ambition and drive that has always motivated me and together we want to build a winning project,” added Mourinho.
The 58-year-old is set to replace fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca, who the club announced earlier on Tuesday would leave at the end of the current season.
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The news comes just 16 days after Mourinho was sacked from Tottenham Hotspur on April 19, after 17 months in charge of the premiership club.
A poor second half of the season and 10 league defeats in a single campaign for the first time in his managerial career led to the North London club slipping from top of the table to outside the European places.
Outside of his homeland of Portugal, Mourinho has also managed Inter Milan, Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid.
Of course, football Twitter had a lot to say about the surprise announcement.
Many joked about Mourinho reuniting with defender Chris Smalling and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who Mourinho both managed under his spell at Manchester Utd in 2016-19.
Both are current players at A.S. Roma.
Chris Smalling and Henrikh Mkhitaryan when they see Jose Mourinho turn up for training at Roma https://t.co/qTJ9W1alsa— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) 1620137273
Chris Smalling when Mourinho was announced as the new Roma manager. https://t.co/flzkkkqglR— David Brent Music (@David Brent Music) 1620136957
Others were making the same prediction as to what the new Roma coach might say if his team loses.
Jose Mourinho has the perfect excuse if he fails at Roma: “Rome was not built in a day.”😅— Artful Dodger (@Artful Dodger) 1620138733
*When Roma loses 5 games in a row* Mourinho: “Rome wasn’t built in a day right?” https://t.co/1JJZubF8Kb— Unwanted Friend 🍑🌚 (@Unwanted Friend 🍑🌚) 1620138439
People are certainly excited for the next Serie A next season to see how Mourinho gets on at the Italian club.
This seems like a good fit for both Roma and Mourinho. I wish him the best. Serie A will be very exciting next year. https://t.co/aXutGKdxiy— Dahir (@Dahir) 1620145472
I always loved Roma because of Totti. Now Mourinho. It doesn’t get better than this. Come on @ASRomaEN 💪🏽 #ForzaMagicaRoma— Bolarinwa Olajide (@Bolarinwa Olajide) 1620142666
Jose and Roma feels like a marriage made in heaven to me, excited to see what he can do— Виктор 🇦🇹 (@Виктор 🇦🇹) 1620143418
Though not all agree with the decision to appoint Mourinho and certainly didn’t mince their words when discussing the club and its new head coach.
Am I the only one thinking Roma made the wrong decision to appoint Jose Mourinho as their next coach? They will regret it— Denis (@Denis) 1620146165
AS Roma FC, based in a city full of crumbling monuments to former glory and greatness hires Jose as manager. Somewhat fitting.— Adam Neville (@Adam Neville) 1620140517
Roma's new logo .....🙂 https://t.co/y3WNxvrPUL— El Niño🇮🇳 (@El Niño🇮🇳) 1620139176
One person commented on the impeccable timing of the announcements coinciding with May the 4th day.
The odds of Roma appointing Mourinho on May the 4th The chosen one & The special one 😂 https://t.co/aErc8YJuIq— Maltese-Romanista (@Maltese-Romanista) 1620139721
Another humorously changed Mourinho’s nickname from “the special one” to “the Roma-ntic one.”
The Roma-ntic One. https://t.co/F9LUaYbDUu— Gary Al-Smith (@Gary Al-Smith) 1620139333
We will have to wait until the new season begins to find out whether Mourinho can win any silverware at his new club.
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