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    Jose Mourinho

    Wow a 2nd consecutive European final in two years! Just an amazing job especially considering he's had to deal with injuries to Rick Karsdorp, Chris Smalling, Tammy Abraham, Andrea Belotti, Diego Llorente, Ola Solbakken, Zeki Celik, Paulo Dybala, Marash Kumbulla, Gini Wijnaldum, Leonardo...
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    Jose Mourinho

    Leg 1: Feyenoord xG: 0.6; Roma xG: 2.2 Leg 2: Feyenoord xG: 1.2; Roma xG: 5.0 English media: "Mourinho is a dinosaur who plays fossil football!" "Arne Slot is a progressive manager who plays good football!" (Slot is absolutely lucky that Roma have terrible finishers like Tammy Abraham &...
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    Jose Mourinho

    I hope people don't conveniently leave out the fact that both Marco Piccinini and Marco Serra were suspended by the Italian referee association after this match and Mourinho's ban was lifted (allowing him to be on the bench against Juventus). And after preliminary investigations into the audio...
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    70% of Roma's goals this season have come without Zaniolo on the pitch. Outrageous stat considering that Zaniolo has been an undisputed starter when healthy. Miracle that Roma was 3rd in xG last season and 3rd in xG this season even with someone like Zaniolo slowing down offensive play...
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    Jose Mourinho

    Anyone who actually watches Serie A can tell you that Roma is one of the most attacking teams in the league but unfortunately their players are incredibly wasteful. They're also hard to break down defensively. In the 2021-22 season, Roma was 3rd in Serie A for xG behind only Inter and Atalanta...
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    Jose Mourinho

    It's so nice seeing Mourinho being appreciated by Roma and I really hope it ends well. Roma fans are continuing to fill up their stadium to levels unseen since the 2000/01 season (the year Roma won the title) even when they are playing bad teams like Genoa. There is no other manager (Klopp &...
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    In the 2021-22 season, Roma was 3rd in Serie A for xG behind only Inter and Atalanta (and 3rd in xGA). In the current 2022-23 season, Roma is 3rd in xG behind only Napoli and Inter (and 1st in xGA). How on earth are you blaming Mourinho for "non-existing attacking tactics"? Why on earth would...
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    Player Paulo Dybala

    Apparently Dybala broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most jerseys sold in Italy in one day. Absolutely crazy ?
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    For the same reason they've rejected previous Juve offers, I can't imagine a scenario where Roma would agree to a loan w/o obligation to buy. Like most Serie A clubs, Roma's finances aren't great and it looks like they need money to improve their team. Plus, I think Jose likes Zaniolo. All...
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    Serie A players had to get vaccinated to play. Think it was 98% of players that were double-jabbed last December.
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    Player Paulo Dybala

    I think Dybala would 100% leave Serie A if Real Madrid or Barcelona ever came calling. But he's never seemed the type to go to Premier League.
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    Player Paulo Dybala

    While it's disappointing we didn't get him, it's really amazing to see all the excitement in Rome these days. Just won their first ever European trophy in over 60 years and now their biggest signing since Gabriel Batistuta. Think Roma sold over 36,000 season tickets, the highest number since...
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    That's what I think. Zaniolo was a childhood Juve fan. But I don't know if Juve has the money to satisfy Roma's demands. They've been trying to propose player swap deals for Zaniolo.
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    It will be interesting to see if Conte can fix Zaniolo's attitude problems. So far he's had attitude problems at every club (not sure about Fiorentina but it was rumored he had attitude problems when he was released) and it doesn't seem like Jose has helped him mature that much. Our former...
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    On the plus side, Roma fans say that Zaniolo lost weight and generally look sharper/faster this pre-season. He really bulked up last season so looked very slow & clumsy on the ball. Zaniolo also just came back last year from his 2nd ACL tear in 8 months so understandably very behind on the...
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    First off, I hope Zaniolo does get sold because Inter owns a 15% sell-on fee. Would be a small win after a dismal transfer window so far... (and perhaps you'll then stop trying to take our Italian players...) But Zaniolo is one of the dumbest, most selfish players in Serie A. He constantly...
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    Nicolò Zaniolo

    Zaniolo is one of the dumbest players in Serie A. He has more yellow + red cards than goal contributions. I think Jose would be absolutely delighted if he can get money for Zaniolo and upgrade with Dybala.
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    Jose Mourinho

    Roma had 3rd highest xG last season behind only us (Inter) and Atalanta. They played good football but often let down by lack of clinical finishers.
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    Alessandro Bastoni

    Yup. I'll go into hibernation at the end of transfer window and return to Barella transfer rumors next summer ?
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