Moe’s ugly farewell in Rome: return the ring and message
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On January 16, Jose Mourinho was fired from Roma. A run of bad luck in recent weeks, as well as the board’s perception of a directionless project led by the Portuguese, prompted Friedkin to ultimately sack the coach. Now their farewell was not entirely romantic. Quite the contrary.
According to Il Messaggero, after meeting with the board, Mourinho went to the dressing room. What looked like a farewell turned out to be a new Portuguese “show”. He began with reproaches and demands for courage from those who at that moment were already his former students.and ended up leaving in team captain Lorenzo Pellegrini’s locker the ring the team gave him when they won the UEFA Conference League.
A gesture that was not the last in the scene, since “Moe” also took the opportunity to leave a note: “When you become men, give it back to me.” And the reason for the former Roma coach is that he feels betrayed.
Italian media noted that Mourinho felt betrayed by his players. as it would support the board’s decision to immediately appoint De Rossi as a replacement.as soon as the dismissal of the former Real Madrid coach was announced.
Despite this, the team captains apologized and apologized to the man who had been their leader since 2021. Excuses and apologies were useless.For Setubal, no one in that dressing room behaved like a real man.