Falling 10th place → Hard crisis , Dyer is the savior?
Mourinho has repeatedly left the team on his own or been replaced during the season three years after taking charge of Chelsea in 2004. Chelsea's second season (June 2013 to December 2015), Manchester United (May 2016 to December 2018), and Tottenham (November 2019 to April 2021) were fired without completing the season. This is the background of the birth of the new word "Mourinho's third-year jinx," which means that Mourinho's team management law is at its limit in three seasons.
Rome, which took the helm in 2021, also faced a crisis in its third year in office. In the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons, they ranked sixth in a row. In his first season in charge, he won the Europa Conference League trophy, ending Roma's 11-year winless streak. He was treated as a hero to the extent that a mural of Mourinho was engraved in the city center of Rome.
However, as of the eighth round of the 2023-2024 season, Roma are in 10th place with only 11 points of three wins, two draws and three losses. "It's the worst start of my career," Mourinho said when his league ranking fell to 16th place due to a slump of only one win in the first six games. It would be the first time in Roman history to reach the final of the European club competition for two consecutive seasons, he said, "But there is no time to cry," promising a rebound.
Leadership began to crack early last month, with reports of an altercation with Roma players in the locker room after losing a home game against AC Milan. Rumors spread that he would be replaced if he lost in the eighth round against Cagliari on the 9th, but he won 4-1 and overcame the crisis of dismissal for now.
Local media, including "Corriere dello Sport," reported that the Roman leadership is already thinking of former German national team coach Hanji Flick as Mourinho's replacement. Farewell signals are detected here and there.
In the meantime, Mourinho plans to rebound by strengthening the power of the winter transfer market. Local media reported that Eric Dier (Tottenham), who was hired during his time at Tottenham, is the No. 1 target. Dyer has not played a single game under Tottenham manager Enzi Postecoglou this season. He is looking for a team that can play consistently for the rest of the season to participate in Euro 2024 for England.