Jose Mourinho

It didn't stop there, either. Cassano blasted Mourinho's treatment of Roma defender Rick Karsdorp and Nicolo Zaniolo, two players that have been left out in the ...

So that was one mess. "The other day, that performance made me want to vomit. José Mourinho: "Zaniolo has been saying every day for a month that he wants to leave and has told everyone that he no longer wants to wear the Roma shirt." Mourinho responded to the news, saying: "Zaniolo has been saying for a month that he wants to leave. Even with your second-string squad, you need to beat Cremonese.” "Now Karsdorp is coming back, who knows why?

Jose Mourinho has overseen "a disaster upon a disaster" during his one-and-a-half seasons at Roma, according to Antonio Cassano, who tore into the ...

[Roma](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/as-roma) manager has been told in no uncertain terms that he "has never been a great coach" and instead is a master manipulator of the media. Having managed the likes of Porto, As for Zaniolo, he gets to talk about that and not why his Roma team plays like c***. The 60-year-old received further criticism from Cassano for his handling of Rick Karsdorp and Nicolo Zaniolo, who have endured public fallings-out with their manager. The other day, that performance made me want to be sick. He got them to spend money on Nemanja Matic and Rui Patricio, they were his decisions. However, Mourinho's side bounced back on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Empoli at Stadio Olimpico. This campaign, the Italian giants are pushing for Champions League qualification and sit third in the table, yet ex-Giallorossi frontman Cassano is not convinced by Mourinho's ability in the slightest. It's too easy to just be friendly with great players. "He is good at dealing with strong players, not ones who aren't very good. "It is just a disaster upon a disaster at Roma. [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league), [Serie A](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/serie-a) and [La Liga](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/la-liga) and [led Roma to Europa Conference League glory](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/breaking-jose-mourinho-makes-history-27067013) in his first season at the helm.

Before heading home after Roma's win over Empoli, Jose Mourinho spoke to Roma TV about the team's performance and the importance of securing a 2-0 lead in.

Antonio Cassano also labelled Mourinho's seemingly successful stint in charge of the Serie A giants as 'disaster upon disaster'

A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open... "Mourinho has never been a great coach; he just knew how to play the media and was a great communicator. You will receive a verification email shortly. He doesn’t know how to set out a team; even with your second-string squad, you need to beat Cremonese." "It is just disaster upon disaster at Roma: he got them to spend money on Nemanja Matic and Rui Patricio; they were his decisions. Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for The Analyst and When Saturday Comes, among others.