Twitter reacts as Roma announce shock Jose Mourinho appointment
By Ross Jackson
You can criticise his attitude and his style of play all you like, the fact of the matter is Jose Mourinho has won enough silverware in his career to ensure he'll always be welcomed into a new club somewhere in the world.
After barely having enough time to box up his massive canvases depicting previous successes, Mourinho has already landed his next compensation pay cheque.
Sorry, job. I meant job.
So, who saw that coming? ? pic.twitter.com/MWmTrHGS0y
— 90min (@90min_Football) May 4, 2021
The former Manchester United boss has been announced as the new manager of Roma just hours after Paulo Fonseca was relieved of his duties.
Despite the fact Mourinho has spent the best part of the last two decades bouncing around some of Europe's biggest clubs, it still came as a bit of a shock when Roma announced the news.
So, before we get into any of the reaction surrounding his appointment at Roma, let's just reflect on that fact he's already back in a job...
I'm sure we speak for everyone when we say that, amidst all the turbulent times this past year, it's so heartwarming to see José Mourinho roll from one compensation pay cheque into another job so smoothly. Truly fairytale stuff❤️
— Football Ramble (@FootballRamble) May 4, 2021
— Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) May 4, 2021
Mourinho found a job faster than Tottenham found a new manager pic.twitter.com/HJ5fX6FHK6
— fspringz (@fspringz) May 4, 2021
Incredible. He just bounces from job to job based on reputations nowadays with huge pay offs to boot ? https://t.co/6G0tNa0qhp
— Scott Saunders (@_scottsaunders) May 4, 2021
Mourinho was flooding his instagram page with Throwback pictures for two weeks after leaving Spurs. I thought he was down bad. The man posted his way into a job. What a finesse.
— Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) May 4, 2021
The majority of us have all spent at least one point in our lives desperately trying to find a new job for one reason or another, yet Mourinho has managed to land a job as manager of one of Serie A's biggest clubs in the space of a matter of weeks!
What could possibly have meant he was so desperate to get back into work?
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— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) April 29, 2021
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Anybody having to sit in the same room as Alan Brazil is prone to running off to Italy
— JS (@jsphc92) May 4, 2021
*Meets Alan Brazil once* and thinks nah sod it.
— SPFL Mediawatch (@SPFLWatch) May 4, 2021
Alright, enough Mourinho bashing (for now).
We like to offer both sides of the argument here at 90min and let's not forget - as a club who have won one Scudetto since 1984 - Roma are hiring a man with eight league titles to his name in four different countries, not to mention two of which came during his time in Italy with Inter!
It may not be all bad then...
I am shook. And ready for so much false hope. And I’m also ready for the pain. https://t.co/d1TdyEM4na pic.twitter.com/ZKeqdbZbs7
— Max Cooper (@MaxCooper5) May 4, 2021
In 2009/10, José Mourinho's Inter became the first Italian team to win The Treble™
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) May 4, 2021
? Serie A
? Coppa Italia
? Champions League
The Special One is going back to Italy. ? pic.twitter.com/L4PAdckV1J
Mourinho is the shot in the arm the Serie A needs desperately needs. Global interest about to go a 1000%. Today is a good day for country of Italy.
— Babanla (@biolakazeem) May 4, 2021
Right, there you go, we told you we'd offer the plus side of the argument - three tweets is your lot.
Now, back to the funny side which is the bit where he's basically going to fall out with every member of his squad within six months before being offered a £15m pay off.
Rome wasn't built in a day, but this time it'll take about 6 months to dismantle
— Chris (@ChrisSummersell) May 4, 2021
Jose Mourinho appointed Roma coach a day after they announce the renovation of the Colosseum. One is a crumbling monument that once inspired awe but that's best days are well behind it and the other is the Colosseum send tweet
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) May 4, 2021
Jose Mourinho 20 minutes into his first Roma training session: https://t.co/8odfsNSFZy
— MansionBet (@MansionBet) May 4, 2021
It's only natural that everyone's going to have their own opinions on a character as controversial as Mourinho, but whether it's a controversial appointment or not, a new man through the door at any club will always have ramifications for their existing squad.
Roma's is certainly no different...
Mkhitaryan seeing Mourinho appointed as the new manager of Roma pic.twitter.com/U0XW3myKLE
— ᥅ (@TheFergusonWay) May 4, 2021
Mourinho about to make Dzeko play a false 9 as he defends a 1-0 lead
— Pipi (@mcpipita) May 4, 2021
Chris Smalling coming into training to find out Mourinho is the new manager next season!! #mufc #Mourinho #smalling #Roma pic.twitter.com/nfqlbC7xc4
— Paul N (@PaulN84) May 4, 2021
Jose Mourinho linking up with Chris Smalling and Henrikh Mkhitaryan at Roma.
— Nathan Best (@bestjourno) May 4, 2021
Jose is currently playing Reunited by Peaches and Herb on Spotify.
Smalling and Mkhitaryan on the other hand are currently playing It's The End Of The World by R.E.M.