José Mourinho fired from AS Roma in Serie A: Twilight of the giant

Am I Harry Potter? José Mourinho, known for extraordinary things, received a disenchanting answer to the question he asked himself in Rome. Image: Reuters

José Mourinho finds himself unable to work magic at AS Roma. A few days later, the Italian club parted ways with its colorful coach. The cat is correspondingly big now that the fairy tale is over.

Disenchantment is a fitting word for what has happened to José Mourinho these days. Maybe even self-disenchantment. It was last week, before the game at AC Milan, when the AS Roma coach said in his usual caustic and provocative way that people always expected a small miracle from him, but his name wasn’t José Harry Mourinho Potter.

No, with the best will in the world, you can no longer call the 60-year-old Portuguese a magician. This Tuesday, the American owner family Friedkin relieved the coach of his position. If decisions to release a coach are never easy for those responsible, then this time it may have been particularly difficult. Because Mourinho developed into an icon within two and a half years with the Tifosi in Rome. Murals and prayers have been dedicated to him in the Italian capital, and candles have been lit in his honor.