Megafrustration at Leverkusen about time game Roma

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Coach José Mourinho (60) will play his sixth final in a European competition on May 31 and has yet to lose. A 0-0 draw in the first leg against Bayer Leverkusen (1-0 in the first leg) is enough for him and his AS Roma to reach the final.

“I want to win with my knowledge and tactics, not with money,” said the Portuguese after the game. And this tactic includes the “park the bus” principle, which is well known in the football world and which he has repeatedly applied at Chelsea. It is hinted that the Mourinho team is, as it were, behind a wall and puts a bus in front of goal. Such memes are circulating the net again after entering the finals.

The shooting ratio against Leverkusen speaks volumes: the Werkself shot 23 times at the Roma goal, Mourinho’s team only scored one goal. Understandably, the Bundesliga team struggles with estimating chances. But another tactic of the Italians is also the subject of discussion: the time game.

In the second half, the Giallorossi players take their time after fouls, throw-ins or goal kicks – Zalewski rolls onto the field after an off-field counterattack. A behavior that is not well received by German players, pundits and fans. Midfielder Kerem Demirbay (29) thinks it is “a pity that such a style of play is rewarded”. And he continues, “They ended up making it disgusting.” Nadiem Amiri (26) adds: “We didn’t deserve to be eliminated against such a team that has nothing to do with football.”

“A disgrace to football,” says ex-nationalist Karl-Heinz Riedle (57). Bayer sports director Simon Rolfes (41) is equally clear: “The referee was fooled. Every few seconds someone was on the ground.” The ex-pro also says who he is rooting for in the final: “Every fan who was here now wishes Sevilla all the best for the final.”

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Referee Slavko Vincic also gets his fat off. Although the Slovenian allowed eight minutes to pass, that was not enough for fans of the Bundesliga club and connoisseurs. “It would have been at least twenty minutes at the World Cup. It’s not fun football,” says Lothar Matthäus.

Will “The Special One” also use this tactic in the finals? The opponent is Sevilla, the record winner of the second largest European Cup, having won all four previous finals. Means: Only one side can continue the undefeated final. (che)

Source : Blick