This summer, Roma pulled off a coup by signing free agent Paulo Dybala, Jose Mourinho wants to use the Argentine as the focal point in a 3-4-1-2 formation,Tammy Abraham is doing well, and Mourinho now wants Georginio Wijnaldum. Is this the team that will challenge for the championship?
When Roma announced the signing of free agent Paulo Dybala, it was difficult not to be impressed.
The assumption was that he would join Inter or, failing that, AC Milan. Both are in the Champions League and are expected to compete for the Scudetto.
Right now, Roma are not a side with a Scudetto heritage, but Jose Mourinho is slowly creating a team that could spring more than a few shocks.
Mourinho is the actual emperor of Rome, a charismatic leader who will be tough to replace when he retires.
For the time being, he is reshaping a team that has traditionally lacked individuality both on and off the field. He’s seeking to instill winning habits in a team that hasn’t been able to contend for Italy’s top honors in years.
Without a question, he is the best coach available to Roma at the moment.
He is, indeed, unpredictable. He could portray 1,000 personalities in a film that could finish grotesquely or triumphantly. You never know what to expect.
However, in selecting Dybala, the Special One believes he will re-energize the ex-Juventus star and drive him into the Pantheon of great players who have graced the Stadio Olimpico.
Mourinho is the coach that can bring Dybala’s star back to life and make him shine.
The Friedkin family, who own Roma, are fully aware that this could be Mourinho’s final season in Rome, especially if the team fails to qualify for the next Champions League.
Reaching it is essential, and he is being backed to assemble an all-star ensemble to assist him.
Roma can and must win the Scudetto, and Dybala is undoubtedly the player who can instill hope and affection in a city that has only known disappointment – with the exception of last season’s Europa League glory – for more than 20 years.
Dybala is a top player who has lost his way, a player who is desperate to reclaim his place as the number one.