When the final whistle at Bay Arena rang, many Leverkusen players could not keep calm. They played a match that suffocated the opponent, even the ball hit the crossbar of Rui patricio's goal, but in the end, Xabi Alonso's students still failed to put the ball into the opponent's net. helplessness and anger are short phrases describing but accurately what the German team had to endure when facing Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho is not only good at defending, he also knows how to make the opponent lose their composure. No longer the usual tricks out of the pitch, it is the way the "Special One" plays that is building for Roma that drives opponents crazy. Not only the German players, but also the Leverkusen fans in the stands had a similar feeling of excitement. They cursed and cursed Mourinho when the Portuguese strategist entered the Roma fan stands to celebrate.
Perhaps, only Xabi Alonso is not the one who is not hot-tempered after the second match with his former coach. The former Real Madrid player wished Roma luck in the final and was satisfied with the way his players played. Mourinho may be grumpy in tactical arrangement, but it was the lack of many opportunities that cost Leverkusen the ticket to the final match.
Mourinho's art was also shown in the opponent's attacking breaks. From the dismantling within the allowable range to not receiving red cards to the times on the pitch, Mourinho has known how to extinguish Leverkusen's excitement in the ball.
Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky lamented that the whole match seemed to have lasted no more than 25 or 30 minutes. He said Roma's way of playing at Bay Arena was a disgrace to football. Midfielder Nadiem Amiri also contributed and said that Leverkusen should not be defeated because a team that does not even want to play football like Roma.
Alonso must have anticipated this prospect but he was helpless, with no choice but to closely guide his players before the start. Mourinho's "calcio cinco" football is very clear from his time at Real Madrid. In a European Cup semi-final, Mourinho released it in the context that Alonso had not yet been able to perfect the giai phapment.
Leaving Bay Arena with a defeat to his former coach, Alonso is not too sad because at the moment, Leverkusen is only ranked 6th in the Bundesliga rankings with only 2 matches left. They need to win the remaining 2 matches to secure a place in the Europa League next season when Freiburg is now separated and competing for a ticket to the Champions League.
