Former Roma director Walter Sabatini criticises Jose Mourinho for the public outbursts against his own players. ‘It’s an opiate of the masses.’
The Special One has courted controversy over the last few days by first accusing Rick Karsdorp or ‘betraying his teammates with an unprofessional attitude’ and then criticising Tammy Abraham.
It is hardly the first time that the former Chelsea, Inter, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham manager has put himself centre-stage.
“He does his usual daily recital, all for the use of the journalists,” Sabatini told TMW Radio.
“When he came to Roma, I said he would provide an opiate of the masses, and I am being proved right. I admired him for what he achieved at Porto, but for the rest, his record as a coach leaves me largely indifferent.”
Karsdorp has already left Italy for the Winter break and is looking for a new club, while there are now reports Roma are ready to accept suitable offers in January for Abraham.
“Pushing players is good, but when you put a player like Karsdorp out there as an object of scorn, you take away his ability to work. This lad will probably never be able to have a normal life in Rome again.
“It is sad that he felt the need to run away to Holland, it could’ve been dealt with differently.”