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'Not possible to work normally with Jose Mourinho' - Tiago Pinto lifts lid on relationship with 'demanding' former Roma boss as he admits he's still not 'at peace' after resigning as Serie A club's sporting director

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Mourinho <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jose-mourinho-third-season-struggles-roma/blt6e671b394b57eb72" target="_blank">endured a turbulent two-and-a-half-year spell in Italy</a>. He led the club to two European finals - and ended an 11-year trophy drought, though he also made headlines for his touchline antics, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/little-about-football-jose-mourinho-roma-american-owners-eliminated-shock-sacking/blt3bbc2982d8d97ad6" target="_blank">fractious relationship with the club</a>, and high-profile clashes with referees.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Pinto, who consistently clashed with his manager in his press, spoke to <a href="https://football-italia.net/tiago-pinto-newcastle-mourinho-demanding/" target="_blank">I News</a> about Mourinho's tenure in Italy: "Don’t get me wrong, when you work with a man with such a huge profile, it’s demanding. And he is demanding because he has achieved so much and has high standards. Don’t forget that I’m Portuguese and I started to work with him when I was 36. For a young sporting director to work normally with Mourinho, it’s not possible. I learned a lot from him. He’s one of the most important managers in the history of football."

WHAT TIAGO PINTO SAID ABOUT MOURINHO

Pinto also admitted he found it difficult to leave the club: "When I left Roma I thought a lot about it and I just felt it was the right time, the end of a cycle. But when I made my decision everyone close to me said: ‘Knowing you like we do, I doubt you will be at peace after two weeks’. I think they were probably right."

WHAT PINTO SAID ABOUT LEAVING ROMA

Mourinho struggled through the first half of the 2023-24 season. The Giallorossi hovered above the relegation in September, and although the manager dragged the club up to ninth, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jose-mourinho-sack-roma-hit-rock-bottom/blt5187dea35a8a0162" target="_blank">a series of poor results saw him sacked on January 16</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Mourinho has been linked with a number of jobs since leaving Roma. Talk has cropped up of a potential Chelsea return, while his name has been mentioned <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/thomas-tuchel-to-leave-bayern-munich-bundesliga-part-ways-german-coach-in-summer-xabi-alonso-jurgen-klopp/blt430d3ab11a804d03#:~:text=Thomas%20Tuchel%20to%20LEAVE%20Bayern,24%20campaign%20%7C%20Goal.com%20US" target="_blank">around the soon-to-be vacant Bayern Munich post</a>.

WHAT NEXT FOR MOURINHO?

'Not possible to work normally with Jose Mourinho' - Tiago Pinto lifts lid on relationship with 'demanding' former Roma boss as he admits he's still not 'at peace' after resigning as Serie A club's sporting director | Goal.com

Former Roma sporting director Tiago Pinto opened up on his challenges alongside Jose Mourinho, suggesting the former Roma boss was difficult.

&apos;Not possible to work normally with Jose Mourinho&apos; - Tiago Pinto lifts lid on relationship with &apos;demanding&apos; former Roma boss as he admits he&apos;s still not &apos;at peace&apos; after resigning as Serie A club&apos;s sporting director