{"id":296392,"date":"2023-11-13T11:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T11:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296392"},"modified":"2023-11-13T11:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T11:24:42","slug":"he-could-be-a-swimmer-mourinho-slams-ex-chelsea-star-for-diving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/he-could-be-a-swimmer-mourinho-slams-ex-chelsea-star-for-diving\/","title":{"rendered":"&apos;He could be a swimmer&apos;: Mourinho\u00a0slams ex-Chelsea star for diving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jose Mourinho\u00a0takes swipe at former Chelsea star by labelling him a &#8216;fantastic diver&#8217; after Roma&#8217;s heated derby draw against Lazio<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Roma played out a goalless draw with arch-rivals Lazio in Serie A on Sunday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jose Mourinho took aim at one of his former players following the Rome derby<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why we should get excited about Cole Palmer &#8211; Listen here to It&#8217;s All Coming Up<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roma boss Jose Mourinho has taken aim at one of his former Chelsea players for diving during a heated derby draw with Lazio.<\/p>\n<p>The Derby della Capitale finished goalless on Sunday in a match broken up by a series of confrontations between the two teams.<\/p>\n<p>Eight yellow cards were shown in the derby, with Lazio head coach\u00a0Maurizio Sarri among those booked for showing dissent.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho hit out at Lazio star Pedro post-match, with the Roma boss claiming the veteran Spanish attacker had been looking for contact on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Pedro is a fantastic player but he could also be a swimmer because the way he dives in the pool is fantastic,&#8217; Mourinho told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/10\/77730557-12742645-image-a-31_1699870142141.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Roma boss Jose Mourinho has taken aim at his former player Pedro after their draw with Lazio<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/10\/77732297-12742645-image-a-33_1699870171945.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mourinho claimed Pedro &#8216;could be a swimmer&#8217; as he accused the veteran winger of diving<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/10\/77730503-12742645-image-a-32_1699870152862.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>His comments followed a heated Rome derby which saw eight yellows brandished in the draw<\/p>\n<p>Pedro had been signed by Mourinho in the final season of his second spell in charge of Chelsea back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The winger only played under Mourinho for five months, before the Portuguese coach was sacked after the Blues endured a miserable start to the Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was about everything, everything just wasn&#8217;t right. We were very low in the league, the spirits were very low, the trust was very low, everything was going wrong,&#8217; Pedro later told the Telegraph following Mourinho&#8217;s sacking.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho and Pedro were briefly reunited when the former was appointed as Roma boss in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Pedro was omitted from Roma&#8217;s pre-season squad under Mourinho, leading to him to completing a move across the Italian capital to join arch-rivals Lazio.<\/p>\n<p>He became the first player in 40 years to move between the two clubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At Roma I was experiencing a difficult situation from outside the squad. I hadn&#8217;t talked to the coach and managers. They told me I had to go away,&#8217; Pedro said following his switch.<\/p>\n<p>The latest derby ended in a 0-0 stalemate with\u00a0Romelu Lukaku missing Roma&#8217;s best chance, while\u00a0Bryan Cristante saw an effort ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/10\/77732375-12742645-image-a-34_1699870307425.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lazio&#8217;s head coach Maurizio Sarri claimed post-match that he likes Mourinho, left, as a person<\/p>\n<p>Luis Alberto also struck the post for Lazio during the first half.<\/p>\n<p>The draw leaves Roma seventh in Serie A, with Mourinho&#8217;s side 13 points behind league leaders Inter Milan. Lazio are a point further back in tenth.<\/p>\n<p>Sarri, who previously clashed with Mourinho during their time at Chelsea and Manchester United, suggested the relationship between the two has improved since their time in England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t like dealing with Mourinho the media character, but Mourinho the person is great,&#8217; the former Chelsea boss said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12742645\/Jose-Mourinho-swipe-former-Chelsea-star-diver-Roma-Lazio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jose Mourinho\u00a0takes swipe at former Chelsea star by labelling him a &#8216;fantastic diver&#8217; 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