José Mourinho really took it with Rick Karsdorp. After accusing him, without mentioning his name, of “unprofessional behavior” and of betraying the team after Roma’s 1-1 draw on Wednesday in their visit to Sassuolo, the Portuguese coach did not call the Dutch winger for the match he ‘giallorossi played today’ against Torino at the Olímpico (1-1).
Karsdorp has not even witnessed the performance of his teammates since the morning, with his family, he traveled to the Netherlands taking advantage of the Serie A break for the celebration of the World Cup in Qatar and the break provided by Mourinho. to his players.
It will be on his return from vacation when Karsdorp will decide his future: whether he will try to regain Mourinho’s confidence or find a way, as the Portuguese coach also urged him, always without saying anything, in the press conference after the game against Sassuolo.
“Put Rome’s interests first”
Tiago Pinto, general director of Roma, defined the situation before today’s meeting. “About Karsdorp, although I won’t talk much, I don’t hide the problems. You all saw what happened. We, together with the player and the coach, decided the best thing for everyone, for him and for team, is not there,” said the Portuguese manager, referring to the player’s absence from the team.
“So, as we always do with the problems that have occurred, we must put the interest of Rome first and we will definitely find a good solution,” concluded Tiago Pinto.
The Karsdorp reaction
For his part, Karsdorp has not given any statement since Mourinho’s harsh remarks, although after the Roma-Torino scoring he published a great ‘story’ on his Instagram account to share his state of mind: two hearts with Roman colors, one yellow, one broken red, and a tearful face, all on a black background.
His representative Johan Henkes spoke out on Saturday, demanding “an explanation from the club about the coach’s words and how he did it. This is not how you treat a player who has been at the club for five years .” Karsdorp arrived in Roma in 2017 from Feyenoord although in the 2019-2020 season he was loaned to the Rotterdam team.
Source: La Verdad
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