Portuguese Jose Mourinho, technician of the Rome, assumed this Saturday “all responsibility” for the humiliation 1-6 suffered last Thursday in the Europa League against him Bodo glimt Norwegian and acknowledged that he lined up an eleven with many rotations to limit the risks of injury due to the low temperature and the artificial turf.
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“The grass was artificial and it scared us all”
“The grass was artificial and it scared us all. I thought it was an opportunity for some players to rest. I was wrong. My responsibility. Unfortunately, the defeat remains in the history of Roma and there is nothing I can do about that. Also it stays in my story and it is deserved, “he said. Mourinho at the press conference prior to Rome-Naples of this Sunday.
“A result of this type happens once in a lifetime. On Thursday it could even end 7-1 or 8-1, if we had played ten more minutes. The only person responsible is me. Neither the players, nor the property, nor (the sports director, Portuguese) Tiago Pinto. It was I who decided to line up a team that had a great chance of losing the game. Obviously, I did not imagine a disaster of this type, “he added.
Message to Pallotta
Mourinho, who signed for the Rome of the family’s American property Friedkin, He defended that his relationship with the directive is good, despite the fact that some Roman media claimed otherwise in recent reports, and sent some messages to the previous property, of the also American James Pallotta.
“The property spent a lot of money to solve problems caused by people who now laugh. Surely there are people who laugh with their pockets full of money,” he said, probably referring to members of the former leadership.
“When someone writes that Mourinho is not happy with the property, he cannot tell a bigger lie. Does Mourinho want more players? Yes, Mourinho is like all coaches. Mourinho wants a balanced squad, with two players per position. Yes , but Mourinho has a lot of respect for Friedkin and Tiago and has decided to accept this job because he understands the situation, “he said.
On his return to Italian football, Mourinho has won five games in the A series and has lost four, including the derby against Lazio, before the appointment of this Sunday against the leader Naples.
In the Europa League, the Rome overwhelmed the CSKA Sofia and to Zorya, before the humiliation 1-6 suffered before the Bodo.