The Roma coach after getting thrashed by Genoa: “True, it’s the worst start of my career. No use in crying, we just need to work.”
With a troubled look and no earpiece to interact with the Dazn studio, the usual and now well-known José Mourinho had some classic remarks:
“Yes, we started poorly like in the match against Verona, there was a reaction, we equalized, but after Llorente‘s injury, the team’s structure changed for the worse. Then, at 2-1 and with Mancini getting a yellow card, knowing the referee’s profile, we decided to sub him out.”
“We felt we could get back into the game and get a draw, with them sitting back and us having possession of the ball. Then the third goal arrived to seal the match. I consider the fourth goal out of context.”
When asked about the lack of defensive solidity he answered: “People talked about Ibanez‘s mistakes, but he provided us a lot of defensive solidity. We felt the absence of Smalling, but to say that this lost solidity is solely due to the absence of some defenders is not correct. Solidity is also a result of important collective work without the ball.”
“Anyways, every shot they made was a goal. It practically happens in every game. It’s a moment where we have this feeling.”
“It’s the worst start of my career, but it’s also the first time in Roma’s history that we’ve played two consecutive European finals. We had 48 hours less of rest, and injuries are not a surprise.”
Is this group strong and capable of recovering? It’s the group we have, and we must get out of this moment. No one can come, no one is leaving. There’s no time to cry. We can cry inside because it hurts, even for my relationship with the Roman fans, but tomorrow we’re back to work for a very important match.”
