{"id":292470,"date":"2023-09-29T07:33:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292470"},"modified":"2023-09-29T07:33:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:33:51","slug":"jose-mourinho-fires-warning-to-roma-players-after-making-worst-ever-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/jose-mourinho-fires-warning-to-roma-players-after-making-worst-ever-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho fires warning to Roma players after making worst ever start"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jose Mourinho said he is enduring the worst start to a season as a manager after AS Roma\u2019s 4-1 defeat at Genoa on Thursday left them hanging above the Serie A relegation zone.<\/p>\n
Mourinho guided Roma to back-to-back European finals, winning the Europa Conference League in 2022 and losing to Sevilla in the Europa League final earlier this year, but with the club 16th in Serie A, the pressure is on.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s also my worst start to a season as a coach. However I don\u2019t think that Roma had ever appeared in two consecutive European finals (before last season),\u2019 Mourinho said after the Giallorossi\u2019s latest setback. <\/p>\n
Roma have just one win from their six league matches so far and a growing injury list is not aiding Mourinho\u2019s cause, particularly in defence.<\/p>\n
\u2018When we\u2019re missing certain players, we lack solidity,\u2019 he said. \u2018However, to state that our weakening of solidity is the result of the absence of this or that player wouldn\u2019t be correct.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Our lack of defensive stability is down to the team as a whole \u2013 what happens when we lose possession and when we drop deeper.\u2019<\/p>\n
With Roma back in action against Frosinone Calcio on Sunday, followed by a Europa League fixture against Swiss side Servette next week, Mourinho said there is no point in stewing over their problems.<\/p>\n
\u2018This is the squad we have, for better and worse. We have to move forward and there\u2019s no time to lament,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n
\u2018I might show my feelings behind the scenes because it really affects me emotionally, especially given my relationship with the fans.<\/p>\n
\u2018We\u2019ll be working hard from tomorrow ahead of our next game. Three points will be at stake and it\u2019s not like we\u2019re in six-pointer territory already but it\u2019s a huge game for us now.\u201d<\/p>\n
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