Jose Mourinho has found a way to brag about his career despite admitting to his 'worst start' of a season.
Mourinho is under immense pressure as his Roma side continues to struggle in Serie A sitting 16th in the league having won just one of their first six games. After a disappointing 4-1 defeat against Genoa, Mourinho responded to calls for his resignation by highlighting his previous success in leading the Italian giants to European finals.
Despite Roma's worst start to a season since the introduction of three points for a win in 1994, Mourinho emphasised that he had taken the team to consecutive European finals, winning the Conference League in 2021-22 and reaching the Europa League final against Sevilla. In a manner reminiscent of his time as manager of Manchester United, Mourinho defended his record by comparing it to Roma's current situation.
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He boldly stated, via the Express: "It is the worst start of my career too. However, I also think it is the first time that Roma have played two European finals in a row."
Mourinho has always been keen on defending his achievements and highlighting his past successes. During his post-match interview with DAZN, the ex-Real Madrid and Chelsea boss chose not to speak to the studio guests and only answered questions from the pitch-side reporter.
He explained that he hadn't spoken to the players after their poor performance and therefore didn't feel inclined to discuss the game in detail or answer further questions.
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He said: “I apologise to the studio, but I have no real desire to talk. I didn’t speak to the players. When I don’t talk to the players, then it means I can’t really discuss this in-depth and answer your questions either.”
Mourinho has often faced difficulties in his third season at a club. He experienced this at Chelsea, where he was sacked twice during his third season across two spells at the club.
Similarly, at Manchester United, he lost his job in his third campaign. However, Mourinho attributes Roma's current struggles to a series of injuries, including the absence of former Manchester United player Chris Smalling.
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According to Mourinho, Smalling's absence has affected the team's solidity and defensive performance, with the boss adding: “It is true. I don’t want to say many things, but people talked about the Roger Ibanez errors that became almost iconic in the big games, but the truth is he gave us incredible solidity.
“We lost Chris Smalling, you can see how many games we won without Chris. When we are missing those players, we lack solidity.
“However, to say we lost the solidity because we are missing this or that player is not fair either. Solidity is also the consequence of team spirit and collective work to track back. We have lost some of that.
“At the moment, every shot we allow is a goal. That is nothing against Rui, it is just the situation we are seeing. Torino had a Duvan Zapata header in the first minute then never got near us until the equaliser on a throw-in. I feel this from the touchline and I imagine the players feel that anxiety on the pitch too.”
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