{"id":289401,"date":"2023-09-29T08:38:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=289401"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:38:38","slug":"jose-mourinho-ruing-worst-start-of-his-career-after-roma-thrashed-4-1-at-genoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/jose-mourinho-ruing-worst-start-of-his-career-after-roma-thrashed-4-1-at-genoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho ruing \u2018worst start\u2019 of his career after Roma thrashed 4-1 at Genoa"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jose Mourinho enduring a poor start to the season as Roma manager<\/p>\n
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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
\u201cIt\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),\u201d Mourinho said.<\/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
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\u201cWhen we\u2019re missing certain players, we lack solidity,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever, to state that our weakening of solidity is the result of the absence of this or that player wouldn\u2019t be correct.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur lack of defensive stability is down to the team as a whole – what happens when we lose possession and when we drop deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Roma back in action against Frosinone Calcio on Sunday, followed by a Europa League fixture against Swiss side Servette on Oct. 5, Mourinho said there is no point in stewing over their problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the squad we have, for better and worse. We have to move forward, there\u2019s no time to lament,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI might show my feelings behind the scenes because it really affects me emotionally, especially given my relationship with the fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be working hard from tomorrow ahead of our next game. Three points will be at stake it\u2019s not like we\u2019re in six-pointer territory already but it\u2019s a huge game for us now.\u201d<\/p>\n