Jose Mourinho Suffers Worst Start to a Season as Roma Manager
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Jose Mourinho is enduring the worst start to a season of his coaching career after Roma’s defeat by Genoa on Thursday night left the club 16th in Serie A with five points from six games. Mourinho, who took over at Roma in 2021, has previously managed Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Tottenham and won the inaugural Europa Conference League in 2022 as he led the Italian club to a first trophy in 14 years.
Roma finished sixth in Serie A last season and were runners-up in the Europa League, losing on penalties against Sevilla in the final, but have only managed one league win this season – a 7-0 victory against Empoli – and also beat Sheriff Tiraspol in a Europa League group game.
Genoa took the lead through Albert Gudmundsson before Bryan Cristante levelled for Roma, but Mateo Retegui, Morten Thorsby and Junior Messias scored second-half goals for Genoa to leave Roma hovering above the Serie A relegation zone.
Mourinho Soaks Up Disappointment of Genoa Result
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As Mourinho soaked up the disappointment of the Genoa result, the 60-year-old said: “It’s also my worst start to a season as a coach.” However, he added: “I don’t think that Roma had ever appeared in two consecutive European finals [before last season].”
Roma’s next match will be on Sunday, at home to Frosinone and Mourinho said: “This is the squad we have, for better and worse. We have to move forward – there’s no time to lament.” He added: “I might show my feelings behind the scenes because it really affects me emotionally, especially given my relationship with the fans.”
Mourinho concluded: “We’ll be working hard from tomorrow ahead of our next game. Three points will be at stake – it’s not like we’re in six-pointer territory already – but it’s a huge game for us now.”
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Jose Mourinho is enduring the worst start to a season of his coaching career as Roma manager after their 4-1 defeat by Genoa on Thursday night left them 16th in Serie A with five points from six games. Mourinho has previously managed Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Tottenham and won the inaugural Europa Conference League in 2022 as he led the Italian club to a first trophy in 14 years. Roma finished sixth in Serie A last season and were runners-up in the Europa League, losing on penalties against Sevilla in the final, but have only managed one league win this season – a 7-0 victory against Empoli – and also beat Sheriff Tiraspol in a Europa League group game. As Mourinho soaked up the disappointment of the Genoa result, he said that it was his worst start to a season as a coach but added that Roma had never appeared in two consecutive European finals before last season. Roma’s next match will be on Sunday, at home to Frosinone and Mourinho said that they have to move forward as there’s no time to lament and that three points will be at stake – it’s not like they’re in six-pointer territory already – but it’s a huge game for them now.