Thursday October 21, 2021
1: 6 beyond the Arctic Circle
Mourinho experienced the greatest disgrace of his career
Start coach José Mourinho and AS Roma embarrass themselves to the bone in the Conference League. The Italian top club goes completely under the Norwegian champions FK Bodö / Glimt. As a result, the Norwegians even displace the Roma from the top of the table in Group C.
Start coach José Mourinho experienced the greatest disgrace of his career with his AS Roma. The 58-year-old Portuguese lost on Thursday evening in the Europa Conference League with the Italian first division soccer team at FK Bodö / Glimt from Norway with 1: 6 (1: 2). The team from north of the Arctic Circle scored four times after the break against fourth place in the Serie A. Mourinho had never conceded six goals with one of his teams in their more than 1000 competitive games.
“I decided to play with this line-up so the responsibility is mine,” Mourinho told Sky Sports. “I did it with good intentions to give those who work hard a chance and rotate the team on an artificial turf pitch in cold weather.”
But that went wrong. “We lost to a team that showed more quality that evening. It’s as simple as that,” said Mourinho and was relatively relaxed. The hosts’ outstanding players were Ola Solbakken and Erik Botheim, each with two goals. Little consolation for Mourinho: In Group C he is still second behind Bodö with AS Roma and still has a good chance of the knockout round.
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Less than a month ago, Mourinho caused a sensation again when he caught a crack at the press conference after the defeat in the city derby against Lazio. The Portuguese coach actually wanted to answer questions from the journalists present. A club spokesman for Lazio explained to him that in Corona times, the questions would be sent in by the reporters and then read out by the spokesman. After an insult – translates as “Oh, lick me!” – Mourinho got up and left the podium. “Shit like that,” he rumbled.
In Norway, Mourinho knew how to behave better despite the embarrassing bankruptcy.