Admits Defeat To Bodo / Glimt Affects AS Roma Squad, Mourinho: I Have No Doubts About It

Jose Mourinho (Twitter @asroma)

JAKARTA - AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho admits a crushing 1-6 defeat to Bodo/Glimt in the Conference League on Thursday night will have an impact on his team.

"It always leaves an impact. I have no doubts about it. But I have spoken to the boys in the dressing room and I have been honest with them," Mourinho said, quoted by Antara from the club's official website, Friday.

However, the Portuguese coach admitted that he could not explain further because the matter was a matter of privacy within the team.

Mourinho said in his team now there are strong bonds, such as family, and also deep empathy for one another.

"Maybe I can't be honest with you, I can't open up too much, because we talk about the privacy of a family. A family that really has strong bonds, strong empathy for each other," Mourinho explained.

Regarding the loss to Bodo/Glimt last night, Jose Mourinho admitted responsibility, and he said there were good and bad sides to what he did in that match.

He claimed responsibility for the line-up he fielded that night as he tried to give players the opportunity to appear in the game after working hard in training.

"I (in charge). I decide who is sent. This is my responsibility. Of course I did it with good intentions, for two main reasons. hard but didn't have the chance to play," said Mourinho.

"On the other hand, judging by the squad we have and all the games we've played, I would like to rest some players who have played quite a lot in every game."

After swallowing this defeat, AS Roma dropped to second place in Group C of the Conference League with 6 points from the three matches they have gone through.

Meanwhile, Bodo/Glimt took over the top spot in Group C of the Conference League from AS Roma after scoring 7 points from three matches.