Mourinho Takes Blame For Shock 6-1 Roma Defeat To Bodo/Glimt

Jose Mourinho said he would shoulder the blame for Roma’s humiliating 6-1 defeat to Bodo/Glimt in the Europa Conference League.

The shock result in Norway came as a largely second-string Roma side crumbled woefully, although they still sit second in Group C after three games.

“I decided to play with this team. The responsibility is mine,” he said. “Obviously I had done it with a good, double intention. On the one hand, giving an opportunity to people who work a lot and don’t play a lot. On the other hand, consider our squad and all the games we have to play, I let people who play practically always have a rest.

“Then, we lost against a team who have more qualities than us. It’s simple. The main Bodo team is better than ours who started the game.

“If I could always play with the same men, I would. I believe that doing so is a great risk, however. In a group-stage game, with six games and six points already acquired and two more games to play in Rome, I decided to make these changes.

“I knew about the limitations of some of our players, it’s nothing new, but obviously I expected a better response. But as the decision is mine, so is the responsibility.”

Two-time Champions League winner Mourinho said Roma would face pace-setters Napoli in Serie A on Sunday “with the weight of a defeat that I would define as historic”.

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