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Roma coach Mourinho unhappy with players for Slavia Prague defeat: Nothing worked

Roma coach Jose Mourinho says they deserved their Europa League defeat at Slavia Prague.

Mourinho says his players' performance wasn't good enough for the 2-0 loss.

He later said, “We lacked everything today. I don't want to talk much and nor should anyone else.

“The result was absolutely deserved, both in a positive sense for Slavia Prague and a negative sense for us. I did not like anything about our performance. I already spoke to the players in the locker room, which is something I never do.

“What we said will remain between us. I want to be honest and fair with the Slavia Prague lads, who fully deserved this win.

“We had the opportunity to score for 1-1, but overall it was a horrible performance."

Mourinho also said: “Absolutely nothing worked. On an individual level, there were very few players with the attitude I like to see, with what was the right attitude for a game like this. I expected it to be difficult, we had to initially leave our Bryan Cristante and Paulo Dybala.

“I'll tell you one thing I did like, Edoardo Bove. He is a 20-year-old kid and one guy is not enough to win us a match. All of us deserve defeat tonight except for Bove."

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