‘I don’t need nice words, but my players do’: Jose Mourinho fumes at Roma fans for booing players

Jose Mourinho has criticized Roma fans for not giving their team “everything it deserves” after their latest win over Verona on Sunday.

Roma kept up their pressure on Inter Milan, who sit second in the Serie A standings, as Ola Solbakken’s goal on the stroke of half time helped them to a 1-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico.

The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs manager lashed out at his own fans at half time, calling on the Roma faithful to give the team more support, explaining that booing players doesn’t help the team.

Mourinho vented at full time: ‘People don’t give the team everything it deserves. Andrea Belotti deserved the goal of the match he played, but I couldn’t be happier for the group.

“People don’t give this team enough credit for what they’re doing under these conditions. And if they don’t understand them, there are problems.’

José Mourinho has criticized Roma supporters after his team’s latest victory in Serie A on Sunday.

Mourinho questioned the support that his team was receiving from the Roma fans

The Roma players achieved an important 1-0 victory that placed them in third position in Serie A

‘You can’t boo a kid because he loses a ball. Someone like Bove should be carried in the arms of the fans, he loves Roma more than them.

“When I arrived, he was on loan to Serie C, today he plays as a starter. When fans talk about our right-backs, whoever plays, they can’t always think of Cafú or Maicon. I don’t need nice words, but my players do.

‘We won today with a small piece of the Curve. I have to be criticized, but I have to protect my guys because they deserve more.

Roma managed to wrap up a crucial victory that saw them move back to third in the league table in the absence of stars Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini, while Tammy Abraham also limped off at the start of the game.

The serial title-winning manager, recently turned 60, appears to have grown increasingly frustrated in his position in Rome this season and could see his relationship with the club’s fans deteriorate further after his latest comments.

His statement could be seen as an attempt to publicly motivate his players, but he is treading treacherous ground by starting a battle with his own fan base. One that often doesn’t end well.

Mourinho’s appearance at a post-match press conference came as a surprise to some due to his recent antics which have seen him sometimes falter in media interviews.

An awkward Europa League exchange at a post-match press conference after Roma’s recent loss to RB Salzburg went viral.

Mourinho was irritated by a question and refused to answer. Instead, he looked at the reporter in disgust before looking at the other staff members present.

Mourinho has been frustrated in recent weeks as Roma boss and seems to be feeling the heat in his role as manager.

Ola Solbakken (left) scored the only goal of the game that saw Roma move back to third place in the league