An Italian radio station has announced that it has suspended its participation in Roma press conferences after one of its journalists received an ‘unpleasant and inappropriate’ response from Jose Mourinho.
The former Tottenham and Manchester United manager is starting to come under pressure with the Giallorossi, who have recorded just one win in their last seven games in all competitions.
Roma’s last encounter was a 3-2 defeat to Venezia on Sunday, and a frustrated Mourinho endured a spiky exchange with a Retesport reporter after being asked to give his verdict on his first few months at the club.
The journalist Marco Juric, asked: “It’s been six months since you signed for Roma, would you change anything that you’ve done in terms of choices, statements, requests or anything that you’ve done?”
Mourinho hastily responded: “You are here in practically every press conference, but either you are very intelligent and you want people to think you are not or you are not intelligent at all. I want to think you’re intelligent but you like to do what you do.”
A visibly annoyed Mourinho then left the room and subsequently ended the interview early, which has since prompted a response from the media company on the receiving end of the scolding.
A statement read (via Giallorossi.net): “Retesport, in expressing solidarity with Marco Juric (the journalist) regarding the unpleasant and inappropriate response received from Mr. Jose Mourinho in the press room last Saturday, have decided to suspend its participation in press conferences in order to avoid further exploitation of questions posed in a polite and completely legitimate manner.
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“We wish the Giallorossi coach to work harder and harder in raising the fortunes of the team and to focus his attention on possible technical solutions, avoiding spectacular outbursts that, at this moment, we consider completely inappropriate. Always Forza Roma.”
Spurs Web Opinion
It is safe to say that many of us are glad we don’t have to endure things like this anymore at Spurs. Granted that it is Mourinho’s persona, but plenty were fed up with his spiky exchanges with the media and it isn’t fair to those just simply doing their job.
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