Jose Mourinho's reported rant to AS Roma squad after Inter Milan defeat was simply brutal

Jose Mourinho’s time at AS Roma hasn’t exactly been without bumpy moments.

While pulling the strings at the Stadio Olimpico was never going to be an easy task, the ‘Special One’ surely would have expected more than seventh place in Serie A by this point in the season.

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that Mourinho will be able to guide the Romans to Champions League football when you consider that his side have only lost three fewer league games than they’ve won.

The situation isn’t especially rosy in cup competitions either with mid-week action in the Coppa Italia meaning that Mourinho’s only hope of silverware lies with the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Roma were dumped out of Italy’s premier cup competition at the San Siro on Tuesday night when Mourinho’s triumphant return to Inter Milan turned out to be more of a fairy tale for the club as opposed to the coach.

Edin Dzeko’s first-minute strike and Alexis Sanchez’s stunning long-range effort meant that the only thing Mourinho had to celebrate on the night was the spine-tingling reception he received from Inter fans.

And while we’ve become used to Mourinho gracing Italian football with his trademark post-match rampages, it seems as though the 59-year-old reserved his polemic for the dressing room this time around.

That’s because an astonishing report from Il Corriere dello Sport claims to carry exactly what Mourinho said to his players after the defeat – and to say that it was cutting would be the mother of all understatements.

According to Football Italia’s translation, Mourinho said in the post-match meeting attended by players, doctors and staff members: “I want to know why, you sh** yourself in the first ten minutes.

“And then I want to know why you sh**