Jose Mourinho Calls His Roma Players Weak After Stunning Collapse To Juventus

• Jose Mourinho said his Roma side suffered a "psychological collapse" after conceding three goals in seven minutes
• Roma had led 3-1 with 20 minutes left on the clock before Juventus' stunning comeback to win the game 4-3
• Roma are now placed 7th on the Seria A standing with 32 points, 9 points off Atalanta who holds the last Champions league spot on 4th

Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho had no nice words for his AS Roma players after witnessing his team throw away a two-goal advantage to lose 4-3 against Juventus in the Italian Seria A on Sunday, January 9.

Tammy Abraham, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lorenzo Pellegrini had given Roma 3-1 lead as the Romans seem to be in control of the encounter but Juventus rallied back to score three times in seven minutes to give Allegri’s men a 4-3 lead thereby turning the game on its head before Wojciech Szczesny saved a penalty from Pellegrini to preserve the win.

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Mourinho was however not pleased with his side’s display in the last 20minutes of the encounter and blamed the loss on psychological collapse Skysports reports.

"We were in total control for 70 minutes," the former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager told DAZN.

"It was so good for 70 minutes, then there was this psychological collapse. The 3-2 killed us, because Felix had an extraordinary game, which finished with a sprint against Cuadrado. I take him off and his replacement gets it all wrong.

"When we allowed them back in for 3-2, a team with a strong mentality like Juventus, a strong character. The fear set in. A psychological complex. It's not a problem for me having 3-2, it's a problem for them. For my team.

Roma now has a huge struggle to qualify for next season’s UEFA champions league as they are currently placed 7th on the Seria A standings and 9 points off the top four position held by Atalanta who have a game in hand.

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Mikel Arteta Demands Arsenal Flops Apologise After Shock FA Cup Elimination

Earlier Sportsbrief had reported Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has demanded his charges apologise to fans following the Gunners' shock FA Cup elimination.

The north Londoners were bundled out of the competition following their 1-0 loss to lowly-ranked Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Sunday, January 9.

The Premier League giants were far from their best as they were unable to control Forests' dominance through the match.