Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini can ‘only apologise’ to the fans after a 6-1 defeat to Bodo/Glimt in the Europa Conference League.
The humiliating defeat has been described by some supporters and members of the media as even more embarrassing than the 7-1 Champions League losses to Bayern Munich and Manchester United.
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“There’s little I can say, I can only apologise and get back on track stronger than before. We said what we needed to in the locker room and it remains there,” Pellegrini told Sky Sport Italia.
“Sometimes you need a slap to learn and we got a slap in the face today, one we fully deserved. We’ve got to make sure that we learn from this embarrassment and keep that attitude for the rest of the season.”
Pellegrini was asked if he was worried at the total collapse of the Giallorossi in Norway.
“No, I am angry. I am not worried, not disappointed, just angry. From tomorrow we have to work even harder, because there are games to be won.”