AS Roma players lacked determination, says coach

Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco publicly criticized his players on Monday for their lack of determination, saying it was not something that could be bought at the supermarket. Roma, who finished third in Serie A last season and qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League, suffered a 1-0 defeat to Udinese on Saturday, placing them seventh on the board and 18 points behind Juventus.

They welcome Real Madrid into Group G of the Champions League on Tuesday, needing a draw to qualify for the next round with a game to spare. "We lacked the desire to win and hunger both in defense and in attack," said Di Francesco. "We had prepared for the match and saw the most important match we had. Losing was extremely annoying.

"We have not shown enough determination, which you can not buy at the supermarket," he added. "We have to work on the mentality of the players and on our game. We are lucky to immediately have a great match so we can show ourselves and show that we are not the team that you have seen at Udinese. "

It is said that the future of Di Francesco is threatened, some media say that he has received two games to inspire improvement." Let's talk about the team, not me ", at- he said: "I've always felt the confidence of the club.Football is football.The outcome of tomorrow is obviously important because we want to try to finish leading the group."