Jose Mourinho has laid into his Roma players and told them they are "without balls," according to reports in Italy.
The Giallorossi lost 2-0 to Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia on Tuesday and Mourinho was less than impressed with the way his side rolled over against his old employers.
Roma were a goal down inside two minutes and Il Corriere dello Sport, via Football Italia, claim that the 59-year-old did not hold back during a post-match meeting.
As reported by the Italian outlet, when all members of staff were present, Mourinho blasted: "I want to know why, you sh** yourself in the first ten minutes.
"And then I want to know why you sh** yourself against [AC] Milan for ten minutes. Each one of you, no exceptions.
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"I want to know why you've become so small against big teams for the last two years. If we are small, referees will treat us as such. Inter are a super team, but rather than find motivation, you sh** yourself.
"The worse shortcoming for a man is lack of balls and personality. Are you scared about big games? Then go to play in Serie C, without pressure, without champions, and big stadiums.
"You are without balls and that's the worse thing for a man."
Besides the alleged X-rated rant, it was certainly a painful return to former club Inter for the 'Special One'.
After it was ex-Roma striker Edin Dzeko who opened the scoring, Alexis Sanchez - a man Mourinho failed to get the best out of at Manchester United - doubled their lead in the second half.
Simeone Inzaghi' s men may have emerged the victors but the Giallorossi put up a good fight, firing off 10 shots, although they ultimately came away empty-handed after their first loss in five games.
Mourinho had never returned to the San Siro as an opposition manager since he famously won the treble with Inter back in 2010, as supporters gave him a spine-tingling reception when he remerged from the tunnel to welcome him 'home'.
"The way I was welcomed, the way Mr [Steven] Zhang, Mr [Giuseppe] Marotta, Javier Zanetti gave me this wonderful gift, the people who were super, that is the emotional level," Mourinho told Sport Mediaset post-match.
"I can only thank them and never disguise the fact my rapport with Inter is eternal. I won't hide that.
"However, I came here to win, I came here for my Roma and the Roma fans.
"We were unable to win the match, but if I block out the opening five minutes, I saw a Roma side that played very well against a very strong Inter side."
