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Jose Mourinho is tired of defending Roma alone from what he considers serious refereeing wrongs against them.
The Roma boss is in a constant battle with the refereeing world and very often uses this to defend the team and find justification for negative results.
The controversy with young Monza coach Raffaele Palladino annoyed him because at time the 'Special One' understands he is fighting a lone battle in defending his team against the injustices.
Mourinho has come to realise the club's corporate plans do not run as fast as his ideas, and that Roma's financial outlook cannot be reconciled with his desire for victory.
The former Inter, Real Madrid and Chelsea manager is ultimately a far bigger figure than the Giallorossi, where there are no concrete objectives and clear projects for the future.
Jose Mourinho's time at Roma looks increasingly like it's coming to an end with the manager frustrated at the club's ambitions and raging at refereeing standards
Mourinho was furious at referee Daniele Chiffi, who officiated the recent 1-1 draw at Monza
The uncertainty over Mourinho's future at Roma has translated into poor results on the pitch
What will Paulo Dybala and Chris Smalling do without Mourinho? That is the main question that all fans keep asking without getting any answers.
After the Monza match, a 1-1 draw, Mourinho claimed he wore a wire on the touchline to 'protect himself' from referee Daniele Chiffi, who is 'the worst I've ever encountered.'
In the mixed zone Palladino said: 'Chiffi is one of the best referees and he did nothing wrong. I've never seen an opposing bench protest like today, it was a scandalous things.
'I gave more energy to them than to what was happening on the pitch.'
The feeling Mourinho has right now is a very simple one to explain - he understands his team has many limitations and that only he and his staff are fighting to fully defend the team's reputation.
The Friedkin family is not used to being exposed in the Italian media and this disturbs Mourinho a lot.
MOURINHO DOESN'T FEEL APPRECIATED
Nicola Zalewski in the first team with a market value of £26million (€30m), the stability of Roger Ibanez in the heart of the defence, the recruitment of Nemanja Matic on the free list and the ability to launch players of great technical value such as Edoardo Bove. Mourinho is underrated for his ability to get the very best out
