Bologna Coach Mihajlovic: We Deserved To Lose Against Lazio

It's not often that a coach admits his side were terrible but sometimes you've just got to state the truth...

Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic believes his side deserved to lose after a less than perfect display against Lazio on Saturday night in Rome.

The Rossoblu simply couldn't handle the brilliance of Mauro Zarate and the Argentinean hitman bagged a double to put a dent in Bologna's survival hopes.

In the post-match media scramble, the coach could barely contain his disgust at the manner of the 2-0 defeat and admitted his side didn't deserve to take anything from the game.

"We played very badly today," Mihajlovic told Sky Sport Italia.

"It was a fairly balanced game until the first goal. Zarate cut our legs off. I changed things around in the second half and we improved but then there was no game after the second goal.

"Apart from today, we had done well in our previous games against Udinese, Napoli and Inter, but we deserved to lose today.

"We didn't manage to do anything today, we were poor on the passing and shooting. However, the league is still long and we will fight until the last day of the season," mused the former Lazio player.

"We just have to work more and make less mistakes on the pitch."

Bologna are just two places and one point above the relegation zone in Serie A


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Candidates to Replace Rossi

Lotito is running out of patience and it could be all change sooner rather than later... Lazio president Claudio Lotito is planning a coaches lottery as more doubts are cast upon Delio Rossi's future at the Olimpico.

Leggo claims the fiery chief has lined up four potential candidates to replace the under fire coach if his marriage with Lazio breaks down. The Biancocelesti have struggled this term, and hopes of European football have suffered as a result.

Lotito does not want to miss out of the financial benefits offered by qualification for Europe and this could lead to Rossi paying the price of failure.

Reports suggest Siena coach Marco Giampaolo, Sampdoria tactician Walter Mazzarri, Cagliari's Massimiliano Allegri and Livorno's Leonardo Acori have all been added to the list.

Although the voices over a probable sacking have grown louder in recent weeks, the Rome-based club are likely to wait and see if the team pushes itself into Europe.

Failure to reach the minimum objective of a UEFA Cup place could have the writing on the wall for Rossi.




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Colantuono Considers Lazio Coaching Position

The ex-Palermo coach is showing an interest in taking over the helm at Lazio should the role become available...

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Lazio have been in a slump lately, losing four matches on the trot, arguably their lowest point in a second consecutive disappointing season.

Delio Rossi is feeling the pressure in the hot seat as the Biancocelesti linger in eleventh place in the Serie A standings and one of the coaches linked with the position, should Rossi leave, is former Palermo coach Stefano Colantuono.

"Me at Lazio? I'm not sure, it's still too early to talk about it," Colantuono told Radio Incontro, suggesting that the situation would be clearer at the end of the season.

"I am a professional and certainly I cannot deny that I have some regrets [with regards to his time at Palermo]. Lazio are an important team, so why not? However, I have not spoken with [Lazio president Claudio] Lotito."

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