In his very first press conference as Roma coach, Jose Mourinho insisted he was a changed man. "I won't be the one going looking for trouble," he promised. "I have more experience now. I'm more solid emotionally."
If that claim sounded borderline comical at the time, it looks downright ridiculous right now.
On Tuesday, Mourinho's Roma were beaten 2-1 at Cremonese, damaging their own hopes of finishing in Serie A's top four, while at the same time gifting a first victory of the season to their hosts.
It was a humiliating result for Mourinho, but his conduct was even more embarrassing.
Shortly after half-time, the Portuguese, incensed by a perceived foul on Marash Kumbulla by Frank Tsadjout, began remonstrating with the fourth official, demanding an explanation for the lack of a free-kick.
It's been reported that Marco Serra told Mourinho to "Mind his own f*cking business" and "Sit down, everyone's taking the p*ss out of you."
Mourinho was only further enraged, probably because he knew that the fourth official was right.