The German takes it philosophically despite the problems of an unexpected start.

As Mats Hummels’ ordeal continues at Roma, he manages to take it with a sense of humor: yesterday, the German gave a “like” to a humorous post by a Roma fan page that tagged him, after hearing about Sam Wilmot’s story – a boy from Bristol who’s touring Europe with the sole purpose of giving scores to benchwarmers. A situation that Mars – albeit in a slightly different way – is also experiencing, he has only played 23 minutes with Roma so far despite coming from a season where he played every minute of the Champions League with Dortmund. He wasn’t even fielded as a starter in Thursday’s Europa League match (Juric preferred to adapt Cristante) and the German defender was once again relegated to the bench for a “technical decision.”