Roma have failed to impress with their pre-season results.
He told the Romanista magazine: “It’s always horrible losing, especially when you concede five times, but we need to get our heads up and show that we are the same side as last year.
“Nothing has changed and we must react immediately. Of course it would be better to win games and it has been a tough pre-season, but it is better to lose now than when it really counts.”