ROME (ITALPRESS) – “I had stopped coaching and I am not saying this because I have to say it. I had more requests in these months and I always said no. Only in two cases could I return to coaching: for Roma or Cagliari. I wanted to watch soccer somewhere else, evidently fate wanted me to come back here. I started here as a player and will end here as a manager.” Roma’s new coach Claudio Ranieri said this during his presentation press conference. “I spoke with the Friedkin family. And I was direct. They amazed me with love, believe me. They put in a boatload of money and had no results. Something has gone wrong. Hopefully things are going right now. I can’t see and go around the world and see this Roma like this. Now it’s my turn with my experience and my way of doing things. I hope to succeed in this mandate. I could not say yes. The fans know that if I say A I do not want to tergiversate, I will do A,” the Giallorossi coach explained. “By now all coaches try to make changes during the game to upset the plans. I can’t tell you one thing because I would change it in itinere. I will change, I will play 3-4 or 5. I will see game by game what can be the best system of play. I am first and foremost a fan. That’s why I feel like saying to our fans, stay close to us. Playing at home with booing hurts. I believe in luck if you go for it, sweat it out. If you insist in the end luck must turn. I want a cohesive public,” added Ranieri referring to the Roma people. “The goal is to try to do the best. I also have rewards for achieving goals. It’s logical that I put achievement of goals. I am positive always, all the way. I even as a player gave everything on the field. I am the man next to the Friedkins. We do everything together, we will talk and discuss. Only those who do, do wrong. We will try to do, but we will try to do things the right way. We will try to help everyone so that Roma is always in the top positions.” That Roma is struggling is there for all to see, just look at the standings and know that Ranieri is the third coach in a season that started about three months ago. “I don’t know why Roma is in this situation. There are a thousand whys, but I am not interested in them. Now I have to give my best with these players. I don’t care about what was before. From today on I am in charge. We have felt and will feel with Daniele De Rossi, who is a great person. In the locker room there is a bit of electroshock, but I hope to bring everyone in the same direction.” Useless to talk about the January buying campaign. “Let me get to know the team to talk about the market. Roma got a lot of young and good players. But they must be included in a compact team. Instead of protecting the youngsters with the various changes there have been,” adds the Testaccino coach. Who on the criticism of the Friedkins for their remoteness says, “It’s the locker room that’s important, not the management. The less people I see, the better. Unfortunately in Italy the president has to be there. All foreign ownership is there very little. The family realized that a figure like mine was important anyway. What they told me, I repeat: ‘We want to take Roma to high levels. That is why we called leì.” Finally, a question about the possibility of Totti’s return. “Now we have to think about taking Roma to the top. Then we will see if Francesco can give us a hand. This does not mean that Totti is coming back to Roma. Be clear.”- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
