Yahoo Sports Roma legend sees Ranieri, Mourinho and De Rossi similarities in ‘return to the past’
Giuseppe Giannini is convinced that Claudio Ranieri has the charisma and personality to help Roma bounce back and sees similarities to Daniele De Rossi’s appointment in January.
Roma have changed their coach for the second time this season, hiring Claudio Ranieri for his third stint at the Stadio Olimpico.
The 73-year-old tactician was welcomed by over 200 fans at Fiumicino Airport on Wednesday night.
“It’s a new start in the name of experience. An important return to the past matured with the same reasoning that led the Friedkins to replace Mourinho with De Rossi in January,” Roma legend Giannini told Gazzetta.
“Daniele was the only one who could stick the team together at that moment, and now it’s the turn of another Roman and Romanista.”
Roma legend sees Ranieri, Mourinho and De Rossi similarities in ‘return to the past’
Giannini argued that Ranieri is “credible and authoritative at all levels” and insisted that “the fans’ love is one of the reasons why he was chosen.”
“The players respect him, and he is the right man to relaunch the team,” continued Il Principe.
“There are the ingredients to cheer up a depressed environment.”
Roma players have been under pressure since De Rossi was sacked in September and Ivan Juric quickly lost the dressing room during his brief reign in the capital.
Roma sit 12th in the Serie A table, just four points above the relegation zone. After €100m in summer transfer window investments, they were expected to fight for a Champions League placement. However, they are already 12 points below the top four, a target that currently seems unlikely on crypto football betting sites.
In current circumstances, Giannini believes that Roma players now have an even bigger responsibility.
“In these cases, you must run a lot and not talk much.”
Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Cristante and Gianluca Mancini have been the most criticised in the last couple of months, but Giannini believes Ranieri can get the best out of them.
“Looking straight in the eyes, a hug or a pat on the back is enough to understand each other and restart with the appropriate energy. Sometimes, you don’t need words to enter the players’ minds.”
The same is true of Paulo Dybala, Roma’s most talented player, who rejected a big-money move to Al Qadsiah FC last summer to remain at the Stadio Olimpico.
“I’d told him to bring to the pitch the highhandedness that this timorous Roma needs,” concluded Giannini.
“His football freedom can hurt the opponents. He can do it because the fans’ love will give him that extra push.”
