The Giallorossi coach after the elimination with Torino in the Italian Cup: “Vaz? It’s a team that works a lot on perspective and thinks about the future. If the objective is to enhance the kids, that’s fine, as long as it’s clear and we’ll also let the 16-year-olds and the Primavera players play like Arena…”
The Baroni curse continues for Gasperini. And the Italian Cup becomes the first missed objective of the season for a Roma that is too distracted in defense. But the performance still leaves a smile on the face of the Giallorossi coach. “The boys recovered the game twice and I’m satisfied with the performance against a good Torino team – admitted Gasp -. I’m less happy with the goal scored in the 90th minute, but I really liked the spirit and I’m going home grateful to my players. It’s clear that we rotated the squad a lot but the game was open and we could have even won. Then there was this angle that leaves us disappointed because at that point we thought we were going to penalties.”
arena and the market
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While waiting for the new signings, the Giallorossi coach had to resort to all resources including Arena. “He is a boy who has an important competitive energy. He has strength, he is not afraid. We are talking about a very young boy.” And when it comes to the transfer market, Gasp’s smile cracks a little. “I expected more support on the transfer market in July or August, now it’s more difficult – reiterates Gasperini -. We are lacking in some situations, that’s clear. But so far we’ve still had a good season and we want to continue doing so. Vaz? It’s a coup from a team that works a lot on perspective and thinks about the future. If the objective is to enhance the kids, that’s fine, as long as it’s clear and let the 16-year-olds and the Primavera players play like Arena. We need to understand if we want to be competitive straight away or enhance the kids.” Finally, sweet words for Bailey: “He played center forward with a spirit that I had never seen from him in 5 months. He seems recovered, he has shown liveliness, I’m sorry to have put him in difficulty, in a role in which he has never played, showing self-sacrifice, even risking some bad impressions. Unfortunately he has always been decimated by injuries