The Giallorossi coach two days before the match against Genoa: “Crtante will return to the group next week. We still make mistakes in attention”
Halfway between a coach who still has to resolve some factory failures and a manager who must set up the present and future of Roma. Claudio Ranieri, two days before the match against Genoa, once again wears double hats in the press conference and addresses various topics also relating to the transfer market. “Soulé will not go away – guarantees the coach – I believe in him a lot, I am convinced that he is a player of Roma’s future. He is improving from a practical point of view and will certainly remain here with us. He will have his opportunities in these games to show that he is improving. I preferred Baldanzi over him because he has been here longer and knows some of the dynamics better.”
pilgrims
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Different words on the Pellegrini front: “There is a possibility that he could leave even if I feel like I don’t. If a team were to arrive and he is happy to go, but, I think that goes for everyone. Cristante? We will certainly see him again in the Roma shirt, I talk to him often. He started training on the field again. Now he has to increase his workload on the pitch, he has to get back on track and I hope that he will be available from next week.” His name – like that of Pellegrini – appears in several negotiations including the one with Inter with Frattesi. But Ranieri prefers not to mention names even when asked about Rensch. “I’m not talking about players who appear in the newspapers. I’m looking for a winger from Rome – added Ranieri -. I try not to make mistakes about the player for this year and for Roma to come. Must have both offensive and defensive qualities. And he must know how to play 3, 4 and 5, both on the right and on the left.”
attention problems
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Then we move on to the issues on the pitch and Ranieri doesn’t mince words to express his disappointment in relation to the two goals conceded in Bologna: “There are attention problems. Today I showed where we are wrong and I can’t do more than that. Preventatives are now done everywhere. I’m sorry because we missed the moment when we were pushing. We all want to be a part of the action. They fail to understand that if 5 attack two they have to stand as sentries. We attack across the entire width of the pitch and a rebound is enough, like on the occasion of the goal. Then we had 4-5 minutes where we looked like we had been bitten by the tarantula. And we shouldn’t do this. The opponents play on this, it’s normal, I would play on it.” To stem the situation, the former Leicester coach intends to put his trust in Pisilli again: “Certainly with an extra midfielder we are more pragmatic but the preventive measures I ask for are those of the defenders. Genoa have a compact team, Vieira has given them a precise shape. We will have to play a game of great tactical intelligence.”
the objectives
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Ranieri is cautious about his seasonal goals. “I have never liked making fun of the fans – concludes the coach -. I am promising work and sacrifice. We must give Roma a safe, precise identity. We are interested in all the competitions and then we will see if the others prove to be better of us. Sport is beautiful for this. We are preparing to be competitive. I made 5 changes on Sunday and they were very good at coming in with the right mentality. We will have to be on the ball every time and recover physical and nervous energy, which is the most important.”
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