Dan and Ryan Friedkin are expected this morning in Rome50 days after their last visit which left many indelible traces at Roma.
September 18, 2024
Roma fans are not ready to forget this date. It was on September 18, 2024 that the Friedkins, following a meeting with CEO Souloukou, announced via a press release of a few lines the sacking of Daniele De Rossi. A choice motivated by the bad relationships between Hello and De Rossi.
In the same day, Juric was announced as the new coach of Roma with the aim of helping us win trophies! But everything didn't go as planned. De Rossi's ouster did not please the players at all, nor the supporters, nor the press… Apparently the only person happy with this departure was Souloukou.
Thunderclap a few days later… Souloukou – and his family – who had been placed under police protection, resigned and left Rome.
Juric, the announced flop
If no one was convinced by this choice, Juric's first games give Friedkins credit : 3-0 victory against Udinese, draw against Bilabo and 2-1 victory against Venezia. The players are sad, the fans are disgusted, but it's 6 points out of 6 in the championship.
A short-lived clearing… After that, total nothingness. The team is playing poorly, and the mister seems satisfied with what his team is producing. The stadium is emptying, protests are omnipresent in the city, but the Friedkins still do not speak out and it is even rumored that Juric has confidence but must win matches.
November 10, 2024, new revolution?
50 days later, the Friedkins are back. The previous time they came, De Rossi was fired, and they lost their CEO. Today, still no CEO and a coach who is 99% going to play his last match on Sunday.
The Firedkins arriving with Marc Watts – right-hand man of Dan Friedkin, president of the Friedkin Group and the man who led the acquisition of the Pallotta property – should announce a new coach during the international break but also a new CEO.
Giovanni Carnevali for the role of PDG
It's a name that's been circulating for a few weeks now, Sassuolo's Giovanni Carnevali tipped as next Roma manager and will release the lawyer Vitali who during these 50 days represented Roma at the institutional level.
For the bench, Mancini advantage…
The main candidate to succeed Juric is Roberto Manciniwho recently released himself from his contract with Saudi Arabia. The former national team coach, despite his past as a footballer and coach of Lazio, would also be a welcome profile for supporters.
Mancini would like a contract of at least two yearsand therefore not play the role of 'gap mouth' until June. If this negotiation does not materialize, the Friedkins would turn to similar profiles, Allegri in head. As explained in a previous article, a return of De Rossi associated with Ranieri is to be excluded, unless the Friedkins want to once again catch everyone off guard. Ranieriaccording to some sources, could however accept the role of transition coach until the end of the season, in case the other alternatives fail, before becoming the new technical director.
wait and see…
