by our correspondent Andrea Pugliese
October 28, 2024 (changed at 00:45) – FIRENZE
Now is the time for reckoning, for face-to-face meetings, for lines to be drawn as soon as possible. Now it's time to understand whether or not to move forward with Ivan Juric, considering that Roma yesterday in Florence seemed like a team in total disarray, which has completely “rejected” its coach. It had been intuited before, but yesterday it was blatant, obvious to everyone. Roma is a dull, sad team that no longer believes in its coach. And then yet another turnaround could come today, with the dismissal of the Croatian coach, who in eight games at the helm of the Giallorossi has only won three, but was only truly convincing in the first, against Udinese.
THE OUTPUT
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At the end of the match Juric was destroyed, almost surrendering. He clearly didn't expect such a blow. “What if I feel in doubt? You know how football is: others decide, we coaches only think about working. But I never thought about resigning, a bad evening doesn't change the positive feelings of the previous 7 games. I think the team be with me, otherwise he wouldn't have played so many games and I can tell you that the players are certainly the most disappointed of all. In 40 days there has been a huge amount of work and here in Florence we have thrown it all down the toilet (literal, ed.) I'm very sorry about this.” Yes, also because he didn't expect such a fool: «It's right to apologize to the fans. This time I felt bad, I saw very little concentration, be careful. Bad things, especially in the defensive phase. An attitude that I didn't like. In 7 games we had only conceded 5 goals, the same as Florence. There are few excuses, we did everything wrong, this time nothing worked. In my life I have rarely experienced evenings like this.” And then the substitutions, starting with those of Cristante and Angelino after half an hour. “If I could have done more I would have done them. I saw disoriented players, I also chose two to give a shock, but I could also choose others. I saw things I had never seen in these 40 days, such as holes or being far away. It's not a very long group of players, everyone must participate, both the old and the new. I don't have to send signals in that sense, I look at the performances. I choose based on who trains well he gave us balance, but today he had a bad game.”
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THE SOLUTIONS
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The Friedkins were in New York yesterday, where Daniele De Rossi was also present in recent days, on holiday with his family. It is clear that his return (De Rossi is still under contract until 2027) is the easiest solution, but perhaps it is not the only one either. Also because, after considering him inadequate (“Parting with him was necessary to win trophies”, the words put in black and white by Dan and Ryan Friedkin in the press release dated September 23rd) it would be difficult to justify his return. But the hypothesis remains the most concrete, even if in Rome for a couple of days there have also been rumors about Roberto Mancini, who however would have the strong problem of his Lazio past and who for contract reasons after the sacking of Arabia Saudi appears to have to stay abroad until January. And still free there is also the German Edin Terzic, who had been contacted before Juric, but who had two problems: the relationship with the much discussed Hummels and the fact that the club had asked him for the Champions League, a case on which Terzic expressed several doubts. In Italy, however, the solutions could be the third return of Claudio Ranieri, but Sarri and Allegri are also free. Today may be a very hot day in Trigoria, with the possibility of the third coach arriving in the space of 40 days.