In the conference: «There were two or three situations: we shot, we were booked, they shot and nothing. Better not to say anything otherwise they’ll say I’m complaining.”
Db Turin 08/21/2023 – Serie A Football championship / Turin-Cagliari / photo Daniele Buffa/Image Sport in the photo: Claudio Ranieri
Roma coach, Claudio Ranieri, spoke in a press conference at the end of the match lost against Napoli at the Maradona
Ranieri’s conference
What Naples did he find?
«I said it, either first or second but I don’t want to say anything else. The match was vibrant and difficult, even for them: they had been overtaken in the matches that preceded it, they wanted to get back first immediately and we expected a match like this. I’m honest, for the weight of the two teams I’m happy because we fought and believed until the end that we could get it back on a level playing field. In the second half we tried to slow down their pace, I expected something more in attack. The goal came due to our carelessness, we need to improve defensively because I also saw mismatches in the first half against Kvaratskhelia. However, the boys, thinking about what they are experiencing, satisfied me. We have to work and improve, but not give up.”
The change of module?
«We always lost a man at the far post, I wanted to compact the defense and then start again: this is why I put Baldanzi, he could give unpredictability near Dovbyk».
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Lukaku missing two yellow cards?
«Why are you pulling me by the jacket? Yes, we’ve all seen it. Referees can make mistakes, like us coaches and players. There were two or three situations: we shot, we were booked, they shot and nothing. Better not to say anything otherwise they’ll say I’m complaining.”
Dahl a centrocampo?
«I needed two players to stretch me and widen the opposing defense, which is why I put Saud and Dahl. If I put Soulè on, he would come back. I worked to widen Napoli, Baldanzi’s play comes with an action of this type. I wanted to take them higher, putting the team back with the 4-4-2, I wanted to give width to the game and then go and cross for Dovbyk.”
Pellegrini?
«We have to recover his smile, help him, because he is also an element of the national team. He has great quality, perhaps at the moment he isn’t so clear and free-thinking. It’s up to us to help him.”
«Soulè didn’t come in because I wanted to widen the opponent’s defense, we were crushed but in the second half we had more ball possession: go and see the number of saves that Svilar and Mere made. Napoli had to win at all costs, we had to attack and we didn’t manage it.”
Is the performance positive?
«It’s too early to talk about the season, let’s see what the ranking will say at the end: only at the end does it tell the truth»
De Rossi and Juric waste in the players?
«How did Napoli go last year? Football is a team sport, when players get gloomy things don’t go well. We need to give them confidence back so they can help the team. We fought against the first team in the standings, for me we need the light and we have to move forward.”
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