Claudio Ranieri spoke to Sky at the end of Tottenham-Roma, matchday 5 of the Europa League.
Here are the words of the Giallorossi coach.
The match was exciting, thrilling, as Roma hadn’t done for a long time. Maybe tonight you went well beyond your performance.
“Yes, the boys played a great game. I wasn’t happy with the match against Napoli. Yes, we defended, but I don’t like defending. We had to respond blow for blow and this wasn’t the message I wanted to give to the team and to the fans. Today I said: “Maybe I didn’t explain myself well in Naples. I don’t want a team that confines itself, but must always attack. If they do an action, we have to do an action. I believe that the fans of every team love more a team that tries to win, then you can succeed or not, but I don’t like a team that stays closed behind there. So I was very clear with each of them about what they needed to do. And they understood, they responded in a big way, they never gave up. The result is important, but I – I told them – “I want to show the fans your performance. I want to show that you are there, you are good, you couldn’t have forgotten that you played football”.
What can be said about Hummels? Ready to go he makes a mistake, then responds like a champion.
“Yes, there are those episodes that only the VAR can see, I haven’t seen it yet. If the referee allowed it to continue, it was a normal episode. These are people who have incredible experience. It was a point of reference back there, he gave security, he went to press high, and he is not yet in the right shape. So, I believe that this boy can do not well, but very well in Roma’s defense and the fans will be super happy to have found him again. that champion they admired in Germany”.
Roma needed to see this team. Are you now willing to take a few more risks on the pitch? This was a match in which there could have been many goals, including from Tottenham.
“It was what I asked for. I wasn’t interested in the result, but that the boys went all the way, giving every resource until the end. They have incredible sprinters. I complimented the coach, I like the spirit his team has. team, which transmitted, tries to win every time. We were good, often changing attacking fronts, even if we weren’t so precise in putting balls in, until we managed to do so.”
Can this performance help for the future? And how is Dybala?
“I don’t think that a swallow can make a spring. We have to work hard. Only by working hard can we have good matches, and also results. This match is important because it showed that they haven’t forgotten to play football. As for Dybala has trained little in the last 20 days. He will slowly get back into shape, but I didn’t want to risk it in the first half, the goalkeeper made a wonderful save, but he did that’s good.”
Who knows, this race could be the bell of St. Peter that has rung?
“Let’s hope so…”.
