LOOK WHO’S TALKING ON THE RADIO – The Romanews.eu column “Look who’s talking… on the radio” is the daily space in which you can read the comments on the world of Rome from speakers and commentators who are protagonists of the Roman airwaves collected by our editorial staff.
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Teleradiostereo courses: “There is something, but it always remains a defeat like in Naples. You proved something more. We have found a central defender like Hummels, incredible how he never played before. I find his story incredible. Ghisolfi and De Rossi have done everything wrong about this team, which is poorly made. It’s obvious now. Le Fée, 23 million, won’t let him play. Then there’s Dovbyk, oh my. And it’s not just them. One cannot help but say that everything is truly wrong and Ranieri will have to deal with this situation which is now becoming very critical, even if they have given some small signals. This is a match that could easily have been 0-0. It’s difficult to talk about this Rome. Positive signs are ok, but we always lose. Roma probably has something more, I can only believe in Ranieri. Don’t think that Lecce and Como are easy races. The big fault lies with Friedkin who gave De Rossi control of a team for three years.”
Torri on Radio Manà Manà Sport: “The team is poorly constructed, it has gone through three technical managements. I believe that Ranieri will say something to Ghisolfi and the Friedkins. Roma don’t beat anyone, we need to realize this. Roma aren’t racing, they’re struggling to beat anyone at the moment.”
Lo Monaco on Radio Romanista: “I’m a little excited by the fact that we’ve finally emerged from this cycle of difficult matches. We are at the fourth consecutive defeat. If we wanted to follow Ranieri’s positive attitude a little, we have to think that we have emerged from the nightmare of a terrible 2024. With the arrival of more manageable opponents and a regaining of self-esteem, we could see a little more optimism for a year we’re all looking forward to. It wasn’t a scandalous performance, Roma faced the best team in the championship. Any attacker a little more lucid than Dovbyk would have realized his chances. There are players who are unlikely to be able to give anything to Roma again. If the lineup is still three-man, we need to get another defender because Hermoso alone isn’t enough.”
Fabrizio Aspri at Radio Radio: “I continued to see positive signs in the first 65/70 minutes, Roma were on par with Atalanta. It must be said, however, that the team does not score. Dovbyk also bears the burden of a bad transfer market situation in which there isn’t even a valid alternative. Ukrainian is still cumbersome. Now the second phase begins, that is to understand if this is a team that can fight with the others that are playing for salvation. This is a very dark time. The signals arrive, but they are not comparable for the ranking. The goal now is to score points. Yesterday Dybala put a ball to Francesco Totti, when he spooned for Dovbyk in the opponent’s penalty area. Roma don’t know how to score and if Dovbyk doesn’t come unstuck, no one will find the goal here. And this is a very serious problem, let’s hope that Ranieri has the awareness to set the team’s mentality to fight for salvation. Many players are gentlemen, let’s face it. We need to make the players participate in an involution, which is not carried out through the game. And then we need to come out with character. I don’t see people who can realize that the match against Lecce is worth a Champions League final. Looking back at the goals Dovbyk scored for Girona, he scored 6 with headers. We need to use our wings better, we need to provide an alternative”
Roberto Pruzzo on Radio Radio: “Roma’s centre-forward missed a couple of important opportunities in the two matches against Napoli and Atalanta. I believe that Atalanta took advantage of the Giallorossi’s anomalous situations and then managed them well in the end. Ranieri had practically nothing from the bench. In certain moments of the race you gave the impression of being able to compete. Let’s hope that Hummels’ stoppage is a temporary thing, I expected his ailment after such expensive matches like Tottenham and Atalanta. I don’t want to go back to the flanks, you don’t have an alternative position, especially on the right. I hope that the team manages to score at least seven points in the next three games. I don’t think Dybala is at the top either.”
Rossomando on Radio Manà Manà Sport: “I think there are generations that have never experienced something like this. Who is used to seeing Rome so mistreated and humiliated? You have to look at what Lecce, Venezia, Monza do… and this hurts. It’s difficult for us too because we’re a bit of a broken record. Now we pay the consequences, we need to unite and try to give strength to the team: now we need that and unity of purpose. I hope that this team can recover and have what it takes to beat Lecce. It doesn’t happen very often that you live entire months without a win. I would have let Saelemaekers play from the first minute.”
Conflicts at Radio Manà Manà Sport: “To date you are the worst team in the championship. Roma haven’t won for a month and four days. These gentlemen here have forced us to experience such a situation. The awareness of this must be taken into account, from here onwards any type of argument can be made. If we don’t realize that Rome is fighting for salvation, we can’t move forward. I can’t think that Dovbyk is this, he’s a bit embalmed physically. The feeling is that around 70′ Ranieri had taken the path of minestrone.”
Cotumaccio to Teleradiostereo: “We deluded ourselves that we could tell something different. A less sad evening than others, Roma suffered their fourth consecutive defeat. The ranking is the ugliest I’ve ever seen. I very much agree with Mr. Ranieri’s words. This season is a massacre, but in Ranieri’s moment there are some positive ideas. I don’t feel like contesting the applause at the end, and it seems almost paradoxical. Yesterday for me Roma had a good first half against a much stronger Atalanta. I saw a very balanced match, Dovbyk and Mancini wasted two sensational opportunities. After De Roon’s goal, Roma definitively dies and disappears from the pitch. When Zaniolo came on, we all knew he would score. However, this does not take away the impact seen in the first half and a small growth path that I am seeing at team and player level. Now there are no excuses.”
Catoni from Teleradiostereo: “The team tried to do their best. So obvious that it was all wrong, I expect some operations in January. Now a series of fundamental matches await us. Despite the clear disappointment for the defeat, I am not devastated by the discouragement. I’m less devastated this morning. But if you lose, I’m not going to fall out of bed today in amazement.”
Nardo to Teleradiostereo: “There was a fair amount of enthusiasm at the beginning for Ranieri’s return, a crazy roar at the moment of the announcement. The atmosphere has changed compared to Roma-Bologna, but it wasn’t enough for the result. This is a ranking that few of us have had to face as Roma fans, worse even than 2004/2005. Such a ranking, 13 points in 14 games, had never been seen. There is anger and frustration, bitterness and there would also be the desire to protest. At the moment, however, there must be a great assumption of responsibility on the part of everyone, including the environment. The fans must continue to support this team to get out of this nightmare. Como, Lecce and Parma are three direct clashes. Now we need to find maximum unity to reach the objective, which is not salvation in itself, but getting Roma out of these quicksands. If we are still there in a month/two months, the situation becomes tough. The transfer market arrives in a few weeks, this is a Roma team that absolutely needs to be strengthened. And purchases are needed immediately, with players done and finished
Ciotti on Radio Romanista: “After this defeat come three fundamental matches, difficult not only due to the value of the opponents but also due to the fact that Roma are not used to staying in those positions in the standings. Roma played their game against Atalanta, a balanced match for 60 minutes. After the goal the Giallorossi broke up. For me the difference lies in the quality of the changes, but also because, as Ranieri explained, certain characteristics were needed that the coach did not have. Roma’s changes didn’t bring that extra verve. However, Roma are making steps forward, I take this spirit of the team that is slowly reuniting. Yesterday the atmosphere at the Olimpico was very nice, the fans respected what Ranieri had asked for.”
