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The match at the Olimpico between Roma and Braga ends 3-0, a match valid for the sixth round of the EU. Commenting on the victory was Mister Claudio Ranieri. Follow the live text on TMW.
9.14pm – The press conference begins
Ranieri’s treatment has already reinvigorated some players. Are you thinking about deepening it for January or working with who you have available now?
“For me it’s good to do the month of December then we’ll see in January. I’m giving some people less opportunity to make themselves known and I’m sorry. Now they all deserve to be on the pitch, but they will have space. If you don’t know La Rosa well it’s useless that I want to talk about and think about the future. It’s one thing to see first-hand and see it on TV.”
In a month he achieved a great goal: no whistles and good performances. How much of his is there? And then the result is a lie, it could have been more than 3 to 0
“I always say that it depends on what you have. I have very good players who had lost the pleasure of playing football. I want to rediscover that child that is in each of them. When you have fun and work seriously this comes out, and the merit and only theirs. In the match? Yes, there are some balls that we could have exploited better but I don’t like the fact that we were carrying the ball today and that’s not good.”
Pellegrini, was your ownership thought out? Saud was also a protagonist, what can you tell us about him?
“I told Lorenzo that I saw him as more serene, which wasn’t the case before. Even in training he was starting to see the goal more. He needs confidence and to feel important again. Little by little the Pellegrini that we love and know will return. Saud in training put me in difficulty but having no friendlies I was undecided whether to play him or not. But in training I saw how much he pushed me. I also started to insist on his teammates it’s too instinctive but if the boy is intelligent we have a good profile.”
What’s the next goal?
“Let’s see what the month of December has in store for us. I’m not happy after two games. There’s a lot to improve and work on. Braga created problems for us. Even in 10 vs 11. We need to improve and I’m not happy for now. I’ll be curious to see how we do this month. We’ve started quite well. We’ve traced a small country lane from here to the motorway.”
A changed team, is it time to set goals beyond Europe?
“I repeat, I don’t know what our objectives are. For now there are two victories, but we have to move forward. Feet on the ground without flights of fancy and we’ll see at the end of December. The Italian Cup and many other matches will be involved. At the end of December Let’s see where we’re at.”
9.27pm – The press conference ends
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