Victory on his debut as Roma’s coach, in an Olimpico which honored him throughout the match: “The final farewell under the Curva is among the unforgettable moments of my career. Roma always gives me so much love, but now I have a job to do”. Then the tactical analysis: “Ball possession only makes sense if done quickly: with the players we have we will have fun”
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“Was the first one good? I would say yes”. After his debut with victory on the Roma bench, Daniele De Rossi he is still visibly emotional, also fresh from the applause he went to receive in front of the Curva Sud at the end of the race. “It was pleasant, I experience affection every day in the city, they never spare me but here I have a different dress. So I felt great emotion but also great tension because I have a job to do. At the end of the match I wanted to thank the people, I could hear them calling me during the match. I couldn’t be happier. The greeting under the Curva is one of the moments that I will put in the album of memories of my career. I was given a second one, now let’s see how long it will last. I have to enjoy it but I also have to give my best because the love of these people is on my shoulders.”
“Possession of the ball? It only makes sense if it’s fast”
Then it’s time for tactical analysis: “I really liked the first half. But if the ball doesn’t go fast it becomes tough. Having dominance and management of the ball It’s important, but it makes sense only if done quickly. If you go slow with ball possession, they’ll kill you: we don’t put the game to sleep but we put ourselves to sleep. If we do it right, I think with the players we have we will have fun“.
“Pellegrini leader, he is one of the best in Italy”
On the whistles to the players, however: “How do they turn into applause? By playing better, especially in the second half: if we had done that we would all have gone away happier, but we must celebrate victories and recreate enthusiasm. The positive thing was that we fought even in the final in which we didn’t play well, showing the fans that we really cared about winning. Pilgrims? He is one of the best players we have, one of the best Italian talents: he must find continuity and then fill the area because he has the ability to score many goals. We Romans here in Rome is It’s right that we are faced with our responsibilities because we receive so much love and the scales need to be rebalanced. I’m very happy with him, he behaved like a true leader during the week.”
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El Shaarawy MVP: the report cards of Roma-Verona 2-1
Good first match for Daniele De Rossi: at the Olimpico he beat Verona 2-1 with Lukaku and Pellegrini scoring. The MVP of the match is El Shaarawy, author of an excellent performance and two assists. Folorunsho is Verona’s best; good performance also from the three substitutes Federico Botti’s report cards WATCH ALL THE SKY SPORT HIGHLIGHTS
El Shaarawy: “Mou paid, but everyone’s responsibility”
At the end of the match El Shaarawy also spoke, his best performance against Verona with two assists. “There is disappointment on the part of the public for the period we are going through and for Mourinho’s dismissal. It was important to start united again but we always have been. We always worked and took to the field for the good of Rome. We have never been separated in these years. With Mourinho there were beautiful moments like the finals we reached and as united as we were there, we were in the last few months when things weren’t going well. The coach lost out but everyone is responsible. It’s the club that makes the decisions and he lost out but we were with him until the end, giving everything on the pitch but it wasn’t enough. We can do more.” Then on De Rossi: “As a coach he makes the same great impression as when he was a player. He was a leader and he just changed roles. He has the same spirit, the same tenacity as before. We are happy to have him with us.”