“Roma needs to focus on these games where they can bring home points, where they become more hardworking in many situations.”

Luciano Spalletti, Technical Commissioner of Italy and former coach of Roma, was a guest on La Domenica Sportiva and made some remarks about Ranieri’s team victory over Parma. These were his words:

“A top player day for Dybala. “Dybala is now a name on everyone’s lips, a player with the potential to sway the tide of an entire team. His technical prowess and relationship with the entire team is noteworthy. He possesses quality every time the ball lands on his foot, he’s familiar with scoring goals. He only lacks a bit of structure and physicality, he’s a top player.

Would Dybala do well to leave? Would Roma be wise to let him go? “It’s hard for me to say. I know he’s a strong player. “A team aiming to build a strong mentality should keep players like him on their rosters”.

What is Pellegrini’s main limitation? Does he need a change of environment to regain peace and confidence? “Perhaps the situation he is experiencing at Roma isn’t helping. He’s a player with quality and should properly develop it in a different league context.”
Now, Roma must focus on these matches where they manage to secure valuable points, where the team becomes more industrious in numerous situations to then exhibit the quality of certain players. Pellegrini, in my view, is under scrutiny, just as he has been before.

How should Ranieri’s decision not to make changes be interpreted? “It depends on the interpretation, on what he decides is also important as a message to send to the team. He needs results, this is a question that should be asked to him. “Having five substitutions leaves many players without playtime, which can create management difficulties.

Ranieri is making logical moves, while Juric had excluded Hummels and Paredes: is the main mistake a coach can make to consider his own idea of football superior to the characteristics of the players at his disposal?”

“This is something that can happen, but the coach must not be stubborn and insist on his own ideas above all else. One must realize, engage, understand, and be open to changing or modifying one’s ideas.