{"id":7016,"date":"2024-11-18T07:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T07:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/claudio-ranieri-roma-return-for-italian-will-provide-steady-pair-of-hands\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T07:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T07:05:31","slug":"claudio-ranieri-roma-return-for-italian-will-provide-steady-pair-of-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/claudio-ranieri-roma-return-for-italian-will-provide-steady-pair-of-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Claudio Ranieri: Roma return for Italian will provide steady pair of hands"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The decision to hire Juric in the first place only served to highlight the lack of a clear sporting strategy.<\/p>\n

When the Friedkins arrived, their decision to bring in Jose Mourinho as manager won them plaudits. A proven winner and a man capable of capturing global interest, Mourinho would satisfy both commercial and sporting needs.<\/p>\n

The Stadio Olimpico was sold out for 43 consecutive games and the fanbase fell in love with the Portuguese who led them to back-to-back European finals.<\/p>\n

However, Roma failed to prepare for what was to come after Mourinho. When he was sacked, the fans were furious and the decision to hand the reins to Daniele de Rossi<\/a> seemed a way to placate supporters rather than to serve a long-term vision.<\/p>\n

The former captain of the side understands the club and the culture but had a different playing style and little experience. The decision to then extend his contract before the summer raised a few eyebrows.<\/p>\n

Investing more than 100m euros (\u00a383m) in summer transfers, the Friedkins sought to support De Rossi’s tactical vision and squad requirements. <\/p>\n

Dismissing him only four weeks into the season remains a hasty and bewildering decision – but to then entrust the squad of players to Juric, a man with an entirely different playing philosophy, emphasised the lack of forward planning.<\/p>\n

Juric predictably failed. He not only failed to transmit his ideas but the players were visibly sad, unhappy or overlooked.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought in particular for Germany centre-half Mats Hummels, who joined Roma on a free transfer in the summer.<\/p>\n

He had spoken of growing up watching Francesco Totti and De Rossi and his excitement to be training under the latter – only to watch on from the sidelines as Juric consistently overlooked him, choosing to play a midfielder at the back rather than the Champions League finalist.<\/p>\n

“We are big believers in stability and culture,” said Dan Friedkin in his first official interview four years ago.<\/p>\n

“This is important in our existing businesses, and it’s critically important in football. We try to identify, and more importantly support, strong management.”<\/p>\n

The problem at Roma is no-one quite understands who is calling the shots.<\/p>\n

The club are still without a CEO after Lina Souloukou resigned from her role, while Frenchman Ghisolfi – the man who stepped up to absorb fans’ ire and acknowledge mistakes – seems to have no power to make decisions, leaving the Italian media to debate how long he will last in his role.<\/p>\n

It does not help that he only speaks in French at a club obsessed with its history and traditions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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