Our daily appointment dedicated to the colorful world of Roman radio continues. On Air, the most copied (and pasted) column on the web, is a journey through the frequencies most listened to by Giallorossi fans on the hunt for thoughts, news, rumors and some colorful notes. Enjoy!
David Rossi (Rete Sport): “It was an almost perfect weekend for Roma, which will end with a Venezia-Fiorentina, a match that must end 1, or at most X, because then Venezia goes to 28 and at the last there is Venezia-Juve…Roma? I did some reasoning that led me to this conclusion: in view of fifth place, and that is ahead of Lazio, you might as well lose tonight, assuming that Lazio will not win in Milan. If you lose tonight and then win the last two, you get ahead of them. In terms of fourth place, on the other hand, that’s not enough for you, and maybe not even scoring seven points in the last three. Since drawing or losing today doesn’t change much, we’re playing to win…that must be the spirit…”
Gianluca Piacentini (Rete Sport): “The phrase that struck me most about Ranieri’s conference was that no one is excluded from the coaching roster. Tonight’s game? Roma is going to play it, they will try to win it…for the first time they are masters of their destiny. It won’t be easy to win these last three, but if it makes it it goes to the Champions League. I hope it keeps the attitude seen more against Inter than against Fiorentina. But the important thing is to win, no matter what. Coach? I do not believe that the goal achieved does not change the profile of the coach: if Roma goes to Champions in my opinion it will be a different coach than it would be without…”
Fabio Petruzzi (Rete Sport): “In my opinion Roma tonight goes there to attack, to play the game. How does it end? In my opinion it wins…”
Mario Corsi (Tele Radio Stereo): “Tonight’s game is the most important of the year, maybe of Roma’s recent history, because we haven’t gone to the Champions League in years. Roma will enter the field ruthless to try to win, it is the last good one to go for Champions and show everyone that they care. When I tell you Napoli didn’t win the Scudetto it’s because I have feelings…you can tell…yesterday was almost a Roma-Lecce…The Friedkin plane in Salzburg? He has so many interests in Europe, but they don’t have resorts or other activities there, I don’t understand why they go there at all, and I ask myself questions…Maybe the Friedkins haven’t announced the coach yet because they are trying to convince Klopp, it would be a Mourinho-type bombshell…”
Francesca Ferrazza (Tele Radio Stereo): “Ranieri has always spoken very highly of Gasperini, and the fact that he is parting ways with Atalanta has reopened things a bit. The air is a little bit there, that there is no announcement of the new coach now but that there will be at the end of the season. And that leads one to think of a coach who is coaching…”
Lorenzo Pes (Tele Radio Stereo): “Atalanta if they won today would be mathematically in the Champions League, and doing it in front of their fans and against Roma are extra motivation for them. That is why I expect a fierce Atalanta tonight. Roma seems more aware with this new form. Now it all depends on you, there is pressure, and that is why I would have preferred to play it earlier than the others. Ranieri’s presence can make a difference in these cases, though. It still remains another very complicated game against Milan, the road is long. But now it depends only on you. To score nine points seems very complicated to me, also because of the law of large numbers…”
Piero Torri (Radio Manà Manà Sport): “All possible coaches have been approached at Roma because we are groping in the dark. Farioli was rejected by Ranieri himself. So you go by deduction, you throw names out there to see how Roma reacts. Fabregas to Bayer? I’m not so convinced…Yesterday I heard him speak on Sky Sport and he made a very good impression…do you want to see that…I have the impression that he will leave Como…”
Daniele Lo Monaco (Radio Romanista): “Roma must not draw the maximum just by defending and then attacking again by exploiting spaces. I think Roma is a strong team when it is proactive and has achieved results when it has been proactive: from Fonseca’s Roma that reached the semifinals of the Europa League to Di Francesco’s Roma that reached the semifinals of the Champions League, passing through Mourinho’s Roma, which when it had courage it played extraordinary games. Recent history shows this. With Atalanta we suffer, but by attacking…”
Mario Mattioli (Radio Radio): “Juventus is in great danger of not getting into the Champions League, and they have shown that you have to change 8 or 9 elevenths if you want to make a team that looks like Juventus. Atalanta-Roma has a very important value, this Roma will want to reach round number as undefeated, and can take advantage of Atalanta’s difficulties in home games. For that parameter there, we can say that Roma will go to the result. Roma always make the goal for you and then they close well, they have all the characteristics to bring something home…”
Roberto Pruzzo (Radio Radio): “Tonight’s match is very difficult, but Roma in the last month have shown they can play even against the big ones. I think there are the conditions to really make an exploit…”
Nando Orsi (Radio Radio): “Of Juventus in the second half on Saturday there were only the colors, in my opinion many players at the end of their careers will be able to say they played for Juve but no one will believe it. Lazio tried in every way, in a somewhat confusing way, but they tried. Lazio with six points in the last two can still go to the Champions League… Roma? Atalanta looked like they could fight for the Scudetto, but then they fall back into the usual problems. Atalanta has lost to almost all the bigs, they are not reliable in this aspect and Roma can take advantage of that. It’s an open game, Roma has to play for everything even if it means losing…”
Giallorossi.net Editorial Staff
The article “ON AIR!” – CORSI: “Friedkin’s plane in Salzburg? I ask myself questions…”, ROSSI: “Drawing or losing tonight changes little, we play to win”, PRUZZO: “There are the conditions for the great exploit” comes from Giallorossi.net | AS Roma News, Football and Exclusives.
