In Florence, there was also talk of the field, and lots of it. Gian Piero Gasperini had an initial operational discussion with Florent Ghisolfi, the new architect of the Giallorossi’s technical area. A dialogue that, although still premature in the absence of signatures, has already outlined the contours of a possible “Gasperinian” Roma. The foundation has been laid, now it will be necessary to see if something can really be built on top of it.
The idea is clear: if Gasp accepts the Roma bench, it will be up to Ghisolfi himself to show that he can move better than his recent French trials. It will take imagination, expertise and flair to identify players suited to his soccer, without spending madness. Forget shots à la Le Fée, in favor of more functional profiles, perhaps less emblazoned but more suited to Gasperini’s proven three-cylinder machine: his 3-4-2-1, no question.
The Piedmontese coach has already put some green ticks on the current roster: promoted Angelino, Ndicka, Svilar, Mancini, Koné, Pisilli, Celik and El Shaarawy, whom he knows well and had asked for as well in his Atalanta days. The confirmation of Saelemaekers would also be looked upon favorably. And on Gourna-Douath there is confidence: Gasperini considers him a raw to work on, but the knot is always that of redemption from Salzburg, which today dances close to 20 million.
Then there is Matias Soulé, a jewel to be refined: the talent is there, but Gasp would like less dribbling and more substance. On the red list, on the other hand, there are at least four bigs (Pelegrini, Paredes, Dybala, Dovbyk) not yet known but already in the crosshairs. Translated: no one is untouchable. For Gasperini, we start only with those who are hungry. The others, thank you and goodbye.
La Roma non perde d’occhio il mercato dei parametri zero, considerando le ristrettezze per le prossime due sessioni: l’obiettivo è Angel Gomes, 24 anni, trequartista del Lille in scadenza di contratto. Lo scrive l’edizione odierna de Il Messaggero.
