LATEST AS ROMA NEWS – 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): “If Hummels does not play tonight, although he is fully recovered, it would be a technical choice. And if it is a technical choice, Hummels is no longer a monument…this is a linear reasoning…but for me he plays. Pellegrini? I would play Baldanzi if I have to play an under-pointer next to Dybala. Also because they the little guy between the lines suffers him, Djalò seems to me one who can struggle against Baldanzi. However, there is to be said that Baldanzi often does much better as a sub…”
Gianluca Piacentini (Rete Sport): “There will be about 55,000 Roma fans at the Olimpico tonight, which is not a small number for a Thursday match at 6:45 p.m. But in past years matches like this were experienced with more empathy. We are not Milan who won 7 champions cups…if we were to think it is an unimportant match, we have done something wrong. Roma stronger than Porto? I don’t put my hand on it, look at Atalanta, Milan and Juve…When you get to this point you don’t take it from home, and for the match I’m moderately worried…No fifth place for Champions? It doesn’t concern us anyway. And it reassures me to know that we will have one less place for the Conference….”
Checco Oddo Casano (Rete Sport): “Mancini will 99% be the next Roma captain, because next year Pellegrini will leave. Basically he will be one of the captains, I struggle to find others. Maybe Dybala could aspire to the armband when Mancini is not on the field…”
Mario Corsi (Tele Radio Stereo): “Our Friedkin takes on a different kind of leadership, even in the fans: I read ‘everyone to the stadium with the flag,’ I thought it was something coming from the curve groups, and instead I learned it was coming from Roma. Now they also do the cheering…Friedkin also decides what the fans should do at the Olimpico: more leadership than that, I don’t think there is any. But has it ever happened to you to hear a president say what the fans should do? I remain shocked…Porto is to beat, Roma can do no wrong…you have to win not because Roma is the best team in the world, but because Porto right now is not strong. The cup starts from Friday, with the draws. If you don’t beat me these, forget it…I swear, if Roma loses, I won’t talk about Roma tomorrow…”
Francesca Ferrazza (Tele Radio Stereo): “The next coach? We cannot go from Farioli, or a name like that, to the dream Ancelotti. Ranieri has said it: if you ask us for 70 million players they will disqualify us from the cups, so how can you think of a project related to Ancelotti? Maybe, but it would surprise me. Montella himself, before accepting, two questions would ask himself eh…”
Lorenzo Pes (Tele Radio Stereo): “We are stronger than Porto, they have interesting individualities, but Roma has more experience and quality. I expect a Roma in Europe format, when there is the inside or outside usually they have been good nights, especially here at the Olimpico. Soulè with Dybala on the field tonight? Tactically it would be an experiment, it would intrigue me, but it sounds strange for Ranieri, who makes players comfortable in their own role. Hummels? With the experience he has, I always put him on the field in a game like that…”
Piero Torri (Radio Manà Manà Sport): “Conte could leave Napoli at the end of the season, and one of the possible destinations is Roma. Next season there could really be a bench waltz: I don’t know if Gasp, Conceicao, Motta and Inzaghi will stay at their respective teams. Plus there are Allegri, Sarri and Mancini free…I think several teams will have a new coach. For Roma there is a huge choice for next season, and in my opinion there is also Conte…”
Roberto Pruzzo (Radio Radio): “You have to be concrete tonight. Now you have certainties that Ranieri have been able to transmit to the players. You have a chance to win this game, because the 1-1 first leg is a positive result. If there were dips it could become much more complicated… El Shaarawy? After an hour he goes into oxygen debt. Angelino, as we used to say in our time, is a winger, you put him there to make crosses…”
Nando Orsi (Radio Radio): “Yesterday’s games and the day before proved that you can never talk about weak teams in Europe. Roma is doing well right now, and Porto is at their lowest, but it’s a Europe game and when you make the playoffs you’re all in the same boat. It’s a 50-50 game. It’s the details, the episodes that make the difference and Roma has to be careful about that…”
Mario Mattioli (Radio Radio): “Ranieri has to pay attention to details, something Thiago Motta didn’t do yesterday…El Shaarawy and Angelino outside? That’s fine, they are two reliable players, you have to put players you can trust. Angelino showed his value, not excellent but very good. El Shaarawy 6.5 always gets you, even 7…”
Giallorossi.net Editorial Staff
The article “ON AIR!” – TORRI: “Conte may leave Napoli, Roma one of the possible destinations”, CORSI: “Porto to beat, otherwise let it go”, CASANO: “At 99% the next captain will be Mancini” comes from Giallorossi.net, exclusive news, news and soccer market.
