Claudio Ranieri oversees his first coaching session again in command of Roma. (image through www.asroma.it)
Former Roma star Antonio Cassano was harshly crucial of the Friedkin household’s determination to rent Claudio Ranieri as their third supervisor of the season, as he believes such a transfer highlights a scarcity of imaginative and prescient from the house owners and was simply aimed toward holding a ‘poisoned setting’ calm.
Ranieri had formally retired from soccer on the finish of final season, after steering Cagliari to security, however insisted that the Rossoblu and Roma had been the one two groups that might’ve persuaded him to return to teaching.
Nonetheless, Cassano is adamant that the Giallorossi want ‘one thing else’ at this second, notably an ‘worldwide’ profile to permit them to ‘plan for the longer term’ reasonably than a coach who is able to ‘develop into a membership government subsequent yr’.
Cassano: Ranieri’s return to Roma a ‘disgusting’ transfer from Friedkins to maintain followers ‘calm’
“The Friedkins don’t perceive that the individuals in Rome aren’t silly,” Cassano mentioned throughout Viva El Soccer podcast.
“For my part, the Friedkin household has made one more mess. What did they do? Seeing that the setting is poisoned and livid with them, they thought: ‘Since I don’t need to herald De Rossi, I’ll herald somebody who will calm everybody down.’
“With all due respect to this particular person, who’s a real gentleman, let’s be trustworthy—he himself mentioned he was carried out. He mentioned: ‘I don’t need to coach anybody anymore.’
“So, they bring about in a person who determined to retire and who retains the followers calm. In actual fact, what did Ranieri say? He mentioned good issues in favour of the Friedkins, like: ‘Don’t boo us, please, let’s keep united and assist us, as a result of we’d like you. Then, if mandatory, boo us on the finish.’
“In a spot like Rome, what does he do? He brings calm and peace. However Roma wants one thing else — a coach of a sure calibre, with worldwide expertise, a winner with whom you possibly can plan for the longer term.
“He already spoke like a membership government. What is that this? It’s disgusting.
“Friedkins, clarify to me what sort of transfer that is. Simply to calm individuals down? Since I’m not silly, I do know some individuals will probably be pleased as a result of Ranieri is again, Roman satisfaction and all that…
“Nevertheless it’s disgusting. You herald somebody who will in all probability develop into a membership government subsequent yr.”
Ranieri turned Roma’s fourth supervisor in 2024, together with the sacking of José Mourinho final season in the beginning of the yr. The Giallorossi house owners could have three managers on their payroll till the summer time of 2025 except Ivan Juric or Daniele De Rossi discover one other staff, as their contracts with the membership are nonetheless operating.
