THE WOLF'S DEN - Tana dei Lupi II

[stefano]

[Lupa]

Yep, former glory alright, but no one's thinking we have a chance in hell of that kind of glory this year.

Meanwhile,
Stagione 2010-2011
Stadio Olimpico
Domenica 27 febbraio 2011 ore 15:00
8^ giornata girone di ritorno
Arbitro : sig. Brighi



1 BOGDAN LOBONT
3 PAOLO CASTELLINI
4 JUAN SILVEIRA DOS SANTOS
7 DAVID PIZARRO
9 MIRKO VUCINIC
10 FRANCESCO TOTTI
11 RODRIGO FERRANTE TADDEI
15 SIMONE LORIA
16 DANIELE DE ROSSI
17 JOHN ARNE RIISE
22 MARCO BORRIELLO
25 GUILLIERMO ENIO BURDISSO
27 JULIO SERGIO BERTAGNOLI
29 NICOLAS BURDISSO
30 SIMPLICIO FABIO HENRIQUE
32 DONIEBER ALEXANDER MARANGON (DONI)
33 MATTEO BRIGHI
45 STEFANO PETTINARI
46 FEDERICO VIVIANI
77 MARCO CASSETTI
94 JEREMY MENEZ

[romawi]

Saturday 26 February, 2011
Ranieri: 'I was the Roma scapegoat'
Claudio Ranieri broke his silence to blast the Roma players. “I became the only scapegoat, but now they’ve got to prove themselves. I should’ve left in June.”

The tactician resigned last Sunday and made way for Vincenzo Montella, hoping a change would shake up his hometown team.

“This term I had become the only scapegoat at Roma. Now the team is there, on their own, and it’s up to them to prove themselves. I resigned out of love for Roma and this city,” he told TG1.

“Sadly, this year personal interests prevailed over those of the team. When we talked in the locker room, everyone agreed that we had to rotate the squad. Then as soon as someone was substituted...

“Now that I am no longer there, though, someone still has to go on the bench.”

He was referring to numerous incidents when players were visibly irritated and disrespectful on the touchline, including Francesco Totti, Mirko Vucinic and Marco Borriello.

“What mistakes did I make during my year and a half at Roma? Perhaps not having left in June...?”

However, the Coach rules out suggestions that a group of players were pushing against him and performing badly on purpose.

“I don’t believe that. There are players who give 110 per cent with a Coach, then don’t ‘click’ with another. I think a good Coach should try to make the most of his players’ characteristics, but when I was a player, I also pushed to understand what my Coach wanted from me.

“I was not a champion, but my motto during my playing days was ‘never give in.’ Players should be lions who have to be held back, but this year I was disappointed that at Roma not everyone had that spirit.”

Ranieri famously kept David Pizarro out because of fitness issues, yet the Chilean played the entire match under new boss Montella.

“We had decided he’d play against Genoa, then that morning the medic told me his back was hurting. I don’t want to believe he said that to avoid playing. That would be an issue of professionalism towards the club that pays your wages and the fans.

“No, that would be beyond any issue with the Coach. Pizarro had a terrible season with this chronic knee problem. I cannot accept any suggestion he was unprofessional.”

Ranieri’s time in Italy has been somewhat complex, as he was fired by Juventus with two games left in the season and felt pushed out of the Giallorossi.

“In football there is Heaven and there is Hell, each can choose which is which. Compared to England, this is Hell,” the former Chelsea manager told TG1.

“I want to train again. England does fascinate me, but I also like Serie A.”
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Ridiculous stuff from Ranieri.

[Lupa]

He's bitter. I think he is right that he lost the players and their behaviour didn't help him this year, but there was a reason he lost them, and he's not accepting responsibility for that.

As if he would have left in June ... (in the case of Spalletti, he had good cause to wish he had left in June, but I don't recall him making statements like this). Spalletti was classy. I used to think Ranieri was too, but his bitterness has gotten the best of him here.

[romawi]

Spalletti made comments about the management towards the end of his era, but I don't recall him making comments about the players and how they should have been responsible. It's too bad Ranieri had to go like this, but I never liked him as a coach. He can be successful, it's just that hated the way this team played while he was in charge. Hopefully we start to see some change with Montella.

[RomaShield27]

Roma-Parma FORMAZIONI UFFICIALI, Totti dal primo minuto
www.forzaroma.info – Domenica 27 Febbraio 2011 13:46

E’ la prima di Vincenzo Montella all’Olimpico; dopo la vittoria di Bologna i giallorossi giocano alle 15 contro il Parma per continuare la risalita in classifica. La Roma giocherà con il 4-2-3-1 visto al Dall’Ara con alcune varianti nella formazione titolare. Una di queste sarà l’impiego di Totti dall’inizio.

LE FORMAZIONI UFFICIALI

Roma (4-2-3-1): 32 Doni; 77 Cassetti, 29 N. Burdisso, 4 Juan, 17 Riise; 16 De Rossi, 7 Pizarro; 11 Taddei, 33 Brighi, 9 Vucinic; 10 Totti.
A disp.: 27 Julio Sergio, 15 Loria, 3 Castellini, 46 Viviani, 30 Simplicio, 94 Menez, 22 Borriello.
All.: Montella.
Squalificati: Rosi, Mexes, Greco.
Diffidati: Vucinic, Brighi, Totti.
Indisponibili: Adriano, Perrotta.

Parma (3-4-2-1): 83 Mirante, 5 Zaccardo, 24 Paci, 6 Lucarelli, 80 Valiani, 4 Morrone, 29 Paletta, 23 Modesto, 7 Candreva, 21 Giovinco, 11 Amauri.
A disp.: 1 Pavarini,14 Galloppa, 18 Gobbi, 10 Dzemaili, 9 Crespo, 84 Palladino, 26 Pisano.
All.: Marino.
Squalificati: nessuno.
Diffidati: Angelo, Giovinco, Gobbi, Lucarelli.
Indisponibili: Angelo, Calvo, Marques, Nwankwo.
Arbitro: Brighi di Cesena.

[RomaShield27]

[romawi]

Montella: 'Pizarro exit was decisive'
Vincenzo Montella believes David Pizarro’s injury was behind the sudden change in Roma’s fortunes, going from 2-0 up to 2-2.

“The statistics say that Roma have now conceded 24 goals in the last half-hour of their games,” said the new Coach after a draw with Parma.

“Those who work in football understand this is not a psychological problem. Up until Amauri’s first goal, Parma hadn’t had a shot on target. We need to raise the tempo, though it’s difficult when playing every three days.”

Pizarro was stretchered off in evident pain in first half stoppages and from then on it was a different game.

“We’ll see what the medical tests say tomorrow and hope it is nothing serious,” continued Montella, who played the Chilean despite his notorious injury problems.

“You could tell how much we missed him in the second half. He is a player who sets the tempo and also brings a great deal of quality to the side.

“Pizarro has characteristics that are essential for my style of football and we do not have a natural replacement. I would make every decision again.”
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Hopefully it's nothing too serious for Pizarro. The difference between the first and second half was quite clear. We are just some much better when Pizarro is playing.

[pocari_fenrir]

[Frenchesco]

What a weeeaaakkkk shit team we have...1 player is out and what happens next is the usual shit we always see. Fuck u Roma!!!

[RomaShield27]

- lunedì, 28 febbraio 2011 - ore: 15:25

Esclusa compromissione dei legamenti. Il cileno cercherà di recuperare per la gara di venerdì a Lecce. Ci sarà sicuramente a Donetsk contro lo Shakhtar...



Pizarro got a scan on his dodgy ginocchio and thankfully the results came back negative with no damage to his ligament(s). He could be available for our next game against Lecce and will defo be ok for our trip to Shakhtar, so good news there.

Full Parma match in the . Haven't commented much on the game as I'm dying with poxy cold which is doing the rounds it seems and so can barely function, but very disappointing to throw away two points like that (could of even be three had Giovinco got his chip at the end right). I know Monty can't seriously be expected to fix things in the short time he's had with the squad, but I was at least hoping that the enthusiasm and boost which comes from a new manager and change in scenery would give the players a little something to get a few results. The spirit in the camp seems better alright, I suppose, and this is perhaps best shown in the sheer energy and work-rate which both Totti and Vucinic showed in chasing the ball down and working hard upfront, something which was seriously lacking from both under Ranieri. Both played well throughout, and with that in mind, Monty's substitutions yesterday have to be questioned, I think, as both Menez and Borriello were far less effective and threatening as Vucinic and Totti and making subs for the sake of making subs is a risky tactic which perhaps cost us in the end.

[maro]

Is our next game on Friday evening?

[ASR1927]

Yes it is Tom.

[maro]

Against the Leccerous? At least there should be one Roman on the pitch.

[Italiamia]

01 mar 11:26:00 2011

Il Flamengo di Ronaldinho e il Palmeiras di Scolari sono in pole per Adriano, scaricato dalla Roma dopo aver disertato la visita di controllo alla spalla. Mercoledì l'incontro decisivo con Montali: si va verso la risoluzione del contratto

La permanenza di Adriano a Roma ha i giorni contati. Domenica l’attaccante brasiliano ha dato clamorosamente buca alla visita di controllo alla spalla, fissata dalla società dopo che per tre volte lo stesso Imperatore aveva rimandato il suo ritorno nella capitale. La questione ha mandato giustamente in bestia i vertici di Trigoria e mercoledì è previsto un faccia a faccia ma la rottura tra Adriano e la Roma sembra ormai insanabile, lo stesso Montali ha ammesso che l'Imperatore è "indifendibile" e si va verso la rescissione.

AL FLAMENGO CON DINHO? - Ma in Brasile c'è chi lo accoglierebbe a braccia aperte. Al Flamengo, dove Adriano è cresciuto e si è rilanciato nel 2009, i giocatori vedrebbero di buon occhio il suo ritorno. "La gente sa quello che è successo quando era qui ma le persone maturano e poi è sempre importante avere un campione in rosa" è il pensiero di Leo Moura, vicecapitano dei rubronegros.

OCCHIO A PALMEIRAS E CORINTHIANS - Secondo il quotidiano brasiliano "Globoesporte", il primo ostacolo da superare sarebbe la resistenza del tecnico Vanderlei Luxemburgo, pronto a opporsi al suo ingaggio. Il no dell'allenatore potrebbe favorire il Palmeiras, dove invece Felipe Scolari non vedrebbe come un problema il difficile carattere di Adriano. Ma non è da escludere un suo passaggio al Corinthians che cerca un nuovo uomo-immagine in virtù degli addii di Roberto Carlos e Ronaldo.

RISOLUZIONE IN VISTA - Domani Adriano si presenterà a Trigoria insieme al suo procuratore Calenda, per disuctere del suo futuro con Montali. Il direttore generale giallorosso ha definito "indifendibile" l’atteggiamento del brasiliano e la rescissione consensuale sembra proprio a un passo.

Eurosport

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Are any comments really needed regarding the aquisition of Adriano. He's been fined by the club and will not be called up for any matches for the remainder of the season.

[ASR1927]

So it looks like we could be under new ownership by the end of next week on the eve of the derby. Beating those fucks should be a good way to start the new era.

Seems Galliani has confirmed that they want to sign Mexes if he doesn't renew. What do you guys think? Will Mexes renew or do you think he wants to move up north and play for Milan?
I didn't get to see the game this weekend as I was away for the father in law's birthday. I have do watch it now that I have downloaded it.

[Giacomo]

I don't think Mexes will accept to play EL football next season so the outcome of Roma's pursuit of fourth place will be a significant factor in his decision.

[maro]

For Giacomo - more groundless rumours about the players not getting their wages in time (among other things): http://www.forzaroma.info/rassegna-stam ... -roma.html

And then some more cheerful news: http://www.forzaroma.info/rassegna-stam ... liori.html

If we do manage to offload Mexes, Menez, and Vucinic we'll be perfectly placed to build the team around Brosco, Bertolacci, and D'Alessandro - at last the future looks brighter.

[Italiamia]

Three months in arrears. So what else is new. Let us hope we have seen the last of this kind of management.

[Giacomo]