In his press conference on the eve of the match against Tottenham, the Roma coach, Claudio Ranierialso spoke about how the team is doing after the defeat against Napoli, a match that marked his debut on the Giallorossi bench. First words on Mats Hummels, one of the most talked about players in recent weeks due to poor use with Juric: “Hummels is an incredible player, he has experience in Europe, that’s why he showed up in the conference. He played the first 45 minutes, let’s see if he recovered. I’m calm from this point of view. In Naples we lost due to indecision, a lack of vision of the trajectory. Di Lorenzo did well to bring it in. The team didn’t play badly 100% We made some mistakes and I didn’t expect that type of game, we were hesitant. The new coach doesn’t have the baton and it changes everything positive. I don’t expect anything. What we have to do is put in our minds the idea of fighting until the last second.”
How much would you have liked to avoid a match like this right now? Will Dybala play?
“A match like this is stimulating. This is not a friendly match, it’s a team that is first in the league for the pressing it does. We should be very intelligent. I care about every match even when we play each other. Dybala doesn’t suffer from any pain. But I repeat: it’s one thing to have Dybala and it’s one thing not to have him. That’s why I asked him to stay with the team not to get hurt.”
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