Claudio RanieriRoma coach, spoke to the microphones of Sky Sports at the end of the Europa League match drawn 2-2 against Tottenham: “The boys played a great match, I wasn’t happy with the one played against Napoli. I don’t like defending, we had to respond blow for blow. This wasn’t the message that I wanted to give to the team and the fans. Today I was very clear, I don’t want a team that confines itself but that attacks. The fans love a team that tries to win more, then they may or may not succeed they responded great, they never have gave up. I told them that the result is important but up to a certain point and that they couldn’t have forgotten that they know how to play football.”
Did Hummels finish as a champion after the mistake?
“On the penalty he arrived that tenth of a second later and took the man, even if I haven’t seen it yet. These are those episodes that only VAR can see, but these are people with incredible experience: it was a point of reference at the back, he gave peace and security, pressing high and still not in top form. I am convinced that this boy will be able to do not well, but very well in Roma’s defense and the fans will be super happy to have found that champion again admired in Germany”.
Are you willing to take more risks?
“This is what I asked, logically they have incredible sprinters. I complimented Postecoglu because I like this spirit, we were good at putting them in difficulty.”
Is the path the right one to remove negativity?
“I don’t think one swallow can make a spring, we have to work hard: only in this way can we play good matches.”
How is Dybala?
“Dybala has trained so little in the last twenty days that one half was enough. I didn’t feel like risking it, he did well in the first half: the goalkeeper made a miraculous save for him.”
Could this match be St. Anthony’s bell ringing like it said yesterday?
“Let’s hope (laughs ed.)