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This is the headline of an interesting report in today's "Il Messaggero", although the article is a bit "dramatizing things". But anyway, I thought of translating it.
Rossi has said “It’s our blame”. Lotito has said “It’s their blame”. And this is a signal of what is going to explode at Lazio. The timer will begin to tick on the evening of 7th May. If it will be a night of bad result, the scapegoat of course will be the coach. Aye, the one who has taken Lazio to the Champions Cup. The one of the derbies won as underdogs and the bathe into the fountain. The one who runs to the Curva to take part in his players’ celebration. The one who has said “Being at Lazio is an honour and a point of arrival”. The one who Saturday has said, before the match against Juventus, “the club knows what is necessary to make the team better”. But maybe he will not see the team becoming better. Because if the team get to the final of Coppa Italia, or win it, he will have the strong temptation of resign, given his proud nature. Because this is the point: resignation better than sacking.
There’s the need of arising the quality of the team, recruiting a couple of very good players, to be close to the biggest clubs, who, for sure, will spend a lot of money and will play in a league of their own. But amongst Lazio fans, there are those who have different thoughts: “The most important thing is staying in Serie A, thank you Lotito for rescueing us”. Because one can be happy even if the team end once 10th, then 6th and the next time 14th.
So, for this target a team may be coached by an Acori, or a Ballardini, or another young coach? It seems that four coaches have already been contacted, so they said and maybe it’s just bragging. For sure, to them, Lazio looks like a Ferrari, and they are looking forward to drive it. Rossi, who has been driving it for three years, doesn’t think it’s a Ferrari and could ask for too many spare parts and a couple of competent mechanics. He will ask it for the good of Lazio, not asking money, unlikely some players. But his presence has become encumbering.
Just some notes. Di Carlo, who worked miracles at Mantova, has been a flop at Parma, the motivator Novellino did the same at Torino, Giampaolo has been sacked at Cagliari. And then Baldini, Mandorlini, Ficcadenti. If we were Lotito, yesterday, we would have said to the players “Rossi remains Lazio coach, for at least other three years. With the players he has at his disposition, he has worked miracles”.
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Firing Rossi could just be one of the biggest mistakes Lotito can do. The journalist hints at Rossi asking for a couple of very good players and Lotito not wanting to spend so much money. I completely agree with the last sentence of this article. Lotito should have said those words to nail the players to their responsability. And if he fires Rossi, it will mean a complete lack of ambition.
Rossi has said “It’s our blame”. Lotito has said “It’s their blame”. And this is a signal of what is going to explode at Lazio. The timer will begin to tick on the evening of 7th May. If it will be a night of bad result, the scapegoat of course will be the coach. Aye, the one who has taken Lazio to the Champions Cup. The one of the derbies won as underdogs and the bathe into the fountain. The one who runs to the Curva to take part in his players’ celebration. The one who has said “Being at Lazio is an honour and a point of arrival”. The one who Saturday has said, before the match against Juventus, “the club knows what is necessary to make the team better”. But maybe he will not see the team becoming better. Because if the team get to the final of Coppa Italia, or win it, he will have the strong temptation of resign, given his proud nature. Because this is the point: resignation better than sacking.
There’s the need of arising the quality of the team, recruiting a couple of very good players, to be close to the biggest clubs, who, for sure, will spend a lot of money and will play in a league of their own. But amongst Lazio fans, there are those who have different thoughts: “The most important thing is staying in Serie A, thank you Lotito for rescueing us”. Because one can be happy even if the team end once 10th, then 6th and the next time 14th.
So, for this target a team may be coached by an Acori, or a Ballardini, or another young coach? It seems that four coaches have already been contacted, so they said and maybe it’s just bragging. For sure, to them, Lazio looks like a Ferrari, and they are looking forward to drive it. Rossi, who has been driving it for three years, doesn’t think it’s a Ferrari and could ask for too many spare parts and a couple of competent mechanics. He will ask it for the good of Lazio, not asking money, unlikely some players. But his presence has become encumbering.
Just some notes. Di Carlo, who worked miracles at Mantova, has been a flop at Parma, the motivator Novellino did the same at Torino, Giampaolo has been sacked at Cagliari. And then Baldini, Mandorlini, Ficcadenti. If we were Lotito, yesterday, we would have said to the players “Rossi remains Lazio coach, for at least other three years. With the players he has at his disposition, he has worked miracles”.
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Firing Rossi could just be one of the biggest mistakes Lotito can do. The journalist hints at Rossi asking for a couple of very good players and Lotito not wanting to spend so much money. I completely agree with the last sentence of this article. Lotito should have said those words to nail the players to their responsability. And if he fires Rossi, it will mean a complete lack of ambition.