Re: Rudi Garcia Sack Watch

by Kaladin Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:40 pm

I don't think Spalletti is that bad of an appointment as some might think, when he was at Roma he made the best out of a very bad team, i mean, they had players like Antunes, Cicinho, Cassetti, Brighi, Tavano, Okaka, Sartor, Kharja, etc and still went toe to toe with Madrid, Lyon and Chelsea. All while playing some great football.

However, I don't think he would be able to turn the season around

by Robespierre Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:15 pm

He had also prime Totti (nothing to add about it) , prime De Rossi ( rated as the Italian Steven Gerrard at that period. Yes he was GOAT at that time , not the Fraud seen in last 4 years :facepalm:

) , prime Pizarro (he was amazing ) tbh
Anyway he is a good choice, and mainly it was the favorite choice by Roma fans. They litterally love him.
Mancini - Inter , Spalletti - Roma , it just misses Ranieri-Juve hmm

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:20 pm

Ranieri is too good for Juve now imo :coffee:

by Kaladin Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:44 pm

Robespierre wrote:He had also prime Totti (nothing to add about it) , prime De Rossi ( rated as the Italian Steven Gerrard at that period. Yes he was GOAT at that time , not the Fraud seen in last 4 years ) , prime Pizarro (he was amazing ) tbh
Anyway he is a good choice, and mainly it was the favorite choice by Roma fans. They litterally love him.
Mancini - Inter , Spalletti - Roma , it just misses Ranieri-Juve

Yeah, Totti was godly back then, so was DDR and Pizarro, Juan even, also Mancini and Vucinic. But, i seem to recall some utter dross in the squad back then, guys like Barusso, Esposito, Doni, Defendi, Wilhelmsson, Rosi, Baptista, etc. i loved the football they played under Spalletti. With Vuci as a pseudo striker on the left and Totti dropping deep with Mancini surging forward. That team just clicked on its day, but that day was sporadic imo, they were inconsistent, and had an injury crisis in mid 07/08 as well which somewhat stalled them.

That being said Roma is not that lucrative of a destination for most high profile coaches. The pressure/expectations are enormous, the fans are fickle, and they don't have deep pockets. It certainly slims the potential coaches pool. Even so, Spalletti is a decent option, for the time being at least. He is a joke in CL/EL though, we destroyed his Zenit home and away, and apparently he got into a scuffle with Hulk after our match against them because he subbed him out lol. But yeah, for the time being, a decent option.

by Katy Perry Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:53 pm

ES wrote:I don't think Spalletti is that bad of an appointment as some might think, when he was at Roma he made the best out of a very bad team, i mean, they had players like Antunes, Cicinho, Cassetti, Brighi, Tavano, Okaka, Sartor, Kharja, etc and still went toe to toe with Madrid, Lyon and Chelsea. All while playing some great football.

However, I don't think he would be able to turn the season around

Poor man's Allegri tbh. He had Oniewu, Strasser, Antonini, Emanuelson, Taiwo, Bakaye Traorè, Bonera etc and actually won the league and would have won again if it wasn't for that Muntari goal.

by farfan Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:56 pm

ES wrote:I don't think Spalletti is that bad of an appointment as some might think, when he was at Roma he made the best out of a very bad team, i mean, they had players like Antunes, Cicinho, Cassetti, Brighi, Tavano, Okaka, Sartor, Kharja, etc and still went toe to toe with Madrid, Lyon and Chelsea. All while playing some great football.

Lol these were mostly fringe players over a period of 3/4 years.

by M99 Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:01 am

Katy Perry wrote:
ES wrote:I don't think Spalletti is that bad of an appointment as some might think, when he was at Roma he made the best out of a very bad team, i mean, they had players like Antunes, Cicinho, Cassetti, Brighi, Tavano, Okaka, Sartor, Kharja, etc and still went toe to toe with Madrid, Lyon and Chelsea. All while playing some great football.

However, I don't think he would be able to turn the season around
Poor man's Allegri tbh. He had Oniewu, Strasser, Antonini, Emanuelson, Taiwo, Bakaye Traorè, Bonera etc and actually won the league and would have won again if it wasn't for that Muntari goal.

Except when he won the league he did not have the likes of Taiwo and Traore but he had prime Zlatan, prime Pato (dont flame pls), a decent Cassano and Robinho and a defence of Nesta and Silva.

by McLewis Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:05 am

From Roma Press' John Solano

Despite his future being in doubt, Rudi Garcia will lead Roma during their training session today.
Meanwhile, Walter Sabatini has arrived back to Trigoria after spending parts of yesterday in Perugia and Florence. He is expected to have lunch with Garcia, where the manager will learn his fate: Luciano Spalletti is ready.

Both CarloZampa.it and Sky Sport have reported that Luciano Spalletti is flying Miami to meet with Roma president James Pallotta and general director Mauro Baldissoni. Spalletti’s flight from Paris to Miami will take off at 13.50 CET.

Reportedly, Spalletti will board a flight bound for Miami via Paris and will arrive later today in the US to meet with Roma’s hierarchy. Spalletti will then return to Italy tomorrow where he is expected to be named the new manager of Roma.

Roma have, according to Sky Sport, asked Primavera manager Alberto De Rossi (father of Daniele) to train the first team this week until Luciano Spalletti arrives, which is expected on Thursday.
This all but confirms that Rudi Garcia’s time in the capital is over: he is ready to salute Roma as the club is ready to name Luciano Spalletti his successor.

by McLewis Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:15 pm

A report from SportMediaset in the latest minutes claims Roma manager Rudi Garcia has saluted Trigoria and his team and will not be in charge for tomorrow’s training session.

The Frenchman, according to the report, has already said his goodbyes and will be sacked. In his place, Alberto De Rossi will conduct tomorrow’s training before the arrival of Luciano Spalletti, who will touch-down in Miami, Florida, United States at 23.55 CET (17.55 local time) to meet with James Pallotta, Italo Zanzi, and Mauro Baldissoni. It’s expected an agreement will be found and Spalletti will be the new manager of Roma.