Roma, Ivan Juric sends a tough message to his people
The words of Ivan Juric
Since è landing on the Roma bench, Ivan Juric has not yet managed to turn around the Giallorossi’s fortunes this season as evidenced by the two wins, two draws and two defeats between the league and cup. Ahead of the Europa League home match against Dinamo Kiev, the former Verona coach wanted to send a clear message to his players.
"Against Inter I saw a Roma that plays well but without a winning mentality. We need to change the register, make changes. Already; tomorrow I expect an even higher will to improve even more. We need a stronger character. I expect much more of thatù. Games with mistakes like in Monza" are not acceptable, began the coach of the Giallorossi.
"Right now I’m half satisfied. I see people who have improved so much but we are not what Roma should be. We have to react with character and push as hard as we can. My team has to show what we are made of. We have to come to the game and eat the field without looking for excuses. There are only problems of mentality here and already from the match with Dinamo Kiev I want to see certain things, not in terms of commitment but in terms of results" continued the former coach of Torino and Hellas Verona.
"I think when I play Monza, I have to win, when I see the game with Inter I have to draw, with Elfsborg we should have won or drawn. It means that when you play certain kinds of games you have to bring home the result. Right now we owe points and that means mentally we are not ready. This team for me will grow so much, it has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In a total disaster situation around them they can rise again, but inside they have to have a different nastiness and a tremendous hunger to redeem themselves. Getting back up requires the boys to become beasts. I expect something different already in the challenge to Dinamo Kiev" added the Croatian coach.
"The winning mentality is trained during training. Facing the game in a certain way helps you. If you raise your level in a month it means that your body and mind have gotten used to the hard work. We are not there yet and we can do better in general" concluded Ivan Juric.
