Roma-Lazio: Claudio Ranieri dwells on the positive aspects of the derby
The words of Claudio Ranieri
Roma’s troubled first leg will end with the derby of the Capital against Marco Baroni’s Lazio. A few days before the match, Giallorossi coach Claudio Ranieri has spoken bluntly ahead of the extracittadina.
"The challenge with Lazio represents the stracittadina. It's a match that regardless of everything has a greater value. At this moment the standings speak for themselves, they are living an exceptional moment, they have made a stratospheric turn, they play with speed and few touches and therefore è a very fearsome team, but the derby always makes history to sé" began the coach of the Giallorossi.
"The derby gives me the same excitement as always, we want to do well and win the match. This è a game where everything resets. In the management of the group, you don't need additional stimulation to do well, because the fans already take care of it and make you feel the importance of this match. They are lassù in the Champions League zone, so è it is natural that they will try to place in the top four, but every cross-city match è stands on its own and the standings do not matter. What matters è only the kickoff, from there; there will be several games in the match" continued the former Cagliari coach.
"The month of December made us realize that we are a united team. We still have flaws, forò we managed to put the ship back on the water. I have never promised anything to my teams except work, sacrifice and the desire to give their best at every juncture. From the ownershipà down to the warehouse workers there seeps a great cohesion. I Friedkin has put so much money into it, it would be time to give him some satisfaction" added the'former Leicester City coach.
"I feel a lot of feeling with Pellegrini. I do not play him for my own psychological consideration, technically I consider him one of the best midfielders in Europe. He suffers this fact of the fans and I have to take into account if a player takes it on or if it slips away from him. His sin è that he carries all the problems. Only by getting rid of these burdens can he become again the player he è. He makes a half mistake and immediately he is loaded with negativity and responsibility. The day he sees him è serene, he will be back as a starter" concluded Claudio Ranieri.
