Claudio Ranieri announces two heavy absences

Claudio Ranieri announces two heavy absences

Claudio Ranieri spoke at a press conference ahead of Venezia-Roma, scheduled for Sunday at 12:30 p.m. "What I said about the Friedkins è it’s true – he began -. They spent a boatload of money, surely someone says they spent it badly and I can share. I don&#39t want to be anyone&#39s defender, they put 1.2 billion, maybe they will have to put as much for the stadium. The financial fair play aspect è it's a whole different thing, it involves the salaries of the whole AS Roma, of everyone. They have a ceiling and beyond that they cannot go, this has repercussions for this market and next June and maybe next January. All this is to increase revenues and decrease expenditures".

"There are things to be evaluated and that can bring us money, see Abraham or Calafiori, becauseé going beyond a ceiling is not possible, otherwise we are out of Europe for two-three years – added the Giallorossi coach. We try to make of necessityà virtù and we try to maneuver the maneuverable. That is why I say I am super happy, more they could not do".

Then he announced two heavy absences with the Laguna: "You will not see among the summoned Hummels and Paredes, I gave them vacation. Becauseé with De Rossi they played little, with Juric little, with me they played a lot. They are more useful now to recharge nervous energy than being with me in Venice. They will not be among the summoned, but not becauseé they played badly, but becauseé they gave everything".

"Look at Napoli last year and this year's Napoli: in sports there is one year that goes great and another that goes bad. Let us hold on to this Roma. Let us love it. Not with words, with deeds. Do you remember the first interview? I am an old man, but when I was young it was said: 'Roma is not discussed, it is loved'. Now I am not saying we are at 50 percent, but maybe we have gone to 70-30. You discuss and then you love. And it isn&#39t nice. These guys are giving everything".

"Now we go to Venice, for you è an easy game but look at Venice’s last 9 games: they won, drew or lost but by only one goal difference. &Eegrave; a team that we have to go there and fight from the beginning to the end, è a team with the smallest field in Serie A, with the ball that will be out often. Lì I want to see Roma. I said it first. I wasn't worried about Eintracht, Napoli, Milan, but I am worried about this one: here I want to see character, then you can also lose because in sports there is, but there's a way and a way" concluded Ranieri.