De Rossi sacked by Roma, that prophecy of his friend Totti that came true
The dismissal of Daniele De Rossi as Roma coach was a dramatic turn of events that no one expected. A bolt from the blue on Trigoria, despite a start to the season below expectations: 3 points in 4 games, with 1 defeat and 3 draws including a good 0-0 on the Juventus pitch (and the mocking 1-1 at Marassi with Genoa last Sunday, with a goal for Grifo in the 96th minute scored by De Winter).
However, the words spoken a few days ago by Francesco Totti come to mind.
The former Giallorossi captain, in an interview with Il Messaggero, had spoken precisely about the difficult role of his friend De Rossi. “Daniele is the lightning rod and he is the one who loses. Luckily he’s someone who knows everything and everyone. Is he at risk of becoming the new Mourinho? Certainly, even if at this moment he is the only one who can be a coach in Rome. But let’s go back to the usual discussion, if there is a strong club that comes out and speaks clearly about its objectives, then everything is calm. In this way the fans know everything. Instead, now the blame, if things don’t go well, would fall entirely on Daniele.”
“That’s what happened to Mourinho, because José put his face on the line. But no one helped him, no one spoke. Afterwards it’s hard, eh, going up against six million people. And it’s hard, because you can be whoever you want, if you don’t bring results, you become the scapegoat. But Daniele is aware of it”, explained the legend of Roma and Italian football.
After Genoa-Roma, the journalists had returned with De Rossi on Totti’s words. And the coach had said: “I don’t know what he meant, I didn’t hear it after the interview. Coaches all have a role similar to a lightning rod. I was hired at a difficult time but I think I deserved to stay. If ending up like Mourinho is being sent away because the results aren’t coming, that’s the role of a coach.”
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